Manly Dam Saga Many will have heard about the temporary closure of the singletrack at Sydney's Manly Dam trail.

Tyres have a huge bearing on how your bike performs, but how do you select the right one for your needs ? So, rather than make specific recommendations about particular tyre models, we decided to produce this primer on tyre selection principles.

Laura Williamson explains some of the fundamental differences between guys and girls...

Did you know Jim is having a baby? Dan's question popped up on Skype mid conversation, and there it was, we were finally getting old, or 'grown up' at least. The topic was a metaphorical Trans-Alps away from our typical talk of bike parts, fantasy rides and unprintable innuendo. The 16 year old dirt-bandits inside us were fighting it out with our 30-something bodies, and the old dogs were winning. And to answer Dan's question, strangely enough I did know that Jim was expecting Jim Junior the first.

Laura Williamson discovers that, when it comes to taking women mountain biking, some old boys need to learn a few new tricks.

Road riding is boring; this is a fact and plainly obvious to anyone with a brain evolved enough to tune their suspension rebound. Why would I want to do that?

Snakes have given many mountain bikers a fright on the trail but how great are the risks and what should you do if bitten?

Jet setting mountain biker and airline employee, David Lloyd takes a look at how to avoid getting caught out whilst flying with your beloved MTB.

How fragile is carbon and what should you do if damage occurs? Raoul Luescher offers his advice.

Climate change is everywhere in the media and most now accept it as fact, but how will it affect our beloved sport of mountain biking?

School fundraising normally takes the form of cake stalls, chocolate drives and for the more adventurous, fun days and walkathons. But when you want to raise $75,000 to purchase a laptop for every child, something more extreme might be required.

I'm remembering back a couple of years to my first mountain biking adventure in Northern California...

Too many times in the world of trail advocacy there is the attitude of riders and locals to scream 'not in my backyard!' I do not want anyone else to know about or to ride on my trails. Why not?

Once out of the gorge the country opened out into an array of ridges. You had to take the time to look around; to view the red rocks and broken cliff lines of this magnificent part of Australia.

Other methods combine the lugs and the wrapping methods, where tubes and lugs are bonded and then a layer of carbon is placed over the joint to reinforce it and create a seamless look. This overcomes some of the potential bonding problems, but also requires more finishing work.

Raoul Luescher takes an in-depth look at carbon fibre, how it is made and its strengths and weaknesses.