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9 organizations were awarded Trail Accelerator grants, and the winners are....

Nine trail organizations across California, Colorado, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas are all receiving a Trail Accelerator grant in 2026.

by Travis Reill

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Mountain bikes

Niner bikes heavily discounted at Jenson USA following brand pause

by Jeff Barber

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Accessories

How do you store your bike rack? 1UP USA has a solution.

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Oregon

A trail group is fighting to make their "bike-friendly" town friendlier to mountain bikes

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Utah

Red Bull Rampage seeks return to original venue for 2026

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Mountain Bikes and Gear

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Mountain bikes

Niner bikes heavily discounted at Jenson USA following brand pause

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MTB Tips

Do you warm up before a mountain bike ride?

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United States

13 epic — and overlooked — MTB trails proposed for 8,000-mile BOLT Coalition catalog expansion

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Community

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Wisconsin

Mountain bikers weren't allowed here 8 years ago. Now they are, and the trails keep expanding.

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Idaho

Ponderosa State Park near McCall, ID, could get 3 new MTB trails

A phased proposal could grow Ponderosa State Park's bike trails by nearly 50%, adding about four miles of purpose-built singletrack to ease crowding near McCall.

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Idaho

New adaptive-friendly MTB trail system in Eagle, Idaho honors a rider's legacy

Built with input from adaptive athletes and funded by a coalition of donors, including REI and the Albertson Family Foundation, the 5.5-mile Kevin Pavlis Park trail system outside Boise just opened in May.

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Nova Scotia

Wentworth Ski Hill has upped its game with a new DH trail made possible by Shimano's Trail Born Fund

Thanks to a $55,000 grant from Shimano's Trail Born Fund, Wentworth Ski Hill is building a race-ready double black that will be the only trail of its kind east of Quebec.

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British Columbia

The Powerhouse Plunge, a Squamish original, is being rebuilt by the crew that first built it

One of British Columbia's first legal mountain bike trails — and the marquee descent that anchored the legendary Test of Metal race — is getting a full rebuild from Gravity Logic and one of its original builders, some three decades on.

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Kentucky

Richmond, Kentucky is getting its first mountain bike trails thanks to NICA advocacy

Thanks to KYMBA Bluegrass, a persistent trail champion, and a booming youth racing scene, Richmond, KY is getting its first-ever trail system tucked inside a regional sports complex.

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Pennsylvania

New 37.5-mile mountain bike trail expansion coming to Ohiopyle State Park in Pennsylvania

A $4 million build-out designed by the team behind Jakes Rocks would transform Ohiopyle State Park into one of the largest mountain bike trail systems in Pennsylvania over the next three years.

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Maine

Mt. Abram Bike Park in Maine has redefined what a hometown ski area can build for mountain bikers

With $42 lift tickets, 8.5 miles of downhill, and some of the most technical double black trails on the East Coast, Mt. Abram is proving a hometown ski area can build a serious bike park without outside help.

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British Columbia

How Three Blind Mice in Penticton, BC, grew from cow trails into a 100+ km mountain bike network

A shoulder-season favorite in Canada's wine country, the crazy-quilt trail network above Okanagan Lake delivers technical slabs, true-to-rating blues, and a fresh 10-year plan to make it all more accessible.