Specialized introduces Epic 9 Sport and Comp models, bringing race-ready carbon XC mountain bike performance with wireless shifting starting at $4,700.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Aaron Rogers of Rock Solid Trail Contracting discusses quality trail design, the evolution of machine-built versus hand-built trails, and balancing destination appeal with local needs.
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