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Admittedly when we first posted our list of the <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/top.php?action=trails&amp;orderby=hits&amp;direction=DESC">top 100 mountain bike trails in the world</a> it was a bit of a gimmick. Obviously we haven't ridden every trail on the planet so we had to automate things a bit with a "super secret" trail ranking algorithm to build the list. Of course our list isn't perfect and frankly it never will be - computers don't know how to mountain bike (yet). Anyway, I thought I'd open the hood and let you know what goes into the trail rankings so you can help us improve our method. I'll let you know about the factors we use (in order of importance) but the actual weights used will remain part of the secret sauce. #1 - Average trail rating. This rating comes from the trail reviews people post on singletracks and obviously it's pretty important. The only problem is that for new trails or trails that have one or two fanboys (or girls) this can be a bit deceptive. It's still the most important and the one factor that really tells us what people think about the trail. #2 - Number of people who *want* to ride the trail. Using the mountain bike trail wishlist feature on singletracks we count how many people wish they could ride the trail. This is pretty telling since a lot of people don't live near epic trails but they dream of riding the nationally (and internationally) known spots. #3 - Number of times the trail description has been viewed (ever). If a trail is viewed a lot it's probably pretty popular so we include this in our rating. Moreover, if it's been around a while and has been on singletracks longer than other trails, chances are it's a pretty sweet ride. #4 - Number of ridelog entries. This tells us how *often* people ride a particular trail. If you have, for example, 5 local trails but you end up riding one of the trails way more than the others then chances are that's a good trail. #5 - Number of people who have ridden the trail. Admittedly this doesn't say much but it is still a good thing to include. Some trails (like <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/trail.php?id=511">Slickrock</a>) get visitors from around the world so it tends to be ridden more than other trails. By the same token, an "easy" trail or an in-town ride might get a lot of riders, though not because it's great (example: <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/trail.php?id=14">Green Mountain</a>). This is probably the biggest flaw in the current rankings. #6 - Monthly page views. This factor takes into account the number of times a trail listing has been viewed this month and it's meant to give new trails a chance to move up the list. Honestly this factor rarely plays into the rankings. So there you have it - 6 factors for ranking mountain bike trails. Let us know if there's a factor we've missed that can be captured using singletracks data - we'd love to hear about it!
Mountain Bike Trails
Top 100 MTB Trails in the World
Jun 29, 2007
  1
Admittedly when we first posted our list of the <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/top.php?action=trails&amp;orderby=hits&amp;direction=DESC">top 100 mountain bike trails in the world</a> it was a bit of a gimmick. Obviously we haven't ridden every trail on the planet so we had to automate things a bit with a "super secret" trail ranking algorithm to build the list. Of course our list isn't perfect and frankly it never will be - computers don't know how to mountain bike (yet). Anyway, I thought I'd open the hood and let you know what goes into the trail rankings so you can help us improve our method. I'll let you know about the factors we use (in order of importance) but the actual weights used will remain part of the secret sauce. #1 - Average trail rating. This rating comes from the trail reviews people post on singletracks and obviously it's pretty important. The only problem is that for new trails or trails that have one or two fanboys (or girls) this can be a bit deceptive. It's still the most important and the one factor that really tells us what people think about the trail. #2 - Number of people who *want* to ride the trail. Using the mountain bike trail wishlist feature on singletracks we count how many people wish they could ride the trail. This is pretty telling since a lot of people don't live near epic trails but they dream of riding the nationally (and internationally) known spots. #3 - Number of times the trail description has been viewed (ever). If a trail is viewed a lot it's probably pretty popular so we include this in our rating. Moreover, if it's been around a while and has been on singletracks longer than other trails, chances are it's a pretty sweet ride. #4 - Number of ridelog entries. This tells us how *often* people ride a particular trail. If you have, for example, 5 local trails but you end up riding one of the trails way more than the others then chances are that's a good trail. #5 - Number of people who have ridden the trail. Admittedly this doesn't say much but it is still a good thing to include. Some trails (like <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/trail.php?id=511">Slickrock</a>) get visitors from around the world so it tends to be ridden more than other trails. By the same token, an "easy" trail or an in-town ride might get a lot of riders, though not because it's great (example: <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/trail.php?id=14">Green Mountain</a>). This is probably the biggest flaw in the current rankings. #6 - Monthly page views. This factor takes into account the number of times a trail listing has been viewed this month and it's meant to give new trails a chance to move up the list. Honestly this factor rarely plays into the rankings. So there you have it - 6 factors for ranking mountain bike trails. Let us know if there's a factor we've missed that can be captured using singletracks data - we'd love to hear about it!
Culture
Adaptive mountain biking festival at Keystone last weekend
Jun 28, 2007
Admittedly when we first posted our list of the <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/top.php?action=trails&amp;orderby=hits&amp;direction=DESC">top 100 mountain bike trails in the world</a> it was a bit of a gimmick. Obviously we haven't ridden every trail on the planet so we had to automate things a bit with a "super secret" trail ranking algorithm to build the list. Of course our list isn't perfect and frankly it never will be - computers don't know how to mountain bike (yet). Anyway, I thought I'd open the hood and let you know what goes into the trail rankings so you can help us improve our method. I'll let you know about the factors we use (in order of importance) but the actual weights used will remain part of the secret sauce. #1 - Average trail rating. This rating comes from the trail reviews people post on singletracks and obviously it's pretty important. The only problem is that for new trails or trails that have one or two fanboys (or girls) this can be a bit deceptive. It's still the most important and the one factor that really tells us what people think about the trail. #2 - Number of people who *want* to ride the trail. Using the mountain bike trail wishlist feature on singletracks we count how many people wish they could ride the trail. This is pretty telling since a lot of people don't live near epic trails but they dream of riding the nationally (and internationally) known spots. #3 - Number of times the trail description has been viewed (ever). If a trail is viewed a lot it's probably pretty popular so we include this in our rating. Moreover, if it's been around a while and has been on singletracks longer than other trails, chances are it's a pretty sweet ride. #4 - Number of ridelog entries. This tells us how *often* people ride a particular trail. If you have, for example, 5 local trails but you end up riding one of the trails way more than the others then chances are that's a good trail. #5 - Number of people who have ridden the trail. Admittedly this doesn't say much but it is still a good thing to include. Some trails (like <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/trail.php?id=511">Slickrock</a>) get visitors from around the world so it tends to be ridden more than other trails. By the same token, an "easy" trail or an in-town ride might get a lot of riders, though not because it's great (example: <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/trail.php?id=14">Green Mountain</a>). This is probably the biggest flaw in the current rankings. #6 - Monthly page views. This factor takes into account the number of times a trail listing has been viewed this month and it's meant to give new trails a chance to move up the list. Honestly this factor rarely plays into the rankings. So there you have it - 6 factors for ranking mountain bike trails. Let us know if there's a factor we've missed that can be captured using singletracks data - we'd love to hear about it!
