Abi's Lessons From Crankworx - Stretching
Abi is back in London after two weeks teaching yoga at Crankworx Whistler, and it turns out we're all terrible at stretching.
Read More
| 120 Comments
A Quick Guide To The Most Effective Poses For Mountain Bikers - Monthly Yoga With Abi
This month Abi has put together all the posts she's written about over the last few years into a quick guide focusing on the most effective poses for mountain bikers.
Read More
| 94 Comments
Release Tension In The Upper Back and Injury-Proof Your Shoulders - Monthly Yoga With Abi
Abi walks us through some techniques to release the upper back and shoulders, so you can ride for longer.
Read More
| 31 Comments
10 Yoga Poses You Can Do in Front Of the TV - Monthly Yoga With Abi
Don't have the time to do yoga, or find that you're too tired? This month Abi takes us through poses you can do while watching TV to help aid recovery and remain flexible.
Read More
| 79 Comments
Loosen Up Tight Hips With 3 Types Of Poses - Monthly Yoga With Abi
This month Abi takes us through the basics of hip mobility and recommends some additional poses for your sequences.
Read More
| 123 Comments
15-Minute Post-Ride Routine Designed To Optimize Your Recovery - Monthly Yoga With Abi
Abi takes us through a post-ride routine to optimize recovery and talks about what happens to our bodies when we exercise..
Read More
| 53 Comments
Crafting Performance: From Gym to Trail with FMD Racing
MTB fitness coach, Chris Kilmurray talks us through how he trains with the FMD team, taking what they learn in the gym and transferring it to the trails.
Read More
| 44 Comments
Post-Ride Yoga Poses For a Tight IT Band - Monthly Yoga With Abi
Ever suffered with a tight IT Band? This month Abi takes us through stretches to release tension in the iliotibial (IT) band to relieve pain in the hips, knees, and thighs.
Read More
| 66 Comments
Three Levels of Yoga to Relieve Lower Back Pain - Monthly Yoga With Abi
This month, Abi takes another look at lower back pain and reviews the stretches and exercises she finds most effective.
Read More
| 110 Comments
Stretches to Relieve a Tight Chest and Stiff Shoulders
This month with Abi, learn how to stretch your chest and internal shoulder rotators and strengthen your external shoulder rotators and the muscles that stabilize your shoulder blades.
Read More
| 89 Comments
Training: Time to Build the Base For Next Season
It's December and the holiday season is in full swing, and although this is a fun time of year, it's also time to start thinking about training for the upcoming season. Dee Tidwell takes us through the basics of getting started.
Read More
| 86 Comments
15-Minute Routine to Ease Chronic Knee Pain - Monthly Yoga With Abi
This month Abi takes us through a 15-minute routine that focuses on strength and stabilisation for the knees.
Read More
| 75 Comments
Assess Your Season, Rest and Cross Train
Dee talks us through the importance of rest, and taking the time to mix up training in the off-season.
Read More
| 82 Comments
End of Season Fixes: Part 2 - Shoulder and Thorax Care
This time, Dee dives into four valuable self-therapy techniques to address shoulder, neck and thorax issues.
Read More
| 61 Comments
The Most Effective Style of Yoga to Increase Your Flexibility - Monthly Yoga With Abi
This month Abi takes us through some Yin Yoga stretching techniques. These stretches should help increase flexibility, loosen tight joints, improve your range of motion and has many benefits that will transfer to your riding.
Read More
| 87 Comments
End of Season Fixes: Part 1 - Lower Back Pain and Hip Care
Dee Tidwell is a coach and racer that's here to walk us through ways that we can help our bodies in the off-season to recover and be ready for the next race season.
Read More
| 91 Comments
Easy 15-Minute Yoga Routine To Loosen Up Tight Joints - Monthly Yoga with Abi
This month Abi talks us through how our joints get tight and what you can do to help loosen them.
Read More
| 102 Comments
Crankworx Whistler 2016: Yoga To Halve Your Recovery Time
Crankworx can be rough on the body - Abi's here with tips on how to efficiently recover from all those bike park laps.
Read More
| 64 Comments
How To Release Tight Quads And Increase Your Power - Monthly Yoga With Abi
Increase your power and speed by releasing tight quads, strengthening your glutes and loosening up tight hips.
Read More
| 129 Comments
Why You Need to Crawl Like a Baby to Ride Like a Man (or Woman)
While mountain biking has a lot of positive benefits, one thing it isn’t good for is your core. That’s right, this beautiful sport that we all love is slowly eroding your core function and strength, setting you up for back pain and decreased performance. James is here to help us by getting back to basics.
Read More
| 89 Comments
Warm Up To Ride Your Best
Stop leaving performance in the parking lot! Use this Warm Up to help you ride your best.
Read More
| 79 Comments
How To Release Chronically Tight Hamstrings - Monthly Yoga With Abi
If you ride bikes, then the chances are high that you've got tight hamstrings, so learn how to loosen them up to help make your rides better.
Read More
| 126 Comments
How To Climb With Lindsey Voreis - Video
Lindsey Voreis goes over the basics of good climbing technique.
Read More
| 117 Comments
How To Corner With Anneke Beerten and Rachel Throop - Video
Anneke and Rachel took some time out of their race schedule at Sea Otter to take us through good cornering techniques.
