Australian Mountain Bike

editorial I think every one of us enjoys some of the elements of being alone with our thoughts in the outdoors. A solo ride can be a time to ride at your own pace, your own agenda and the trails you want to ride. It can also be the perfect time to connect with the environment you are in, and with yourself. Some of the best conversations I’ve had have been in my head on long, solo rides. But, that’s not why I ride. I ride to go to cool places, ride new trails, and share that with other people. While I love solo experiences on the bike, I find that shared experiences can create the best memories. That has probably been a guiding principle of my life on bikes.…

With 30 years experience in making drive systems for e-bikes, Yamaha put that experience into their new Moro range of eMTBs. Yamaha’s designers pulled on years of experience from the YZ series of motocross bikes, and the result is what they call the twin spar aluminium chassis. It’s a design that may polarise riders, but clearly it has been done with purpose. It’s essentially a twin top tube design, with a twin down tube design as well. This is said to provide the best balance of flex and rigidity. The YDX Moro 07 sports a full aluminium frame with 27.5” wheels and a 160/150mm travel split front and rear. The bikes come in small, medium or large. Head angles are a hair over 66 degrees across all three sizes, with…

fast track Make some upgrades that count, thanks to our friends at Specialized. We have 5 Ultimate Trail Packs to give away, that include the following: - A Specialized Tactic 4 helmet- A pair of Specialized tyres of your choice- Your choice of 2FO footwear This means you can update your trail helmet to one of the safest on the market, while also fitting fresh rubber to your bike and slide into some fresh kicks - be they for flat pedal or clipless. Given the huge variety of tyres from Specialized and the versatility of the 2FO footwear range and the Tactic 4 helmet - there really is something for everyone in this prize pack. All you need to do to enter is head to AMBmag.com.au/WIN and tell us what…

$5000 CASH TO WIN PLUS LOTS OF PRIZES! ENTRIES OPEN MAY 8, 2023 The 2023 AMB Photo Awards presented by Shimano are back again, after a huge year in 2022! Last year we had a record level of entries and voting, with a huge influx of entries from young photographers. In 2023 were are following on from last year, so the AMB Photo Awards presented by Shimano will not only have a stand alone social media video category, but it will only be open to entrants from Australia and New Zealand. The subject matter can be from anywhere in the world. As in previous years there will be four main categories. Each will have a winner, second and third place as voted by readers on a microsite from a short…

FUNN TRON STEM Need a fancy stem for your XC, downcountry or gravel bike? Funn have the answer with their new TRON stem. It’s a zero degree rise, 31.8mm clamp width alloy stem, made out of heat treated 6061 T6 allo, with a CNC construction. It only comes in black, has a 40mm stack height and comes in 50, 60, 70 and 80mm lengths. Is it any good? Catch our review later this year. $139.95kwtimports.com.au FUNN VALVES When is a tubeless valve not a valve? When it’s FUNN! The valve stem itself has an alloy outer and stainless steel inner for strength. The traditional valve core isn’t there, instead the whole inner acts like a valve core - with a wider chamber to allow upto 3 times more airflow than…

One of the best things about cycling is there is just so much to know and to learn – and this can be one of the worst things too. When you’re closer to the entry level of the sport than the top end, it can be quite intimidating and overwhelming not knowing about all the different equipment options, not having a high level of riding skills, and just lacking in general knowledge about the sport you are really starting to enjoy. Enter the mansplainers. They can be found in the wild, out on your local trails, in bike shops, at the café, and very much online. They are (generally) a very well-intentioned subset of the community that can dish out advice on just about anything, and all for the low…