Mountain Bike Trails
What makes a trail a trail?
Jun 27, 2007
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Admittedly when we first posted our list of the <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/top.php?action=trails&amp;orderby=hits&amp;direction=DESC">top 100 mountain bike trails in the world</a> it was a bit of a gimmick. Obviously we haven't ridden every trail on the planet so we had to automate things a bit with a "super secret" trail ranking algorithm to build the list. Of course our list isn't perfect and frankly it never will be - computers don't know how to mountain bike (yet). Anyway, I thought I'd open the hood and let you know what goes into the trail rankings so you can help us improve our method. I'll let you know about the factors we use (in order of importance) but the actual weights used will remain part of the secret sauce. #1 - Average trail rating. This rating comes from the trail reviews people post on singletracks and obviously it's pretty important. The only problem is that for new trails or trails that have one or two fanboys (or girls) this can be a bit deceptive. It's still the most important and the one factor that really tells us what people think about the trail. #2 - Number of people who *want* to ride the trail. Using the mountain bike trail wishlist feature on singletracks we count how many people wish they could ride the trail. This is pretty telling since a lot of people don't live near epic trails but they dream of riding the nationally (and internationally) known spots. #3 - Number of times the trail description has been viewed (ever). If a trail is viewed a lot it's probably pretty popular so we include this in our rating. Moreover, if it's been around a while and has been on singletracks longer than other trails, chances are it's a pretty sweet ride. #4 - Number of ridelog entries. This tells us how *often* people ride a particular trail. If you have, for example, 5 local trails but you end up riding one of the trails way more than the others then chances are that's a good trail. #5 - Number of people who have ridden the trail. Admittedly this doesn't say much but it is still a good thing to include. Some trails (like <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/trail.php?id=511">Slickrock</a>) get visitors from around the world so it tends to be ridden more than other trails. By the same token, an "easy" trail or an in-town ride might get a lot of riders, though not because it's great (example: <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/trail.php?id=14">Green Mountain</a>). This is probably the biggest flaw in the current rankings. #6 - Monthly page views. This factor takes into account the number of times a trail listing has been viewed this month and it's meant to give new trails a chance to move up the list. Honestly this factor rarely plays into the rankings. So there you have it - 6 factors for ranking mountain bike trails. Let us know if there's a factor we've missed that can be captured using singletracks data - we'd love to hear about it!
Culture
IMBA: Support Mountain Biking at TVA Sites (Southeast)
Jun 26, 2007
Admittedly when we first posted our list of the <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/top.php?action=trails&amp;orderby=hits&amp;direction=DESC">top 100 mountain bike trails in the world</a> it was a bit of a gimmick. Obviously we haven't ridden every trail on the planet so we had to automate things a bit with a "super secret" trail ranking algorithm to build the list. Of course our list isn't perfect and frankly it never will be - computers don't know how to mountain bike (yet). Anyway, I thought I'd open the hood and let you know what goes into the trail rankings so you can help us improve our method. I'll let you know about the factors we use (in order of importance) but the actual weights used will remain part of the secret sauce. #1 - Average trail rating. This rating comes from the trail reviews people post on singletracks and obviously it's pretty important. The only problem is that for new trails or trails that have one or two fanboys (or girls) this can be a bit deceptive. It's still the most important and the one factor that really tells us what people think about the trail. #2 - Number of people who *want* to ride the trail. Using the mountain bike trail wishlist feature on singletracks we count how many people wish they could ride the trail. This is pretty telling since a lot of people don't live near epic trails but they dream of riding the nationally (and internationally) known spots. #3 - Number of times the trail description has been viewed (ever). If a trail is viewed a lot it's probably pretty popular so we include this in our rating. Moreover, if it's been around a while and has been on singletracks longer than other trails, chances are it's a pretty sweet ride. #4 - Number of ridelog entries. This tells us how *often* people ride a particular trail. If you have, for example, 5 local trails but you end up riding one of the trails way more than the others then chances are that's a good trail. #5 - Number of people who have ridden the trail. Admittedly this doesn't say much but it is still a good thing to include. Some trails (like <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/trail.php?id=511">Slickrock</a>) get visitors from around the world so it tends to be ridden more than other trails. By the same token, an "easy" trail or an in-town ride might get a lot of riders, though not because it's great (example: <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/trail.php?id=14">Green Mountain</a>). This is probably the biggest flaw in the current rankings. #6 - Monthly page views. This factor takes into account the number of times a trail listing has been viewed this month and it's meant to give new trails a chance to move up the list. Honestly this factor rarely plays into the rankings. So there you have it - 6 factors for ranking mountain bike trails. Let us know if there's a factor we've missed that can be captured using singletracks data - we'd love to hear about it!
