Mountain Bike Training

Using your GPS for mountain bike training
Believe it or not, cycling specific GPS devices like the Garmin Edge weren't designed for navigation (trail or otherwise). And although the Edge does a good job plotting your route for you, it's actually part of Garmin's fitness line and packs some great features to help you track and achieve...

100 Days to the Cohutta 100 Mountain Bike Race  January 20, 2012
Ok, so I may have been a little over-ambitious in my New Year's resolutions this year. Earlier this month I signed up to complete my first 100-mile mountain bike ride, the Cohutta 100 in Tennessee on April 28. It's 100 days to race day and I'm starting to wonder what...

Mountain Biking Nutrition 101  November 25, 2011
Ask any roadie and they will tell you that mountain bikers survive on a diet of burritos, pizza and beer or soda. While that is mostly true, it turns out that good nutrition helps out no matter what kind of cycling you do. Food preferences are fairly subjective, so you will need...

MTB How To: Log Hops  November 21, 2011
Logs - they're a fundamental part of mountain biking in most areas of the country since where there are trees, there are trees that fall.  Many riders hate logs and would like to see all of them cut off the trails.  Others, like me, really enjoy riding them and are...