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A new East Coast bike park is giving Western parks a run for their money

Quebec's new Parc du Mont-Saint-Mathieu features six downhill trails that incorporate natural rock features, from beginner flow to double-black technical terrain.

by Travis Reill

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Community

Do you share your MTB rides on social media?

by Jeff Barber

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Accessories

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

by Jeff Barber

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Hardtail bikes

Why this US-made hardtail's rear triangle acts like a parallelogram

by Travis Reill

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Maryland

Why Maryland just approved e-bikes for use on state lands

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Mountain Bikes and Gear

Last day for these July 4th cycling deals

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Missouri

This new $6.8M Missouri bike park has trails built from tornado debris. Literally.

Community

Do you share your MTB rides on social media?

Hardtail bikes

Why this US-made hardtail's rear triangle acts like a parallelogram

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New Mexico

Tour Divide racer struck by car just 60 miles from the finish

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Utah

In a time where some bike parks are closing, this Utah resort just officially added one

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Mountain Bike Shoes

The Drift ARC looks like a sneaker but has a hidden feature bikers will love

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Washington

A massive 200-foot slab awaits riders here, and trail users are teaming up to better the trails

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New MTB Trail Builds & Developments

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.