Community
Mountain bike valet
Jun 25, 2007
Admittedly when we first posted our list of the <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/top.php?action=trails&amp;orderby=hits&amp;direction=DESC">top 100 mountain bike trails in the world</a> it was a bit of a gimmick. Obviously we haven't ridden every trail on the planet so we had to automate things a bit with a "super secret" trail ranking algorithm to build the list. Of course our list isn't perfect and frankly it never will be - computers don't know how to mountain bike (yet). Anyway, I thought I'd open the hood and let you know what goes into the trail rankings so you can help us improve our method. I'll let you know about the factors we use (in order of importance) but the actual weights used will remain part of the secret sauce. #1 - Average trail rating. This rating comes from the trail reviews people post on singletracks and obviously it's pretty important. The only problem is that for new trails or trails that have one or two fanboys (or girls) this can be a bit deceptive. It's still the most important and the one factor that really tells us what people think about the trail. #2 - Number of people who *want* to ride the trail. Using the mountain bike trail wishlist feature on singletracks we count how many people wish they could ride the trail. This is pretty telling since a lot of people don't live near epic trails but they dream of riding the nationally (and internationally) known spots. #3 - Number of times the trail description has been viewed (ever). If a trail is viewed a lot it's probably pretty popular so we include this in our rating. Moreover, if it's been around a while and has been on singletracks longer than other trails, chances are it's a pretty sweet ride. #4 - Number of ridelog entries. This tells us how *often* people ride a particular trail. If you have, for example, 5 local trails but you end up riding one of the trails way more than the others then chances are that's a good trail. #5 - Number of people who have ridden the trail. Admittedly this doesn't say much but it is still a good thing to include. Some trails (like <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/trail.php?id=511">Slickrock</a>) get visitors from around the world so it tends to be ridden more than other trails. By the same token, an "easy" trail or an in-town ride might get a lot of riders, though not because it's great (example: <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/trail.php?id=14">Green Mountain</a>). This is probably the biggest flaw in the current rankings. #6 - Monthly page views. This factor takes into account the number of times a trail listing has been viewed this month and it's meant to give new trails a chance to move up the list. Honestly this factor rarely plays into the rankings. So there you have it - 6 factors for ranking mountain bike trails. Let us know if there's a factor we've missed that can be captured using singletracks data - we'd love to hear about it!
Community
Mountain bike orienteering (MTBO)
Jun 21, 2007
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A winding dirt path surrounded by green grass and forested hills under a blue sky with scattered clouds. A person is biking along the trail, which forks in the distance.
Mountain Bike Trails
New DH trails at Keystone this summer
Jun 20, 2007
Admittedly when we first posted our list of the <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/top.php?action=trails&amp;orderby=hits&amp;direction=DESC">top 100 mountain bike trails in the world</a> it was a bit of a gimmick. Obviously we haven't ridden every trail on the planet so we had to automate things a bit with a "super secret" trail ranking algorithm to build the list. Of course our list isn't perfect and frankly it never will be - computers don't know how to mountain bike (yet). Anyway, I thought I'd open the hood and let you know what goes into the trail rankings so you can help us improve our method. I'll let you know about the factors we use (in order of importance) but the actual weights used will remain part of the secret sauce. #1 - Average trail rating. This rating comes from the trail reviews people post on singletracks and obviously it's pretty important. The only problem is that for new trails or trails that have one or two fanboys (or girls) this can be a bit deceptive. It's still the most important and the one factor that really tells us what people think about the trail. #2 - Number of people who *want* to ride the trail. Using the mountain bike trail wishlist feature on singletracks we count how many people wish they could ride the trail. This is pretty telling since a lot of people don't live near epic trails but they dream of riding the nationally (and internationally) known spots. #3 - Number of times the trail description has been viewed (ever). If a trail is viewed a lot it's probably pretty popular so we include this in our rating. Moreover, if it's been around a while and has been on singletracks longer than other trails, chances are it's a pretty sweet ride. #4 - Number of ridelog entries. This tells us how *often* people ride a particular trail. If you have, for example, 5 local trails but you end up riding one of the trails way more than the others then chances are that's a good trail. #5 - Number of people who have ridden the trail. Admittedly this doesn't say much but it is still a good thing to include. Some trails (like <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/trail.php?id=511">Slickrock</a>) get visitors from around the world so it tends to be ridden more than other trails. By the same token, an "easy" trail or an in-town ride might get a lot of riders, though not because it's great (example: <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/trail.php?id=14">Green Mountain</a>). This is probably the biggest flaw in the current rankings. #6 - Monthly page views. This factor takes into account the number of times a trail listing has been viewed this month and it's meant to give new trails a chance to move up the list. Honestly this factor rarely plays into the rankings. So there you have it - 6 factors for ranking mountain bike trails. Let us know if there's a factor we've missed that can be captured using singletracks data - we'd love to hear about it!
Mountain Bike Trails
Money talks, hikers walk
Jun 19, 2007
Admittedly when we first posted our list of the <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/top.php?action=trails&amp;orderby=hits&amp;direction=DESC">top 100 mountain bike trails in the world</a> it was a bit of a gimmick. Obviously we haven't ridden every trail on the planet so we had to automate things a bit with a "super secret" trail ranking algorithm to build the list. Of course our list isn't perfect and frankly it never will be - computers don't know how to mountain bike (yet). Anyway, I thought I'd open the hood and let you know what goes into the trail rankings so you can help us improve our method. I'll let you know about the factors we use (in order of importance) but the actual weights used will remain part of the secret sauce. #1 - Average trail rating. This rating comes from the trail reviews people post on singletracks and obviously it's pretty important. The only problem is that for new trails or trails that have one or two fanboys (or girls) this can be a bit deceptive. It's still the most important and the one factor that really tells us what people think about the trail. #2 - Number of people who *want* to ride the trail. Using the mountain bike trail wishlist feature on singletracks we count how many people wish they could ride the trail. This is pretty telling since a lot of people don't live near epic trails but they dream of riding the nationally (and internationally) known spots. #3 - Number of times the trail description has been viewed (ever). If a trail is viewed a lot it's probably pretty popular so we include this in our rating. Moreover, if it's been around a while and has been on singletracks longer than other trails, chances are it's a pretty sweet ride. #4 - Number of ridelog entries. This tells us how *often* people ride a particular trail. If you have, for example, 5 local trails but you end up riding one of the trails way more than the others then chances are that's a good trail. #5 - Number of people who have ridden the trail. Admittedly this doesn't say much but it is still a good thing to include. Some trails (like <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/trail.php?id=511">Slickrock</a>) get visitors from around the world so it tends to be ridden more than other trails. By the same token, an "easy" trail or an in-town ride might get a lot of riders, though not because it's great (example: <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/trail.php?id=14">Green Mountain</a>). This is probably the biggest flaw in the current rankings. #6 - Monthly page views. This factor takes into account the number of times a trail listing has been viewed this month and it's meant to give new trails a chance to move up the list. Honestly this factor rarely plays into the rankings. So there you have it - 6 factors for ranking mountain bike trails. Let us know if there's a factor we've missed that can be captured using singletracks data - we'd love to hear about it!
