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The Global Game
Overview
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MTB-live555
"The Internet's mountain bike park" a directory of MTB websites
About
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Doctor Danger
has an intro to mountainbiking and advice for beginners
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Wikipedia
has a useful introduction covering the history, the disciplines, organisations etc
Equipment
Improve
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Cardiosport Mountain bike Program
By Paul Bragenzer - a competitive mountain bike racer who is a consistently high ranked performer in local races as well as the US NORBA rankings. The extensive article covers a combination of physiological principles, training sense and racing experience.
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Fat Tire
Mountain bike resource; articles on technique
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Forestry Commision, Scotland
has training advice for all riders. Download PDF's that teach you various skills
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Mountain Bike Racer
has a series of pages with training advice
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Paul Bragenzer
writes about how to identify your strengths and weaknesses, and how to design a training program accorgingly
Play/Watch
Organisational bodies
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International Mountain Bike Association
Create, enhance and preserve trail opportunities for mountain bikers worldwide. IMBA's worldwide network includes 32,000 individual members, more than 450 bicycle clubs, more than 130 corporate partners and about 200 bicycle retailers in over 30 Countries, Epic Rides
Competitions
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Definitions
From Wikipedia of the types of MTB races and detail of its recent development, though UCI
News
Servers-Blogs-Forums
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Mountain Bike Magazine
has articles, advice, blogs, videos, etc
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Mountain Biking Forum
Launched in 1999, BikeForums.net has become one of the largest bicycle discussion forums in the world. From learning to ride a bike, to touring the world and everything else, you can find what you are looking for with over thirty thousand other active forum members.
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Singletrack Magazine
Hottest news from around the UK, Europe and the World; forum, reviews, technical features, routes, trail news, magazine links, bike tests......
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SkipRatt's Mountain Bike Blog
personal reviews, stories, and tips on everything mountain bike.
Venues
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Dirtworld
has a searchable database of trail rides; USA and the Rest of the World. Help you find somewhere to ride
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Rough Stuff Fellowship
(RSF) for worldwide mountain routes. Formed in 1955, it is a cycling organisation dedicated to the pursuit of cycling on bridleways, byways, drove roads and tracks.
Asia
Philippines
Play/Watch
Servers-Blogs-Forums
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PinoyMTBiker
Community Forum covering mountain bike topics, News, Events, Trail Rides, Gear Reviews, etc
Europe
Belgium
Germany
United Kingdom
Overview
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MTB Britain
Route guides, tips, features, reviews, FAQ, letters and links
Play/Watch
Servers-Blogs-Forums
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Bike Magic
Ezine; news, reviews, features, equipment, travel, forum.
Venues
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Cycle1st
has a list of some popular routes for MTBs in the UK
Scotland
Wales
Overview
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MTB-Wales
The guide to mountain biking in Wales, United Kingdom featuring downloadable route maps and video clips of Welsh trails.
Play/Watch
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North Wales Mountain Bike Association
"supporting access to the countryside, the NWMBA has in the 10 years of existence promoted in excess of 60 races including two National Championships ,a number of National Points Series races and numerous other events of National Importance"
North America
USA
Overview
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USA Cycling Online
Coverage of mountain bike events, calendar, links ..
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Mountainbike Racer
(mbcx); news, search for races by State, months type, events, racer profiles, training ideas, interviews, teams
Play/Watch
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Arizona Mountain Bike Association
calendar, event list, races, downloadable monthly publication, trails, teams, local links
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Dirt World
Principally USA; feature stories, gear reviews, trail guides by state, races and events, resources (cycling shops, clubs and organisations)
Organisational bodies
Competitions
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Texas Mountain Bike Racing
The TMBRA calendar has races all across the state of Texas featuring a wide variety of race courses. Ranging from Desert singletrack in the western part of the state to the twisty trails in the Piney Woods of Eastern Texas and Louisiana.Forum, results, team challege, Kids Kup..
Events
News
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Dirt Rag Mag online
Articles, blog, news, world tour
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Mountain Bike
Ezine Bikes, gear, skills, articles...
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Mountain Bike Action
Ezine; news, events, bike tests, racing news, Riding tips and technical tips
Servers-Blogs-Forums
Venues
Oceania
Australia
New Zealand
Overview
Play/Watch
Organisational bodies
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MTB NZ
"is now strategically aligned with Bike NZ" - their information is found here
Events
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Bike NZ
has information about upcoming MTB Events in NZ
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Cateye Moonride
An amazing mountain biking event held in May in New Zealand's MTB mecca - the Whakarewarewa Forest in Rotorua, North Island. There are two event options, twelve or twenty four hours, for teams of 4 or 5, or solo riders. Both events ride the 8km (30 minute) circuit which has been designed to cater for all abilities.
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NZ MTB Web
has an events forum to discuss upcoming rides - and how well/bad you did in the last one!
News
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Spoke Magazine
The website for the magazine - has some news and reviews online
Servers-Blogs-Forums
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New Zealand Mountain Bike Web
News and results, Forum, National Calendar, Bike Registery, resources, articles by bikers, Club news and their websites
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NZ MTB Web
has a forum for local MTB riders
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Vorb
covers NZ Mountain Biking; forums, events, news, vaguely organised rides, videos and 1000s of photos.
Venues
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Kiwivelo Mountain Biking
provide training facilities in Nelson. The great weather and wide range of riding trails make Nelson a paradise. The site provides trail information for the locality.
Variations
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