Adam Craig–America’s great hope for a medal in the Olympic XC race–shares his experience at this year’s world championships in Val di Sol, Italy. The WTB-sponsored rider had a lackluster result, but he teaches us a valuable lesson about making lemonade when life hands you lemons (and the value of challenging an Italian guy on trials motorbike). Read Craig’s report here.
The Novato Advance newspaper recently wrote a three-part story about WTB employee and pro rider Mark Weir. His dedication and passion for cycling are making a real difference in the community of Novato, California. Click here to read the newspaper stories.
Stuart Kernaghan from NSMB.com tests a WTB LaserDisc Trail wheelset throughout the wilds of British Columbia. You can read his full, comprehensive product review here.
We just found an excellent article about cycling on ecoworldly.com. If you are here on the WTB website, you probably already understand all the benefits of riding bikes. But this story offers a great reminder of why bikes are the most popular form of transportation in the world. The article is loaded with great statistics, for example: Bicycling could save the average American at least $250,000.
Read all 17 reasons here.
Greg Minnaar, WTB-sponsored rider and 2005 downhill world champion, shares his tips for downhill speed in this BikeSkills video. Minnaar, and his Santa Cruz Syndicate teammates, recently dominated downhill world cup number five in Fort William, Scotland. Syndicate riders took up three of the five spots on the podium with Minnaar on top, Steve Peat in third and Nathan Rennie in fourth. Minnaar’s saddle of choice is the WTB Deva SLT in white.