Community
Singletracks is moving
Jun 15, 2007
A modern bicycle featuring a unique bamboo frame design with a sleek, minimalist aesthetic. The bike has two black wheels, white spokes, and is equipped with green handles. It is positioned on a reflective surface, emphasizing its contemporary style.
Mountain Bikes and Gear
A wooden mountain bike?
Jun 15, 2007
Admittedly when we first posted our list of the <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/top.php?action=trails&amp;orderby=hits&amp;direction=DESC">top 100 mountain bike trails in the world</a> it was a bit of a gimmick. Obviously we haven't ridden every trail on the planet so we had to automate things a bit with a "super secret" trail ranking algorithm to build the list. Of course our list isn't perfect and frankly it never will be - computers don't know how to mountain bike (yet). Anyway, I thought I'd open the hood and let you know what goes into the trail rankings so you can help us improve our method. I'll let you know about the factors we use (in order of importance) but the actual weights used will remain part of the secret sauce. #1 - Average trail rating. This rating comes from the trail reviews people post on singletracks and obviously it's pretty important. The only problem is that for new trails or trails that have one or two fanboys (or girls) this can be a bit deceptive. It's still the most important and the one factor that really tells us what people think about the trail. #2 - Number of people who *want* to ride the trail. Using the mountain bike trail wishlist feature on singletracks we count how many people wish they could ride the trail. This is pretty telling since a lot of people don't live near epic trails but they dream of riding the nationally (and internationally) known spots. #3 - Number of times the trail description has been viewed (ever). If a trail is viewed a lot it's probably pretty popular so we include this in our rating. Moreover, if it's been around a while and has been on singletracks longer than other trails, chances are it's a pretty sweet ride. #4 - Number of ridelog entries. This tells us how *often* people ride a particular trail. If you have, for example, 5 local trails but you end up riding one of the trails way more than the others then chances are that's a good trail. #5 - Number of people who have ridden the trail. Admittedly this doesn't say much but it is still a good thing to include. Some trails (like <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/trail.php?id=511">Slickrock</a>) get visitors from around the world so it tends to be ridden more than other trails. By the same token, an "easy" trail or an in-town ride might get a lot of riders, though not because it's great (example: <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/trail.php?id=14">Green Mountain</a>). This is probably the biggest flaw in the current rankings. #6 - Monthly page views. This factor takes into account the number of times a trail listing has been viewed this month and it's meant to give new trails a chance to move up the list. Honestly this factor rarely plays into the rankings. So there you have it - 6 factors for ranking mountain bike trails. Let us know if there's a factor we've missed that can be captured using singletracks data - we'd love to hear about it!
Culture
Mountain biking is dead
Jun 14, 2007
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Admittedly when we first posted our list of the <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/top.php?action=trails&amp;orderby=hits&amp;direction=DESC">top 100 mountain bike trails in the world</a> it was a bit of a gimmick. Obviously we haven't ridden every trail on the planet so we had to automate things a bit with a "super secret" trail ranking algorithm to build the list. Of course our list isn't perfect and frankly it never will be - computers don't know how to mountain bike (yet). Anyway, I thought I'd open the hood and let you know what goes into the trail rankings so you can help us improve our method. I'll let you know about the factors we use (in order of importance) but the actual weights used will remain part of the secret sauce. #1 - Average trail rating. This rating comes from the trail reviews people post on singletracks and obviously it's pretty important. The only problem is that for new trails or trails that have one or two fanboys (or girls) this can be a bit deceptive. It's still the most important and the one factor that really tells us what people think about the trail. #2 - Number of people who *want* to ride the trail. Using the mountain bike trail wishlist feature on singletracks we count how many people wish they could ride the trail. This is pretty telling since a lot of people don't live near epic trails but they dream of riding the nationally (and internationally) known spots. #3 - Number of times the trail description has been viewed (ever). If a trail is viewed a lot it's probably pretty popular so we include this in our rating. Moreover, if it's been around a while and has been on singletracks longer than other trails, chances are it's a pretty sweet ride. #4 - Number of ridelog entries. This tells us how *often* people ride a particular trail. If you have, for example, 5 local trails but you end up riding one of the trails way more than the others then chances are that's a good trail. #5 - Number of people who have ridden the trail. Admittedly this doesn't say much but it is still a good thing to include. Some trails (like <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/trail.php?id=511">Slickrock</a>) get visitors from around the world so it tends to be ridden more than other trails. By the same token, an "easy" trail or an in-town ride might get a lot of riders, though not because it's great (example: <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/trail.php?id=14">Green Mountain</a>). This is probably the biggest flaw in the current rankings. #6 - Monthly page views. This factor takes into account the number of times a trail listing has been viewed this month and it's meant to give new trails a chance to move up the list. Honestly this factor rarely plays into the rankings. So there you have it - 6 factors for ranking mountain bike trails. Let us know if there's a factor we've missed that can be captured using singletracks data - we'd love to hear about it!
Community
Lory State Park adds MTB Park
Jun 13, 2007
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Admittedly when we first posted our list of the <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/top.php?action=trails&amp;orderby=hits&amp;direction=DESC">top 100 mountain bike trails in the world</a> it was a bit of a gimmick. Obviously we haven't ridden every trail on the planet so we had to automate things a bit with a "super secret" trail ranking algorithm to build the list. Of course our list isn't perfect and frankly it never will be - computers don't know how to mountain bike (yet). Anyway, I thought I'd open the hood and let you know what goes into the trail rankings so you can help us improve our method. I'll let you know about the factors we use (in order of importance) but the actual weights used will remain part of the secret sauce. #1 - Average trail rating. This rating comes from the trail reviews people post on singletracks and obviously it's pretty important. The only problem is that for new trails or trails that have one or two fanboys (or girls) this can be a bit deceptive. It's still the most important and the one factor that really tells us what people think about the trail. #2 - Number of people who *want* to ride the trail. Using the mountain bike trail wishlist feature on singletracks we count how many people wish they could ride the trail. This is pretty telling since a lot of people don't live near epic trails but they dream of riding the nationally (and internationally) known spots. #3 - Number of times the trail description has been viewed (ever). If a trail is viewed a lot it's probably pretty popular so we include this in our rating. Moreover, if it's been around a while and has been on singletracks longer than other trails, chances are it's a pretty sweet ride. #4 - Number of ridelog entries. This tells us how *often* people ride a particular trail. If you have, for example, 5 local trails but you end up riding one of the trails way more than the others then chances are that's a good trail. #5 - Number of people who have ridden the trail. Admittedly this doesn't say much but it is still a good thing to include. Some trails (like <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/trail.php?id=511">Slickrock</a>) get visitors from around the world so it tends to be ridden more than other trails. By the same token, an "easy" trail or an in-town ride might get a lot of riders, though not because it's great (example: <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/trail.php?id=14">Green Mountain</a>). This is probably the biggest flaw in the current rankings. #6 - Monthly page views. This factor takes into account the number of times a trail listing has been viewed this month and it's meant to give new trails a chance to move up the list. Honestly this factor rarely plays into the rankings. So there you have it - 6 factors for ranking mountain bike trails. Let us know if there's a factor we've missed that can be captured using singletracks data - we'd love to hear about it!
