How Is A 40 Something Year Old Supposed To Ride?

More and more lately I have been hearing people comment to one and other whilst out riding, “you’re not 20 any more you know”. Which has gotten me thinking, how is a 40 something year old supposed to handle themselves whilst out razing along the trails?

WEST COAST GO ADVENTURING ROB POTTER & RYAN DE LA RUE

DESPITE THE FACT I’VE LIVED IN TASMANIA ALL MY LIFE, IT TOOK ME TWENTY YEARS BEFORE I MADE IT TO THE WEST COAST. THIS ISN’T UNCOMMON. THE MAJORITY OF MY FRIENDS, RIDING AND OTHERWISE HAVE EITHER VISITED THE POPULAR TOURIST SPOTS OR HAVE NEVER BEEN AT ALL. IT’S AN AREA THAT ESCAPES A LOT OF PEOPLE’S ATTENTION AND I DON’T KNOW WHY.

THE DEAN LUCUS INTERVIEW

DEAN LUCAS IS A MAN WHO IS NOT SCARED TO SHARE HIS TRUE FEELINGS AND ARTICULATE HIS LIFESTYLE. DURING THE PAST FEW MONTHS HE HAS BEEN HARD AT WORK PREPARING MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY FOR THE 2020 SEASON. WE RECENTLY SAT DOWN WITH HIM FOR A CHAT ABOUT HOW IT’S ALL BEEN GOING.

SUPERSTITION IS RUBBISH

WHEN YOU NEED ANSWERS, THE INTERNET IS A PRETTY GOOD PLACE TO START FOR A VERY MEDIOCRE KNOWLEDGE OF JUST ABOUT, WELL, ANYTHING. PLUS, IT’S THE FIRST POINT OF CALL FOR ANY MEDICAL SELF-DIAGNOSIS, WHICH I GOTTA SAY, IS PROBABLY TO THE DETRIMENT OF THE HUMAN RACE… SO WHEN MY DELUDED HEAD NEEDED TO UNDERSTAND A LITTLE MORE ABOUT SUPERSTITION ALONGSIDE MY SUPPOSED MENTAL STATE, WELL, LET’S JUST SAY I WENT THERE. TO QUOTE THE ENDLESS SUPPOSITORY OF WISDOM AND JUNK CONTENT OF SAID INTERNET:

JARED GRAVES INTERVIEW

ON THE EVE OF HIS RETURN TO THE BRIGHT LIGHTS OF THE WORLD RACING STAGE, JARED GRAVES SAT DOWN WITH [R]EVOLUTION MAGAZINE FOR HIS FIRST PROPER INTERVIEW IN OVER A YEAR. IN CLASSIC ‘RUTHLESSLY HONEST’ JARED STYLE HE DOESN’T HOLD BACK WHEN DISCUSSING EVERYTHING FROM THE HIGHS AND LOWS OF BATTLING BRAIN CANCER, TO DEALING WITH THE ADVERSITY OF DOPING ALLEGATIONS, TO ULTIMATELY BEATING CANCER AND NOW PREPARING HIS RETURN TO RACING WITH THE TEAM THAT HE SAYS HAS ALWAYS FELT LIKE ‘HOME’.

I SPY WITH MY LITTLE EYE AN ALL NEW SCOUT!?

THE TRANSITION FAMILY HAS BEEN BURSTING AT THE SEAMS WITH BIGGER AND MORE BADASS RELEASES EVERY FEW MONTHS FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. WHEN IT COMES TO THINKING OUTSIDE OF THE SQUARE WHEN IT COMES TO GEOMETRY THESE BOYS ARE LEADING THE WAY, AND INTERESTINGLY, THE BIGGEST FRAME MANUFACTURES IN THE WORLD HAVE BEEN QUICK TO TRY AND ADOPT A LOT OF TRANSITION’S PROGRESSIVE THINKING. ALBEIT, THE TRANSITION BOYS KEEP MANAGING TO STAY ONE STEP IN FRONT AT EVERY CORNER!

GT Fury Pro

FOR WHATEVER REASON WE DON’T REVIEW A TON OF DOWNHILL BIKES THESE DAYS AND SO OUR TEST TEAM WERE SUPER EXCITED WHEN THE GT’S LATEST CARBON DH MACHINE ARRIVED AT OUR OFFICE. THE ‘FURY PRO’ IS ABOUT AS MODERN AS DH BIKES GET WITH ITS 29” WHEELS, CARBON FIBRE FRAME AND RAZOR SHARP GEOMETRY. THIS IS A BIKE THAT LITERALLY BRINGS WORLD CUP RACING PERFORMANCE STRAIGHT TO THE DEALER FLOOR.

