Ever wondered why there are so many super fast British downhill riders on the World Cup circuit? Many resorts in the alps are based at a higher altitude than the biggest hill we've got so what is it about the British conditions that make it an ideal proving ground for the world's fastest mountain bikers?
Check out this short teaser for a brand new series covering the life of a typical UK mountain biker...
Here is a quick taste of what's to come in the first episode, due to be uploaded in November!
This is an example of what an average rider from Nottingham gets up to over the winter months. In these episodes we will attempt to show the thriving underground downhill and dirt jump scene in the UK and how we train on small hills to go fast on big ones.
Watch this space for the full video and blog in November!
Cover photo by
Thomas GaffneyVideo by
Nico Turner 