Culture
Mountain bike weddings
Jun 13, 2007
  1
Community
Mountain bike limbo
Jun 12, 2007
Admittedly when we first posted our list of the <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/top.php?action=trails&amp;orderby=hits&amp;direction=DESC">top 100 mountain bike trails in the world</a> it was a bit of a gimmick. Obviously we haven't ridden every trail on the planet so we had to automate things a bit with a "super secret" trail ranking algorithm to build the list. Of course our list isn't perfect and frankly it never will be - computers don't know how to mountain bike (yet). Anyway, I thought I'd open the hood and let you know what goes into the trail rankings so you can help us improve our method. I'll let you know about the factors we use (in order of importance) but the actual weights used will remain part of the secret sauce. #1 - Average trail rating. This rating comes from the trail reviews people post on singletracks and obviously it's pretty important. The only problem is that for new trails or trails that have one or two fanboys (or girls) this can be a bit deceptive. It's still the most important and the one factor that really tells us what people think about the trail. #2 - Number of people who *want* to ride the trail. Using the mountain bike trail wishlist feature on singletracks we count how many people wish they could ride the trail. This is pretty telling since a lot of people don't live near epic trails but they dream of riding the nationally (and internationally) known spots. #3 - Number of times the trail description has been viewed (ever). If a trail is viewed a lot it's probably pretty popular so we include this in our rating. Moreover, if it's been around a while and has been on singletracks longer than other trails, chances are it's a pretty sweet ride. #4 - Number of ridelog entries. This tells us how *often* people ride a particular trail. If you have, for example, 5 local trails but you end up riding one of the trails way more than the others then chances are that's a good trail. #5 - Number of people who have ridden the trail. Admittedly this doesn't say much but it is still a good thing to include. Some trails (like <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/trail.php?id=511">Slickrock</a>) get visitors from around the world so it tends to be ridden more than other trails. By the same token, an "easy" trail or an in-town ride might get a lot of riders, though not because it's great (example: <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/trail.php?id=14">Green Mountain</a>). This is probably the biggest flaw in the current rankings. #6 - Monthly page views. This factor takes into account the number of times a trail listing has been viewed this month and it's meant to give new trails a chance to move up the list. Honestly this factor rarely plays into the rankings. So there you have it - 6 factors for ranking mountain bike trails. Let us know if there's a factor we've missed that can be captured using singletracks data - we'd love to hear about it!
Mountain Bike Trails
New singletrack in Savage, MN
Jun 6, 2007
Admittedly when we first posted our list of the <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/top.php?action=trails&amp;orderby=hits&amp;direction=DESC">top 100 mountain bike trails in the world</a> it was a bit of a gimmick. Obviously we haven't ridden every trail on the planet so we had to automate things a bit with a "super secret" trail ranking algorithm to build the list. Of course our list isn't perfect and frankly it never will be - computers don't know how to mountain bike (yet). Anyway, I thought I'd open the hood and let you know what goes into the trail rankings so you can help us improve our method. I'll let you know about the factors we use (in order of importance) but the actual weights used will remain part of the secret sauce. #1 - Average trail rating. This rating comes from the trail reviews people post on singletracks and obviously it's pretty important. The only problem is that for new trails or trails that have one or two fanboys (or girls) this can be a bit deceptive. It's still the most important and the one factor that really tells us what people think about the trail. #2 - Number of people who *want* to ride the trail. Using the mountain bike trail wishlist feature on singletracks we count how many people wish they could ride the trail. This is pretty telling since a lot of people don't live near epic trails but they dream of riding the nationally (and internationally) known spots. #3 - Number of times the trail description has been viewed (ever). If a trail is viewed a lot it's probably pretty popular so we include this in our rating. Moreover, if it's been around a while and has been on singletracks longer than other trails, chances are it's a pretty sweet ride. #4 - Number of ridelog entries. This tells us how *often* people ride a particular trail. If you have, for example, 5 local trails but you end up riding one of the trails way more than the others then chances are that's a good trail. #5 - Number of people who have ridden the trail. Admittedly this doesn't say much but it is still a good thing to include. Some trails (like <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/trail.php?id=511">Slickrock</a>) get visitors from around the world so it tends to be ridden more than other trails. By the same token, an "easy" trail or an in-town ride might get a lot of riders, though not because it's great (example: <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/trail.php?id=14">Green Mountain</a>). This is probably the biggest flaw in the current rankings. #6 - Monthly page views. This factor takes into account the number of times a trail listing has been viewed this month and it's meant to give new trails a chance to move up the list. Honestly this factor rarely plays into the rankings. So there you have it - 6 factors for ranking mountain bike trails. Let us know if there's a factor we've missed that can be captured using singletracks data - we'd love to hear about it!