Chapter No.2 - A Life Being Rebuilt

LAST ISSUE I ATTEMPTED TO BRING [R]EVO READERS ALONG WITH ME FOR THE BEGINNING OF A TRANSFORMATION FROM A MAN WHO USED TO BE FIT AND FOR THE MOST PART HAPPY TO THE BOTTOM OF AN OVERWEIGHT, LAZY DEPRESSED SLUMP AND BACK AGAIN. THIS IS PART TWO OF THE STORY AND ONE I HOPE YOU ENJOY. THIS IS NOT MEANT TO BE A STORY OF MOTIVATIONAL FITNESS ALTHOUGH I DON’T MIND IF YOU DRAW MOTIVATION FROM IT. WHAT IT IS, IS A STORY THAT SOME MTB RIDERS MIGHT BE ABLE TO DRAW OUT SOME LIFE LESSONS FROM FOR THEMSELVES. A ROAD MAP FOR PEOPLE IN GENERAL TO BE ABLE TO PICK THEMSELVES UP AND GET BACK IN THE GAME. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE STORY I WEIGHED AN UNHEALTH 124KGS AND THEN SOME AND BY THE END OF THE LAST ISSUE I HAD LOST A WHOPPING 8 KGS IN LESS THAN A MONTH. TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF THE EFFECT 8 KGS HAS ON YOUR RIDING. GO TO YOUR FRIDGE AND PICK UP A FULL 2 LITRE BOTTLE OF MILK. NOW IMAGINE 4 OF THOSE STRAPPED ON YOUR BELLY AS YOU RIDE UP A MOUNTAIN. ONE THING I CAN SAY IS MY TYRES HAVE NEVER HAD SO MUCH GRIP.

A TALE OF THE FIRST EVER AUSSIE e-MTB ENDURO NATIONAL CHAMPS

One day out of the blue a little while ago I received a call from Josh Carlson.

A CHAT WITH Jacy Shumilak

2019 PROVED TO BE ANOTHER MASSIVE YEAR FOR SAM. HE WON HIS THIRD EWS SERIES TITLE IN A ROW AND AT THE SAME TIME REWROTE HISTORY BOOKS AS THE FIRST MAN EVER TO ACHIEVE AN EWS 3-PEAT.

Tasmanian MTB Just Got Even Better!

IntroducingTHE MEGA ST HELENS TRAIL NETWORK

The Man Of The Moment

RICHIE’S RETURN TO RACING MID-WAY THROUGH THE SEASON SAW HIM DECIMATE THE ENTIRE FIELD ON HIS WAY TO VICTORY AT EWS ROUND 4 IN ITALY.

Tracey Hannah

Watching Tracey Win World Cup After World Cup This Season And Constantly Wearing That Iconic Overall Leaders Jersey Has Been Blowing Our Minds With Excitement. It Is Crazy To Think Tracey Hannah Is Now Considered A Veteran Of The Sport When You Consider That It Really Doesn’t Feel That Long Ago To Us That She Claimed The Junior World Championship In 2006 At Rotorua. (or Maybe We’re Just Getting Really Old And Nostalgic!?) Anyways, The Most Important And Amazing Factor In Tracey’s Career To Date Is That She Somehow Just Keeps Getting Faster! We Absolutely Love ‘our Little Trace’ Here At [r]evo And So This Issue We Thought It Would Be A Great Time To Check In With Her And Hear About How Her Epic Season Has Been Unfolding.

Surviving The Last Ever Trans-Provence

MTB's Gnarliest Week-long Race Mavic Trans Provence 2019 Race Report

Lyrik Ultimate RC2 Fork X Super Deluxe Coil RCT

The Ultimate Test Of Rockshox’s Ultimate Offerings

Maloja

BORN IN COOL, PRISTINE MOUNTAIN AIR, HIGH IN THE SWISS ALPS. MALOJA, MUCH LIKE ITS NAMESAKE, IS A CLOTHING LABEL AIMED AT BECOMING ONE WITH THE SIMPLE LIFE. THEIR TECHNICAL APPAREL SEAMLESSLY CROSSING THE BOUNDARIES BETWEEN FOCUSSED BIKE USE AND NOT LOOKING OUT OF PLACE IN THE BAR AFTER THE ALL DAY EPIC.

Liv X Stu Launch Women's Specific Mechanics Course

“Providing This Course Was Important To Us On So Many Levels. Despite An Increasing Number Of Women Finding Joy In Riding Bikes, There’s A Disproportionate Number Of Women Compared To Men That Are Working With Bikes. This Initiative Has Given The Participants A Huge Boost In Knowledge And Skills, And By Being More Visible In The Workshop And The Sales Floor, They Are Role Models To Other Women And Young Girls To Also See Bikes As A Viable Career Path. Here At Liv, We Do More Than Manufacture Bikes For Women. We’re About Making Cycling More Approachable And Appealing. Creating A Course Like This Means More Women Working In Bike Shops, Female Consumers Feeling More Comfortable In Those Spaces, Andultimately The More The Sport Will Grow. Supporting Women Who Have Invested Their Livelyhoods In The Industry Helps Us And Our Retailers Retain Talented Staff.” - Caitlyn Hargreaves, Australian Brand Manager For Liv Cycling

Guide To Rear Shock Coil Spring Tuning

Okay, so let’s start with the basic principles; coil springs are rated by the weight that creates an inch of spring compression.

