photo courtesy larutadelosconquistadores.com. The 2010 La Ruta de Conquistadores mountain bike race across Costa Rica kicked off this week and the stage 1 results are already in with Benjamin Sonntag in first place but only by minutes. For those who … Continue reading
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Epic Cross-State and Cross-Country Mountain Bike Trails
Much of the Colorado Trail is open to mountain bikes. Ever since I can remember I’ve always been fascinated with trails (go figure). I got into backpacking as a teenager and I quickly became obsessed with the 2,175 mile long … Continue reading
Design Your Dream Bike Tour
photo via tourdafrique.com If you’ve ever seen the t-shirt website, Threadless, you know how it works: members upload their designs and the community votes on their favorites. The winning design gets produced and sold on the website. Now that concept … Continue reading
MTB Stage Races in 2010
photo courtesy BlueRidgeAdventures.net. Over on the Facebook fan page we asked for 2010 mountain bike goals and many of the responses had to do with long format racing (anything over 6 hours) and endurance racing. Along those same lines I’m … Continue reading
Pisgah MTB Stage Race Set for October 15-18
The first ever Pisgah Mountain Bike Stage Race is happening next month and from what we’ve read this could be a very cool race. Riders will compete over 4 days, riding 145 miles of technical, gnarly singletrack inside the Pisgah … Continue reading
Indian Mountain Biking Expedition Winners Are Disappointed
We wrote about the Khanchendzonga Mountain Bike Challenge back in January because it sounded like an interesting multi-day race through the Indian Himilayas. Apparently the race wrapped up a few days ago but the winners are miffed because they found … Continue reading
MTB stage race in India
If you’re seeking a little adventure on the cheap in 2009 consider the Khanchendzonga Mountain Bike Challenge March 18-30 in the Indian Himalayas. The race course will cover 267 miles and nearly 46,000 feet of climbing over nine days of … Continue reading


