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Are You Planning a New Year’s Day MTB Ride?

For many, a mountain bike ride is the perfect way to start the new year.

By Jeff Barber
December 26, 2021

7 comments

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photo: Leah Barber

For many, a mountain bike ride is the perfect way to start the new year. Get out on the trail this January 1 and you’ll likely decide to make it a tradition for years to come.

Is your New Year’s day ride a group ride? Tell us about it in the comments so we can join you!

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Jeff Barber has been mountain biking since 1992 and has tested hundreds of mountain bikes and components. He is the co-founder of Singletracks and serves as Editor in Chief. Contact him at [email protected].

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Sunspot Colorado // 2019
Dec 30, 2021

Fatbikes and plus bikes with fresh snow going on all week, you betcher ass I'll ride a bike! :D

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Eager_Mountain_biker California // 2021
Dec 27, 2021

I do plan on going mountain biking, but not sure about doing it in a group.

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Sam James British Columbia // 2018
Dec 28, 2021

I usually try to get out for a ride on NYD as a matter of principle, I may try to do one this depending on how icy the trails are

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Sunspot Colorado // 2019
Dec 30, 2021

Sam, those studded tires have merit, don'tcha know!

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SlippyNicky Georgia // 2020
Dec 30, 2021

I'll be on a wahoo kicker, practically a mountain bike ride, right?

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Hap Proctor Florida // 2014
Dec 27, 2021

Oceanside camping and and surprisingly good bike trails (Graham Swamp). Happy New Year from central Florida.

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Chin Gao New Mexico // 2016
Dec 30, 2021

The only thing that will stop me from riding is torrential rain or wind and in my part of the country neither is predicted any time soon.

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First published December 26, 2021 @ 3:55:00