Tag Archives: Freeride MTB

DarkFest 2024 build is officially on and the crew is hard at work preparing the course. Get a behind-the-scenes look into what goes into the preparation, along with some of the fun and riding the guys have at the Hellsend Dirt Compound. Episode 2 and 3 of the Behind the Build series playing below…

Fabio Wibmer has put his own creative twist on the biggest downhill ski race in the world – the Hahnenkamm in Kitzbühel, Austria. Wibmer makes the fearsome Streif ski piste his playground for a jaw-dropping world-first descent unlike anything ever seen before. Filmed just an hour from where he grew up, Wibmer combined mountain biking with skiing to conquer the Streif’s most iconic ...

As DarkFest 2024 quickly approaches, taking place in Stellenbosch from 3 to 10 February, the official Rider List has been announced. Take a look at the stacked rider lineup, featuring plenty of returning faces and favourites from previous years, also joined by a few newcomers, ready to get familiar with the monstrous course… DarkFest 2024 Rider List Men: Sam Reynolds ...

Sam Reynolds is back at the DarkFest farm in Stellenbosch as the build and preparation begins for the world’s biggest jumps and craziest riders. In one month’s time, the riders will be unleashing their bikes on the famous course, including the 110ft jump. What will go down this year? Only time will tell! Sam takes a walk around with Theo Erlangsen to ...

Backyard Battle – A modern-day tribute to the classic backyard jams where we fell in love with riding bikes and throwing down with friends. The aim for the series is to develop riders’ backyards and compounds into world class Freeride MTB facilities, building innovative features that are not only utilised during the event, but for years to come by the ...