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Tired of 32" wheel talk? There’s a new wheel size to worry about: 30.5"

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October 23, 2026 North Carolina

10 days left to win a custom REEB steel hardtail in Pisgah Project Bike Raffle

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October 23, 2026 Pumps

Fanttik X10 Ace Mini vs. Tiny: Nearly identical electric bike pumps, but I have a favorite

7 min

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October 23, 2026 United States

Proposed USFS change would grant e-bike access to bike-legal trails unless otherwise restricted

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October 22, 2026 Pumps

Lezyne E-Drive electric bike pump is the fastest I've tested on a MTB tire

7 min

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October 22, 2026 Mountain bikes

Carbon Wasp found a way to incorporate recycled carbon fiber into updated MTB frame

7 min

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October 22, 2026 Utah

Self-guided Utah tour combines bikes, trails, and mining history

5 min

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October 21, 2026 Mountain Bikes and Gear

Goodbye Juliana: PON folds women's bike brand back into Santa Cruz

3 min

October 21, 2026 Gravel Bikes

Jamis cuts the price of the steel Renegade S3 gravel bike and switches to 1x

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October 21, 2026 Tires

Tired of 32" wheel talk? There’s a new wheel size to worry about: 30.5"

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New MTB Trail Builds & Developments

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Alberta

Black Mountain Trail Network in Nordegg brings 30km of flow trails and tech descents to Alberta

A small Alberta town near Banff is building a 50km mountain bike trail network, having already completed 30km in just three years.

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Colorado

$1.1 million in grants will add 10 miles of new trail in Silverton, Colorado

Baker's Park in Silverton, Colorado, adds 10 miles of new singletrack across 11 trails with over $1 million in grants, creating high-elevation flow trails near the tiny mountain town.

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Wisconsin

Wisconsin’s Brule River State Forest once excluded mountain biking, but not anymore

Brule River State Forest had singletrack but it was only open to hikers. Switching the trail to multi-use created a good problem for the area: they would need a lot more trails. Now, the forest boasts 9 miles and counting.

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Colorado

An all-new bike park with gravity-style trails is coming to Montrose, CO

The city of Montrose, Colorado is planning a brand-new bike park in the center of town filled with gravity-style trails.

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Pedal 63 Miles of the Finest Backcountry Singletrack on the Highline Trail in Payson, AZ

Forget the Kokopelli Trail: there's a new multi-day epic in town, and it's chock-full of sweet, sweet singletrack.

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Colorado

A $225,000 revamp of the Lunch Loops Bike Park is currently underway

The bike park at the Lunch Loops Trailhead will soon boast all-new beginner and intermediate-friendly jump lines.

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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