Community
Triangle Off Road Cyclists (TORC) Fat Tire Festival: June 9
Jun 6, 2007
Admittedly when we first posted our list of the <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/top.php?action=trails&amp;orderby=hits&amp;direction=DESC">top 100 mountain bike trails in the world</a> it was a bit of a gimmick. Obviously we haven't ridden every trail on the planet so we had to automate things a bit with a "super secret" trail ranking algorithm to build the list. Of course our list isn't perfect and frankly it never will be - computers don't know how to mountain bike (yet). Anyway, I thought I'd open the hood and let you know what goes into the trail rankings so you can help us improve our method. I'll let you know about the factors we use (in order of importance) but the actual weights used will remain part of the secret sauce. #1 - Average trail rating. This rating comes from the trail reviews people post on singletracks and obviously it's pretty important. The only problem is that for new trails or trails that have one or two fanboys (or girls) this can be a bit deceptive. It's still the most important and the one factor that really tells us what people think about the trail. #2 - Number of people who *want* to ride the trail. Using the mountain bike trail wishlist feature on singletracks we count how many people wish they could ride the trail. This is pretty telling since a lot of people don't live near epic trails but they dream of riding the nationally (and internationally) known spots. #3 - Number of times the trail description has been viewed (ever). If a trail is viewed a lot it's probably pretty popular so we include this in our rating. Moreover, if it's been around a while and has been on singletracks longer than other trails, chances are it's a pretty sweet ride. #4 - Number of ridelog entries. This tells us how *often* people ride a particular trail. If you have, for example, 5 local trails but you end up riding one of the trails way more than the others then chances are that's a good trail. #5 - Number of people who have ridden the trail. Admittedly this doesn't say much but it is still a good thing to include. Some trails (like <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/trail.php?id=511">Slickrock</a>) get visitors from around the world so it tends to be ridden more than other trails. By the same token, an "easy" trail or an in-town ride might get a lot of riders, though not because it's great (example: <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/trail.php?id=14">Green Mountain</a>). This is probably the biggest flaw in the current rankings. #6 - Monthly page views. This factor takes into account the number of times a trail listing has been viewed this month and it's meant to give new trails a chance to move up the list. Honestly this factor rarely plays into the rankings. So there you have it - 6 factors for ranking mountain bike trails. Let us know if there's a factor we've missed that can be captured using singletracks data - we'd love to hear about it!
Community
Klunkerz screening at Bicycle Film Festival
Jun 5, 2007
Admittedly when we first posted our list of the <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/top.php?action=trails&amp;orderby=hits&amp;direction=DESC">top 100 mountain bike trails in the world</a> it was a bit of a gimmick. Obviously we haven't ridden every trail on the planet so we had to automate things a bit with a "super secret" trail ranking algorithm to build the list. Of course our list isn't perfect and frankly it never will be - computers don't know how to mountain bike (yet). Anyway, I thought I'd open the hood and let you know what goes into the trail rankings so you can help us improve our method. I'll let you know about the factors we use (in order of importance) but the actual weights used will remain part of the secret sauce. #1 - Average trail rating. This rating comes from the trail reviews people post on singletracks and obviously it's pretty important. The only problem is that for new trails or trails that have one or two fanboys (or girls) this can be a bit deceptive. It's still the most important and the one factor that really tells us what people think about the trail. #2 - Number of people who *want* to ride the trail. Using the mountain bike trail wishlist feature on singletracks we count how many people wish they could ride the trail. This is pretty telling since a lot of people don't live near epic trails but they dream of riding the nationally (and internationally) known spots. #3 - Number of times the trail description has been viewed (ever). If a trail is viewed a lot it's probably pretty popular so we include this in our rating. Moreover, if it's been around a while and has been on singletracks longer than other trails, chances are it's a pretty sweet ride. #4 - Number of ridelog entries. This tells us how *often* people ride a particular trail. If you have, for example, 5 local trails but you end up riding one of the trails way more than the others then chances are that's a good trail. #5 - Number of people who have ridden the trail. Admittedly this doesn't say much but it is still a good thing to include. Some trails (like <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/trail.php?id=511">Slickrock</a>) get visitors from around the world so it tends to be ridden more than other trails. By the same token, an "easy" trail or an in-town ride might get a lot of riders, though not because it's great (example: <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/trail.php?id=14">Green Mountain</a>). This is probably the biggest flaw in the current rankings. #6 - Monthly page views. This factor takes into account the number of times a trail listing has been viewed this month and it's meant to give new trails a chance to move up the list. Honestly this factor rarely plays into the rankings. So there you have it - 6 factors for ranking mountain bike trails. Let us know if there's a factor we've missed that can be captured using singletracks data - we'd love to hear about it!
Mountain Bike Trails
Eroded and confusing trail network? Just start over!
Jun 5, 2007
  2
Admittedly when we first posted our list of the <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/top.php?action=trails&amp;orderby=hits&amp;direction=DESC">top 100 mountain bike trails in the world</a> it was a bit of a gimmick. Obviously we haven't ridden every trail on the planet so we had to automate things a bit with a "super secret" trail ranking algorithm to build the list. Of course our list isn't perfect and frankly it never will be - computers don't know how to mountain bike (yet). Anyway, I thought I'd open the hood and let you know what goes into the trail rankings so you can help us improve our method. I'll let you know about the factors we use (in order of importance) but the actual weights used will remain part of the secret sauce. #1 - Average trail rating. This rating comes from the trail reviews people post on singletracks and obviously it's pretty important. The only problem is that for new trails or trails that have one or two fanboys (or girls) this can be a bit deceptive. It's still the most important and the one factor that really tells us what people think about the trail. #2 - Number of people who *want* to ride the trail. Using the mountain bike trail wishlist feature on singletracks we count how many people wish they could ride the trail. This is pretty telling since a lot of people don't live near epic trails but they dream of riding the nationally (and internationally) known spots. #3 - Number of times the trail description has been viewed (ever). If a trail is viewed a lot it's probably pretty popular so we include this in our rating. Moreover, if it's been around a while and has been on singletracks longer than other trails, chances are it's a pretty sweet ride. #4 - Number of ridelog entries. This tells us how *often* people ride a particular trail. If you have, for example, 5 local trails but you end up riding one of the trails way more than the others then chances are that's a good trail. #5 - Number of people who have ridden the trail. Admittedly this doesn't say much but it is still a good thing to include. Some trails (like <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/trail.php?id=511">Slickrock</a>) get visitors from around the world so it tends to be ridden more than other trails. By the same token, an "easy" trail or an in-town ride might get a lot of riders, though not because it's great (example: <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/trail.php?id=14">Green Mountain</a>). This is probably the biggest flaw in the current rankings. #6 - Monthly page views. This factor takes into account the number of times a trail listing has been viewed this month and it's meant to give new trails a chance to move up the list. Honestly this factor rarely plays into the rankings. So there you have it - 6 factors for ranking mountain bike trails. Let us know if there's a factor we've missed that can be captured using singletracks data - we'd love to hear about it!
