Throwback Thursdays: The Return of Drop Bars?

Todd DeAngelis leading Joey Peterson, roughly 1985. I recently went on a singletrack fest group ride and encountered a curious situation.  Strewn about were different people's takes on appropriate...

Flashback Fridays: Early 90s Dirt Touring & Bikepacking

It's no secret that people have been loading their bikes with overnight gear and heading into the wilderness for quite some time.  Just take a look at this Pearl Pass post here and you see that br...

Throwback Thursdays: '96 Mountain Bike Germany Pad Review

Elevated chainstays, a nice an taut elasticized cinch strap flowing in the breeze of what looks to be an epic skid... Vans sneakers - what's not to like?  In 1996, people were getting pitted, sooo...

The Other Downieville

Photo Credit: @GusGibbs It's easy to get in somewhat of a perfect (figurative) rut in Downieville.  Camp or stay some place, wake up, un-stiffen oneself preferably through coffee, make it to the ...

WTB UK Enduro Team Bosses Local Trails

WTB UK Enduro Team - The Trail Boss from HotlinesEurope on Vimeo. Happy Friday.  Our WTB UK Enduro Team has been killing it lately.  Gary Forrest and Rob Williams eat pieces of trail like you for ...

Throwback Thursdays: Driftin' in '93

This might as well be a how-to on old school drifting.  Step 1, put foot out.  Step 2, drift.  Step 3, regain composure.  If that's not savage enough for you, peep this line: Big cloud, real dude...

Throwback Thursdays: 1990 Black Specialized Hardpack 2.2 Tires

 The 1998 Specialized (Designed by WTB for Specialized) Hardpack 2.2 tires came with tan sidewalls.  It's it, that's that.  However, a small batch, 8 total, of black Specialized Hardpack 2.2 tires...

Throwback Thursdays: Moab First Descents, Mountain Bike, and More TV

The Trail Boss himself, shredding previously unridden lines aboard his American Breezer possibly in 1988 during the Canyonlands Fat Tire Festival on Moab's Slickrock. WTB's extended family of earl...

No Stopping This Guy

Ahhhh yes, Trail Boss front tire, excellent choice. So, here's the e-mail all WTB staff received yesterday, pretty crazy: From: Jason Moeschler <jmoeschler@wtb.com>Date: Thursday, June 19,...

WTB UK Enduro Team Shreds EWS Scotland

Gary Forrest and Rob Williams, the dynamic duo comprising WTB's UK Enduro team, shredded stop #2 on the Enduro World Series tour this past weekend in Peebles, Scotland.  Gary and Rob ran Trail Bos...

Trail Boss Tires In Stock

Yes, the very same tires that scorched the perfect Redwood earth in Mendocino are now readily available in 29" from your favorite local bike shop.  We've been shipping them, distributors have them...

Season of Shred Dead Ahead: WTB UK Enduro Team

The world of enduro has two more shredders to fear: Gary Forest and Robert Williams will be causing fellow racers to cower as they storm the UK Gravity Enduro Series and EWS aboard steeds clad in ...

Trail Time with the Trail Boss

So what happens when a new tread is headed our way?  We get excited, employees become fidgety, impatient feet clamoring to be clipped in aboard bikes tap about helplessly beneath desks, our finger...