Read More
| 39 Comments
A Challenging One-Hour Yoga Flow Class - Monthly Yoga With Abi
This month Abi takes us through a more advanced routine, one designed to stretch every muscle in your body and help you find your flow, in Abi's words, it's time for some big boy yoga.
Read More
| 56 Comments
ZEP's How-To Mythbusters: Position and Balance for Steeps and Heavy Braking
In part two of position and balance, ZEP takes us through position and balance whilst on steeps and during heavy braking.
Read More
| 84 Comments
Take Control of Your Mind and Push Your Personal Limits - Monthly Yoga With Abi
This month Abi discusses the importance of training your mind to cope under pressure, and takes us through mental strategies that could help maximise your performance.
Read More
| 45 Comments
Rebuild and Restore: Part two - The Shoulders and Posture
As bikers and racers we are hard on our bodies, so here are some exercises to help rebuild from those beat downs.
Read More
| 45 Comments
Yoga To Relieve Pain In Between The Shoulder Blades - Monthly Yoga with Abi
This month Abi talks us through how to relieve pain in our shoulders and restore them to a healthy and stable position.
Read More
| 153 Comments
Rebuild and Restore: Part one - The Lower Body
As bikers and racers we are hard on our body, so here are some exercises to help rebuild from those beat downs.
Read More
| 48 Comments
Follow Pinkbike!
Photo of the day
Video of the day
PB Sponsored Events
Pinkbike Poll
What brand of eye wear do you ride with?
Select all that apply.
2017 Advertiser List
Brands
Bikes
- Trek
- Specialized
- Patrol Bikes
- Pivot
- GT
- DiamondBack
- Devinci
- Rocky Mountain
- Giant Bikes
- Scott
- Lapierre
- Dartmoor
- Airborne Bikes
- Cannondale
- Felt Bikes
- KHS
- Kona
- Norco
- Knolly
- Morpheus
- Black Market Bikes
- Commencal
- Da Bomb
- Banshee
- NS Bikes
- Intense
- Niner
- MacMahone
- Santa Cruz
- Orbea
- Yeti
- RSD Bikes
- YT Industries
- Polygon Bikes
- BMC Switzerland
- Jamis
- Cube
- Whyte
- Radon Bikes
- Canfield Brothers
- IBIS
- Marin
- Staran Cycles
- Merida
- Laplace
- Girder Cycles
- Meek Boyz
Components
- SRAM
- Shimano
- WTB
- Cane Creek
- Race Face
- Magura
- Renthal
- Formula
- Answer
- Hayes
- Truvativ
- Sun Ringle
- Mavic
- Profile Racing
- SDG
- Spank
- Crankbrothers
- Syncros
- VP Components
- Deity
- One Up Components
- Easton Cycling
- Alexrims
- FUNN
- KS
- Novatec
- Ergon
- Halo Wheels
- Fouriers
- GUB
- Fabric
- e*thirteen
- Superstar Components
- Full Speed Ahead
- Gravity Components
- Blackspire
- Lizard Skins
- Rotor Bike Components
- Ritchey
- KMC Chains
- Xpedo
- RELIC
- Box Components
- DP Brakes
- DMR Bikes
- 9point8
Suspension
Tires
Accessories
- 100%
- POC
- Mazama
- Forcefield Body Armour
- SIDI
- Lazer Helmets
- Rockwell Time
- Medzone
- Glide Gear
- Contour
- 5.10
- SixSixOne
- Tuf Rack
- Smith Optics
- Jagwire
- Dainese
- IXS
- Fox Clothing
- Ryders Eyewear
- Park Tool
- Sombrio
- GoPro
- URGE Bike
- Leatt
- Bell Helmets
- Giro
- Royal Racing
- 7IDP
- Troy Lee Designs
- Bliss Protection
- Yakima
- Fly Racing
- MET
- Bluegrass
- Maxima Racing Oils
- Kali Protectives
- Alpinestars
- Prologo
- Birzman
- O'Neal
- Juice Lubes
- Muc Off
- THE Industries
- Atlas Brace Technologies Inc
- EVOC Sports
- Source Outdoor
- Flare Clothing Co.
- ION
- Lizard Skins
- 661
- Dakine
- Tepui Tents
- Aerosphere Clothing
- UNIOR
- Slytech Protection
- Champion System
- Pedal It
Coaching and Education
Online Retailers
- Chain Reaction Cycles
- Cambria Bike
- The Racery
- Dunbar Cycles
- JensonUSA
- Calgary Cycle
- North Shore Bike Shop
- TBS Bike Parts
- Tweeks Cycles
- CORE MTB
- evo
Resorts/Riding
- Whistler Mountain Bike Park
- Highland Mountain Bike Park
- Cariboo
- Silver Star Bike Park
- Mammoth Mtn
- Trestle Bike Park
- Angel Fire Bike Park
- Bike Parks BC
- Sun Peaks
- COP
- Ray"s MTB
- Panorama
- Kicking Horse
- Ski Bromont Mountain Biking
- Fernie
- Golden, BC
- Mountain Biking Park City
- Bear Mountain
- Blue Mountain Resort