http://bikemag.com/features/onlineexclusive/ The latest Features from Bike Magazine en-us The SRAM and Trek-backed fund, which brings bicycles to third-world countries, is wrapping up its work in Thailand and Zambia. Next stop: the rest of Africa. http://bikemag.com/features/onlineexclusive/news-world-bicycle-relief-sends-more-bikes-to-africa onlineexclusive Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:47:00 EST http://bikemag.com/features/onlineexclusive/WBR_thumb.gif News: World Bicycle Relief Sends More Bikes to Africa The SRAM and Trek-backed fund, which brings bicycles to third-world countries, is wrapping up its work in Thailand and Zambia. Next stop: the rest of Africa. After 13 years, one of the most well-known partnerships on the mountain bike race circuit has come to a close. The Trek-Volkswagen team sponsorship has dissolved as of January 2009. http://bikemag.com/features/onlineexclusive/news-trekvw-partnership-comes-to-a-close onlineexclusive Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:39:00 EST http://bikemag.com/features/onlineexclusive/trek_logo_thumb.gif News: Trek/VW Partnership Comes To A Close After 13 years, one of the most well-known partnerships on the mountain bike race circuit has come to a close. The Trek-Volkswagen team sponsorship has dissolved as of January 2009. It's that time of year—the changing of the guard; ushering out the old, welcoming the new; starting over with a clean slate and flipping the calendar. To celebrate, here's Bike Magazine's list of the Top Ten* most-promising products for 2009. http://bikemag.com/features/onlineexclusive/2009-gear-of-the-year onlineexclusive Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:54:00 EST http://bikemag.com/features/onlineexclusive/Top_Ten_Collage_thumb.jpg 2009 Gear of the Year It's that time of year—the changing of the guard; ushering out the old, welcoming the new; starting over with a clean slate and flipping the calendar. To celebrate, here's Bike Magazine's list of the Top Ten* most-promising products for 2009. GT's Golden Bike contest offers amateur racers the chance to be treated like World Cup Pros. Custom bikes, personal mechanics, even cheerleaders are part of the deal. http://bikemag.com/features/onlineexclusive/news-gt-goes-for-the-gold-with-the-golden-bike onlineexclusive Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:00:00 EST http://bikemag.com/features/onlineexclusive/Gold_Bike_thumb.gif News: GT Goes for the Gold with the Golden Bike GT's Golden Bike contest offers amateur racers the chance to be treated like World Cup Pros. Custom bikes, personal mechanics, even cheerleaders are part of the deal. A new professional cross-country mountain bike series has been created, featuring seven UCI-sanctioned events for 2009 that will offer competitors the opportunity to accumulate international racing points. And the creation of a new U.S. downhill pro tour is also on the horizon. http://bikemag.com/features/onlineexclusive/news-new-pro-xc-mountain-bike-tour-created onlineexclusive Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:24:00 EST http://bikemag.com/features/onlineexclusive/Sho_Air_race_series_thumb.gif News: New Pro XC Mountain Bike Tour Created A new professional cross-country mountain bike series has been created, featuring seven UCI-sanctioned events for 2009 that will offer competitors the opportunity to accumulate international racing points. And the creation of a new U.S. downhill pro tour is also on the horizon.