It's the American way. Tie up your opponents in court and try to not run out of money before they do.

2 hours ago

Wondering if anyone has ridden trails around the Rocky Point (Puerto Penasco), Mexico area? Thinking of a family Xmas vacation near there and hoping to ride a bit in the area. Suggestions or comments welcome!

3 hours ago

Absolutely killer trail, one of the more fun ones I've ridden. A pretty decent climb up but never too steep, so very manageable. Mix of singletrack, some rock-riding, not too sandy. Get to the top with an amazing view of Rabbit Valley, then you've got an absolutely ripping descent. Phenomenal mix of desert singletrack, little bit of rim-riding, one super steep section, some whoop-de-doos, it's got it all. A ton of fun, highly recommended. Also recommend driving past the Trail Through Time trailhead off 70, drive up the gravel road (west), take a left past the Zion Curtiain TH sign, and park on the CO/UT border fence. That'll eliminate a bunch of gravel road mountain biking and lop off a bunch of distance. We parked at the sign for the Zion Curtain TH and did 20 miles. Pretty self-explanatory to follow the trail, from the 70 underpass, go south but don't take the immediate first left on singletrack, take the next left, then from there, it's easy to follow. At the very end, take a right at a 4 way intersection on doubletrack and that'll bring you back to 70.

3 hours ago

Awesome - thanks, guys. My gut has been telling me the 17.5 is the way to go... a lot easier to make a bike larger than it is to make one smaller. The 1" - 1.5" clearance was on the...

4 hours ago

That type of accountability definitely cuts both ways. It's both a motivator and a burden. :)

4 hours ago

Kincaid Park is getting 6 more miles of MTB trails this summer: http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2020966465_apakkincaidbiketrails.html

4 hours ago

+1 for going to the smaller size. I'm 5'8" with a 29" inseam and my first mountain bike was a used 17" Specialized Rockhopper and it was always borderline too big. It handled ok for the most part, but on...

4 hours ago

Syd wrote briefly about the Jacket in this blog post: http://www.singletracks.com/blog/mtb-ev ... from-giro/ but he hasn't done a review of them... yet.

4 hours ago

Wow! Way to keep your chin up. I'm not sure how I would have handled that after all the training put in. Looking forward to the "Redemption!" Best wishes for something less miserable.

5 hours ago

Actually, my "next race" was a short one this past weekend... was supposed to be two 10 mile laps, but it started pouring on us less than 10 minutes into the first lap, haha! The race organizers cut it down...

6 hours ago