29/10/2008 Norco have made you a bike, and called it Vixa!
For 2009 Norco are doing a freeride bike for the girls. It’s a 6″ travel freeride/stopestyle/trail bike designed with input from Norco team rider Darcy Turenne. It uses the highly successful FSR suspension platform which may look familiar -  it was developed by Specialized as a heavy-duty version of the four-bar Horst Link design....Read Article >

29/10/2008 Descent World interviews Tracy Moseley and Katy Curd
Descent World magazine have two good interviews on their site from Fort William World Cup 2008. The first is with Tracy Moseley, Kona team rider and former World Champ, and the second is with Katy Curd, UK ‘rookie sensation’ who has been coming up the World rankings pretty fast. Check out Tracy's here. Tracy Moseley on her ...Read Article >

27/10/2008 Melissa Buhl takes overall win at Jeep 48Straight 2008
Melissa Buhl has won the overall title for the Jeep 48 Straight, taking out what Jeep describes as the richest prize in mountain biking – $5,000 US for each win, an additional $5,000 for series win PLUS a 2 year lease on a new Jeep. The race is dual slalom format over 3 rounds. Check out this vid of round 2: Jeep 48 Straight Round 2 20...Read Article >

27/10/2008 Fight breast cancer, buy a pink Ellsworth!
For a few months now, Ellsworth have been making any of their full-sus bikes in anodized pink at no extra cost to you, and donate $50US to breast and ovarian cancer research. Ever wanted a pink bike, to reassert your feminine side while your tearing down the mountain? Well now you can get one, and all for a good cause. More information at cycli...Read Article >

27/10/2008 UK riders - learn from Rachel Atherton
The Athertons are offering training days for riders, including a Women’s Only course with DH champ Rachel. There are no dates for the courses on their website, but head to their site to register your interest. Using a specially designed training area with a range of features and terrain, video analysis of your riding, and timed runs, the ...Read Article >

25/10/2008 Hucker Heroines, part 2 - Anne-Caro Chausson
Anne-Caro, full name Anne-Caroline Chausson, is one of the best female riders EVER, arguably THE best. Allegedly, Anne-Caro was the fastest out of EVERYONE at certain times in our sport’s history. Anne-Caro totally ruled, and showed that even if on average women aren’t as fast or as jump-capable as the boys, our gender does necessarily...Read Article >

25/10/2008 Race for Tara Two
  On November 8 2008 a second benefit race is being held at Sandhill Ranch (California) for Tara Llanes. The first race raised over $6,000 through raffles of donated products, and donations. The race is open to all categories, and Tara will make an appearance to sign your stuff! If you don’t know, Tara Llanes is a former pro D...Read Article >

24/10/2008 Darcy Turenne to shred in 'Summer of Shred' Freeride Film
Canadian Freeride chick Darcy Turenne will feature in the soon-to-be released Summer Of Shred DVD. Summer of Shred trailer, 2008This video will show when the the article is viewed on the site.   Darcy’s bio says: At age 24 Darcy Turenne continues to push the envelope in everything she puts her mind to. From being regarded as...Read Article >

23/10/2008 Crankworx Womenzworx 2008
WomenzWorx is a womens’ only freeride contest and skills workshop. It’s part of the Crankworx Festival at Whistler and has been running since 2007. For the comp, style and tricks are judged through different ’stations’ on the mountain, on factors like technical riding and tricks. And the competitors seem to have a good t...Read Article >

23/10/2008 Tammy Donahugh in Girls Rock
Just found this clip on YouTube featuring Tammy Donahugh – Holy CRAP this chick can jump! Tammy Donahugh - Girls RockThis video will show when the the article is viewed on the site. And here’s Tammy riding with BlkMrkt crew, check out her can can pic! ...Read Article >