Culture
Floyd Landis takes 36th at Teva Mountain Games in Vail
Jun 4, 2007
Admittedly when we first posted our list of the <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/top.php?action=trails&amp;orderby=hits&amp;direction=DESC">top 100 mountain bike trails in the world</a> it was a bit of a gimmick. Obviously we haven't ridden every trail on the planet so we had to automate things a bit with a "super secret" trail ranking algorithm to build the list. Of course our list isn't perfect and frankly it never will be - computers don't know how to mountain bike (yet). Anyway, I thought I'd open the hood and let you know what goes into the trail rankings so you can help us improve our method. I'll let you know about the factors we use (in order of importance) but the actual weights used will remain part of the secret sauce. #1 - Average trail rating. This rating comes from the trail reviews people post on singletracks and obviously it's pretty important. The only problem is that for new trails or trails that have one or two fanboys (or girls) this can be a bit deceptive. It's still the most important and the one factor that really tells us what people think about the trail. #2 - Number of people who *want* to ride the trail. Using the mountain bike trail wishlist feature on singletracks we count how many people wish they could ride the trail. This is pretty telling since a lot of people don't live near epic trails but they dream of riding the nationally (and internationally) known spots. #3 - Number of times the trail description has been viewed (ever). If a trail is viewed a lot it's probably pretty popular so we include this in our rating. Moreover, if it's been around a while and has been on singletracks longer than other trails, chances are it's a pretty sweet ride. #4 - Number of ridelog entries. This tells us how *often* people ride a particular trail. If you have, for example, 5 local trails but you end up riding one of the trails way more than the others then chances are that's a good trail. #5 - Number of people who have ridden the trail. Admittedly this doesn't say much but it is still a good thing to include. Some trails (like <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/trail.php?id=511">Slickrock</a>) get visitors from around the world so it tends to be ridden more than other trails. By the same token, an "easy" trail or an in-town ride might get a lot of riders, though not because it's great (example: <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/trail.php?id=14">Green Mountain</a>). This is probably the biggest flaw in the current rankings. #6 - Monthly page views. This factor takes into account the number of times a trail listing has been viewed this month and it's meant to give new trails a chance to move up the list. Honestly this factor rarely plays into the rankings. So there you have it - 6 factors for ranking mountain bike trails. Let us know if there's a factor we've missed that can be captured using singletracks data - we'd love to hear about it!
Mountain Bikes and Gear
Ever had a GPS freeze up on a ride?
Jun 1, 2007
  1
A scenic view of rolling green hills leading to a mountain range under a blue sky with fluffy white clouds. A narrow winding trail cuts through the grassy landscape, surrounded by clusters of trees and wildflowers.
Mountain Bike Trails
How many mountain bike trails is enough?
Jun 1, 2007
  4
A CD case for Magellan's MapSend Topo 3D software, featuring a colorful design with a map preview in the bottom right corner, and text indicating compatibility with various Magellan GPS receivers. The top section includes the Magellan logo and the title "MapSend Topo 3D."
Mountain Bikes and Gear
MapSend Topo 3D USA: Does the job
May 31, 2007
A promotional poster for "On the Road to Athens," featuring a cyclist wearing a helmet and focused on riding, with a background of an American flag. The design includes text highlighting the event and sponsors.
Culture
Off Road to Athens MTB Film: Great
May 30, 2007
A close-up view of a speedometer displaying speed in miles per hour (MPH) and kilometers per hour (km/h), with a red and white illuminated design.
Culture
Are you fast or slow? Epic or not?
May 29, 2007
  3
Logo for Singletracks, featuring a stylized mountain graphic above the word "singletracks" with the tagline "bike the net" below.
Community
Mystery revealed: Singletrack vs. Singletracks
May 28, 2007
Admittedly when we first posted our list of the <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/top.php?action=trails&amp;orderby=hits&amp;direction=DESC">top 100 mountain bike trails in the world</a> it was a bit of a gimmick. Obviously we haven't ridden every trail on the planet so we had to automate things a bit with a "super secret" trail ranking algorithm to build the list. Of course our list isn't perfect and frankly it never will be - computers don't know how to mountain bike (yet). Anyway, I thought I'd open the hood and let you know what goes into the trail rankings so you can help us improve our method. I'll let you know about the factors we use (in order of importance) but the actual weights used will remain part of the secret sauce. #1 - Average trail rating. This rating comes from the trail reviews people post on singletracks and obviously it's pretty important. The only problem is that for new trails or trails that have one or two fanboys (or girls) this can be a bit deceptive. It's still the most important and the one factor that really tells us what people think about the trail. #2 - Number of people who *want* to ride the trail. Using the mountain bike trail wishlist feature on singletracks we count how many people wish they could ride the trail. This is pretty telling since a lot of people don't live near epic trails but they dream of riding the nationally (and internationally) known spots. #3 - Number of times the trail description has been viewed (ever). If a trail is viewed a lot it's probably pretty popular so we include this in our rating. Moreover, if it's been around a while and has been on singletracks longer than other trails, chances are it's a pretty sweet ride. #4 - Number of ridelog entries. This tells us how *often* people ride a particular trail. If you have, for example, 5 local trails but you end up riding one of the trails way more than the others then chances are that's a good trail. #5 - Number of people who have ridden the trail. Admittedly this doesn't say much but it is still a good thing to include. Some trails (like <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/trail.php?id=511">Slickrock</a>) get visitors from around the world so it tends to be ridden more than other trails. By the same token, an "easy" trail or an in-town ride might get a lot of riders, though not because it's great (example: <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/trail.php?id=14">Green Mountain</a>). This is probably the biggest flaw in the current rankings. #6 - Monthly page views. This factor takes into account the number of times a trail listing has been viewed this month and it's meant to give new trails a chance to move up the list. Honestly this factor rarely plays into the rankings. So there you have it - 6 factors for ranking mountain bike trails. Let us know if there's a factor we've missed that can be captured using singletracks data - we'd love to hear about it!
