Escaping spring winds in New Mexico's Manzanita Mountains, Oak Flats offers well-maintained cross-country trails with surprising technical sections hidden among the pines.
Dakine's Women's Xena jersey features quick-dry fabric, breathable mesh panels, and 3/4 sleeves for sun protection without overheating on spring and fall rides.
I loved the performance of the 2009 Manitou Dorado Pro, which provided very precise low and high speed compression controls. I was again reminded of the great control over my front wheel that…
A Florida rider's hilarious first trip to Moab reveals harsh desert lessons: bring more water than imaginable, avoid August heat, and pack tweezers for cacti.
Eight days circumnavigating Spain's Sierra Nevada delivered sublime singletrack, tapas in Granada, whitewashed villages, and unforgettable cultural experiences worth every pedal stroke.
Moab's Sovereign Trail delivers non-stop ledges, hucks, and rollers with a high fun-to-work ratio, making it an instant classic worth the detour.
Price, Utah offers surprisingly excellent singletrack with Luke's Trail system delivering 18 miles of varied terrain and creative trail features worth the detour.
A 57-year-old Tour Divide finisher showed me lesser-known North Routt trails, proving age is just a number when it comes to epic riding.
Vote now for the Bell Built Grant's Eastern projects through May 18, including Atlanta's Yellow River Bike Park trail improvements and skills area.
Yellow River trails near Atlanta need your vote in the Bell Built grant competition to add a skills park for young riders.
After narrowly missing the Bell Built grant, CAMBr is hosting their own fundraiser to raise $25,000 for Andres Bike Park in Carpentersville, Illinois.
A ride report from the Rabbit Ears trail near Steamboat Springs, Colorado.
Vote now for the Bell Built Grant Eastern projects through May 18, including Richmond Regional Ride Center's plan for 35 miles of new singletrack.
Dry Lake Campground offers convenient access to Steamboat Springs trails, with singletrack leading directly from campsites into the lush, verdant mountains surrounding town.
Vote now for the Bell Built Grant Eastern projects, including a proposed 2-mile flow trail at Holiday Valley Ski Resort in New York.
Matt Hunter drags his handlebar while getting horizontal through a berm.
H&I Adventures offers a Sierra Nevada singletrack tour featuring authentic Spanish culture, wine, tapas, and quirky mountain accommodations for £1300 ($2120).
After spending a week hunting for a place to live in Salida, we were eventually successful! Yeah, I know, you figured that out already... After finding our future home, Summer had to…
Vote now for the Bell Built Grant to help fund new beginner and flow trails at Doe Mountain Recreation Area in Tennessee.
One morning while enjoying a cup 'o joe before both sun and baby arose, I stumbled across Greg Heil's article from 2013, "How to Brake Your Mountain Bike." Perhaps due to lack of sleep,…
The new Kurt Kinetic Rock and Roll indoor trainer is one of very few indoor trainers that feels like riding a bike rather than a solid, immovable machine. The Rock and Roll…
This is actually a trail report about Skookum Flats and Ranger Creek... sort of. And a bike review. And a strange story about riding alone in the deep, dark woods in Washington…
Mammoth Bike Park in California is scheduled to open for the 2014 season on May 24th, in time for Memorial Day.
SRAM's new X1 1x11 drivetrain brings affordable simplicity to average riders, with prices dropping significantly below XX1 and X01 levels.
With spring in the air and many of us having recently completed the "30 Days of Biking Challenge," you may be finding yourself racking up cycling miles in (gasp) non-mountain biking ways.…
The Guacamole Trail near Hurricane delivers swoopy desert singletrack, technical slickrock features, and stunning Zion National Park views in a premier 5-star ride.
I recently received the Women's Siren Shorts with liner from Dakine for review. I love the length of these shorts. I hate for my bare legs to rub against my bike seat,…
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Little Creek Mountain delivers slickrock playgrounds, technical ledges, and jaw-dropping Zion views, but a broken shifter cuts our ride short—time for a demo bike.
We completed the 30 Days of Biking Challenge and learned that daily riding builds confidence, fitness, and soul-cleansing joy—even on challenging days.
The GT Force Carbon Pro is an unabashedly descending-focused enduro machine that rails gnarly terrain with confidence, sacrificing some climbing efficiency for downhill prowess.
Singletracks crunches thousands of trail reviews to reveal the most popular mountain bike trail in every U.S. state this year.
Testing the Origin8 Devist-8er fat bike tire.
Honestly, Zip-Off as an out and back would be a good ride for beginners... perhaps not first timers, but after a few rides this would be a good one.
It's no secret: I'm not a fan of hydration packs. And judging by the plethora of options on the market today, I'm guessing a lot of people have issues with their hydration…
A brand-new 20-mile singletrack section of Georgia's Pinhoti Trail officially opens May 3rd, eliminating road segments for an uninterrupted wilderness experience.
After two glorious days riding the San Rafael Swell, we headed further southwest into Zion country. While the riding was excellent on the swell, it was rather lonely, and we were actually…
Don't you just love it when a tool does its task well? Well I do! The Park CRP-2 is one of those tools that just does its job. The CRP-2 is a…
After a cold derailed his challenge, Greg finally recovered to enjoy spring riding with stunning afternoon light and good company.
This historic ghost town gravel grinder from Salida features stunning Collegiate Peaks views, rolling terrain, and opportunities to explore abandoned mining remnants.
A mountain bike trip report through the Green River, Utah area.
I use my iPhone on the mountain bike trail all the time, but that usually involves taking my gloves off to even get past the lock screen. Smartphone touch screens and most…
NICA expands high school mountain biking to Alabama and Virginia, bringing coast-to-coast youth cycling opportunities closer to reality by 2020.
Last fall at Outerbike, the Pivot booth had crazy amounts of traffic and their demo bikes were constantly out on the trail. I didn't get to ride any of their models during the…
At 49, racing seemed like a terrible idea—until an unexpected rainstorm turned a Colorado XC race into an epic mud-fest survival challenge.
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We rounded up 10 of the hottest new enduro bikes from Sea Otter Classic that descend like gravity sleds but climb efficiently too.
Here are ten articles to help you take your mountain bike fitness and training to the next level.
I can't stand the damp, yucky feeling when my clothing begins to soak up water. The bad thing about having water resistant mountain biking gear is that, unlike skiing or snow boarding,…
Halfway through the 30 Days of Biking Challenge, daily rides become routine rather than novelty, sparking thoughts of extending to 365 days.
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