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FMD Racing has announced that Oliver Zwar will be joining the Canyon CLLCTV FMD Team. After previously racing on the Union team Oliver Zwar has made the jump to the Canyon CLLCTV FMD Team after a great 2022 season of racing. Oliver will be racing alongside Tahnee Seagrave, Phoebe Gale and Rudi Eichhorn when World Cup racing kicks off in June.

It's sad to announce that we’re saying goodbye to presenter, root-vegetable enthusiast, and Pinkbike Academy season one alum Tom Bradshaw. He’s going to fulfill his bohemian vagabonding dreams of travelling all over the world and then doing some heinous bikepacking mission en route to Europe over the course of this year.

I think this was 1998, might be 97. On one of the custom made Factory ATX 1's, way longer than the standard model, we had a lot of good times testing and racing that bike. I loved it, especially at the World Cups where it really came into its own. I don’t think there's so much between the bikes these days but in the mid 90's I always thought the ATX 1 was a big advantage. Funny bits at the end of this one.— Rob Warner.

Earlier in the week, Trek Factory Racing (TFR) announced a partnership with Pirelli tires that will see its cross-country, enduro and downhill teams running the Italian rubber for the next three seasons. Those three teams are filled with multiple World Champions, including Jolanda Neff, Evie Richards, Anton Cooper, Loris Vergier, and Reece Wilson, plus a long list of heavy hitters to add to those rosters.

Sullivan Reed - An Ode To Winter Riding Sometimes the best rides come in the worst conditions. Ambassador Sullivan Reed doesn't let the winter weather get in the way. Video: Max McCulloch. Jaxson Riddle - Golden State: It’s no secret that Jaxson Riddle is one of the most stylish riders...

Winter riding can be temperamental, you never know what the conditions will be like and in this case they were wet and wild. Cold and rainy weather lends itself to classic north shore riding and riding wooden features in the wet is the best way to get an adrenaline kick to keep your blood pumping.

Welcome to the 2023 Pinkbike State of the Sport Survey. This anonymous survey is designed to help shed light on key issues affecting the professional field and elite competition. We surveyed the best riders in the world to hear their thoughts, ideas, concerns, and criticisms on mountain biking as we go into 2023, all in an anonymous format. To read the introduction to the survey click here, and to see all the other currently published SOTS articles click here.

• Sizes: 5-14 • Weight: 299g per shoe (US 9) The brand has two main lines of aggressive trail and downhill pedals: the Mallet clipless pedal and the Stamp flat pedal. Both ranges get their respective shoes under the same name. The idea is that you buy into a system that was built and designed from day one to integrate seamlessly. Both shoes would share the same uppers and be fitted with different soles.