Focus Sam 9.9 Carbon VS. Focus Sam2 E-bike

Putting The Focus Thoroughbreds Head To Head

First Impressions - Slayer

FIRST IMPRESSIONS // ‘20 ROCKY MOUNTAIN SLAYER // IF YOU SEEM TO RECALL THE REBORN SLAYER WASN’T REBORN ALL THAT LONG AGO, YOU’D BE RIGHT. IN FACT, THE SLAYER WAS RE-INTRODUCED DURING CRANKWORX 2016 AS AN MY2017 BIKE, COMPLETELY OVERHAULED TO SATISFY THE NEEDS OF AGGRESSIVE ALL-MOUNTAIN RIDING AND ENDURO RACING, RIGHT THROUGH TO BIKE PARK LAPS.

Introducing Cannondales's Brand New Trigger & Jekyll

Two of the burgeoning enduro scene’s early staples, Cannondale’s carbon Trigger and Jekyll have been under the spotlight at their Wilton, Connecticut HQ. Brand new for 2018, both bikes have undergone some serious redesigning to bring them back into the current state of play on the trails and race tracks of the world today.

Schwalbe Ups The Ante You Had Me At 'E'

Schwalbe have become the go-to rubber for many riders across Australia thanks to their incredible performance on all kinds of Australian terrain.

Jack Moir's Prototype M29

2017 Will Forever Go Down in the History Books as the Year That 29’er Took Over, Well Arrived at Least, in Downhill Racing. Most of the Top Teams Have Now Managed to Deliver Their Riders 29’er Race Bikes, and Pretty Much Any Other Team Are Currently Pulling Their Hair Out to Get Their Own Version of a Wagon Wheeled Bike on the Starting Line Sooner Rather Than Later. But We’re Not Here to Talk About What Those ‘other’ Teams Are Up to. We’re Catching Up With Our Boy Shark Attack Jack to Take a Closer Look at the Sweet as F*k One-off Aluminium 29’er Prototype That He Has Been Shredding on at the Last Few Races.

Visitors Guide To UCI World Champs September 5-10 Cairns 17

“One of the Most Unique Things About Cairns for Mountain Bikers Is That You Have Accessibility to World Cup Level Trails Only 20 Minutes From the Cbd. There Is a Huge Local Mtb Community Out on the Trails So There Are Riders That Are Happy to Show You Around. And Then Once You’ve Finished Riding for the Day You Can Go and Cool Off With a Swim in a Mountain Stream or at the Beach. It’s Mountain Biking Paradise! The Region Promotes the Perfect Climate for Riders to Ride All-year Round Without the Need for Lift Passes or Renting Expensive Chalet Accommodation”.

When A Bike Is More Than A Bike

We All Ride Bikes for Different Reasons; Exercise, the Thrill of Riding a Really Rad Trail, Even Just the Fun of Spending Time With the Family Out on a Bike Path Around the Lake. For Me, It’s All of These Reasons Plus One More Kind of Important Thing but First Let Me Give You a Little Bit of History.

Pro Koryak Dropper Post

So in the previous issue of Revolution we were lucky enough to bang out a summer of hot laps on a brand new Rocky Mountain Thunderbolt decked out with the new XT Di2 Group set.

Who's Having The Most Fun?

ISN’T THAT WHY YOU STARTED RIDING IN THE FIRST PLACE?

BC Bike Race: Tackling One Of The MTB's Gnarliest Stage Races

IT IS PROBABLY FAIR TO SAY THAT I AM NOT YOUR USUAL [R]EVOLUTION RIDER… OR WRITER. BUT I DO BLOODY LOVE MY MOUNTAIN BIKING! I’VE NEVER WORN A FULL-FACE HELMET – WELL NOT ON A MOUNTAIN BIKE ANYWAY – OR KNEE PADS. UNTIL A FEW MONTHS AGO MY BIKE HAD 100MM OF SUSPENSION TRAVEL, TWO GEAR RINGS UP FRONT, 10 AT THE BACK AND NO DROPPER POST. AND AT 55, WELL I’M OLD ENOUGH TO BE THE AVERAGE [R]EVOLUTION READER’S DAD, OR GRANDAD TO SOME YOUNG RIPPERS.​​​​​​

Batteries 101

“The Battery Is Essentially A Carton Of Beer, Inside The Casing Are Multiple Cells (Cans). Each Cell Contains A Cathode, An Anode, An Electrolyte Solution, A Separator And Two Current Exchanges (+/- Terminals).”

Transforming The 'Gong Into Whistler By The Sea

Travelling the world as a professional mountain bike rider and racer is a dream job.