Mountain Bikes and Gear
Refurbished, custom bikes in UK: Flip this bike
May 26, 2007
  1
Book cover titled "Mountain Biking Georgia" by Alex Nutt, featuring a scenic trail with two mountain bikers riding through a wooded area. The design includes bold text and is likely aimed at outdoor enthusiasts.
Mountain Bike Trails
Finding new bike trails: Books vs. websites
May 25, 2007
  1
Admittedly when we first posted our list of the <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/top.php?action=trails&amp;orderby=hits&amp;direction=DESC">top 100 mountain bike trails in the world</a> it was a bit of a gimmick. Obviously we haven't ridden every trail on the planet so we had to automate things a bit with a "super secret" trail ranking algorithm to build the list. Of course our list isn't perfect and frankly it never will be - computers don't know how to mountain bike (yet). Anyway, I thought I'd open the hood and let you know what goes into the trail rankings so you can help us improve our method. I'll let you know about the factors we use (in order of importance) but the actual weights used will remain part of the secret sauce. #1 - Average trail rating. This rating comes from the trail reviews people post on singletracks and obviously it's pretty important. The only problem is that for new trails or trails that have one or two fanboys (or girls) this can be a bit deceptive. It's still the most important and the one factor that really tells us what people think about the trail. #2 - Number of people who *want* to ride the trail. Using the mountain bike trail wishlist feature on singletracks we count how many people wish they could ride the trail. This is pretty telling since a lot of people don't live near epic trails but they dream of riding the nationally (and internationally) known spots. #3 - Number of times the trail description has been viewed (ever). If a trail is viewed a lot it's probably pretty popular so we include this in our rating. Moreover, if it's been around a while and has been on singletracks longer than other trails, chances are it's a pretty sweet ride. #4 - Number of ridelog entries. This tells us how *often* people ride a particular trail. If you have, for example, 5 local trails but you end up riding one of the trails way more than the others then chances are that's a good trail. #5 - Number of people who have ridden the trail. Admittedly this doesn't say much but it is still a good thing to include. Some trails (like <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/trail.php?id=511">Slickrock</a>) get visitors from around the world so it tends to be ridden more than other trails. By the same token, an "easy" trail or an in-town ride might get a lot of riders, though not because it's great (example: <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/trail.php?id=14">Green Mountain</a>). This is probably the biggest flaw in the current rankings. #6 - Monthly page views. This factor takes into account the number of times a trail listing has been viewed this month and it's meant to give new trails a chance to move up the list. Honestly this factor rarely plays into the rankings. So there you have it - 6 factors for ranking mountain bike trails. Let us know if there's a factor we've missed that can be captured using singletracks data - we'd love to hear about it!
Mountain Bike Trails
IMBA Trail Care Crew at Tsali June 2-3
May 24, 2007
A collection of silver rings with textured designs, displayed against a dark background.
Culture
Biking AND a wedding ring
May 24, 2007
  2
Screenshot of the Garmin Training Center application showing a training activity. The display includes a map with a highlighted route represented by yellow dots around a lake, along with performance data such as elapsed time, distance, average speed, calories burned, and heart rate statistics. The bottom section features a graph comparing elevation and heart rate over distance.
Mountain Bikes and Gear
Motionbased Review: Take 1
May 23, 2007
  1
Admittedly when we first posted our list of the <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/top.php?action=trails&amp;orderby=hits&amp;direction=DESC">top 100 mountain bike trails in the world</a> it was a bit of a gimmick. Obviously we haven't ridden every trail on the planet so we had to automate things a bit with a "super secret" trail ranking algorithm to build the list. Of course our list isn't perfect and frankly it never will be - computers don't know how to mountain bike (yet). Anyway, I thought I'd open the hood and let you know what goes into the trail rankings so you can help us improve our method. I'll let you know about the factors we use (in order of importance) but the actual weights used will remain part of the secret sauce. #1 - Average trail rating. This rating comes from the trail reviews people post on singletracks and obviously it's pretty important. The only problem is that for new trails or trails that have one or two fanboys (or girls) this can be a bit deceptive. It's still the most important and the one factor that really tells us what people think about the trail. #2 - Number of people who *want* to ride the trail. Using the mountain bike trail wishlist feature on singletracks we count how many people wish they could ride the trail. This is pretty telling since a lot of people don't live near epic trails but they dream of riding the nationally (and internationally) known spots. #3 - Number of times the trail description has been viewed (ever). If a trail is viewed a lot it's probably pretty popular so we include this in our rating. Moreover, if it's been around a while and has been on singletracks longer than other trails, chances are it's a pretty sweet ride. #4 - Number of ridelog entries. This tells us how *often* people ride a particular trail. If you have, for example, 5 local trails but you end up riding one of the trails way more than the others then chances are that's a good trail. #5 - Number of people who have ridden the trail. Admittedly this doesn't say much but it is still a good thing to include. Some trails (like <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/trail.php?id=511">Slickrock</a>) get visitors from around the world so it tends to be ridden more than other trails. By the same token, an "easy" trail or an in-town ride might get a lot of riders, though not because it's great (example: <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/trail.php?id=14">Green Mountain</a>). This is probably the biggest flaw in the current rankings. #6 - Monthly page views. This factor takes into account the number of times a trail listing has been viewed this month and it's meant to give new trails a chance to move up the list. Honestly this factor rarely plays into the rankings. So there you have it - 6 factors for ranking mountain bike trails. Let us know if there's a factor we've missed that can be captured using singletracks data - we'd love to hear about it!
Mountain Bikes and Gear
How baggy are your bike shorts?
May 22, 2007
Admittedly when we first posted our list of the <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/top.php?action=trails&amp;orderby=hits&amp;direction=DESC">top 100 mountain bike trails in the world</a> it was a bit of a gimmick. Obviously we haven't ridden every trail on the planet so we had to automate things a bit with a "super secret" trail ranking algorithm to build the list. Of course our list isn't perfect and frankly it never will be - computers don't know how to mountain bike (yet). Anyway, I thought I'd open the hood and let you know what goes into the trail rankings so you can help us improve our method. I'll let you know about the factors we use (in order of importance) but the actual weights used will remain part of the secret sauce. #1 - Average trail rating. This rating comes from the trail reviews people post on singletracks and obviously it's pretty important. The only problem is that for new trails or trails that have one or two fanboys (or girls) this can be a bit deceptive. It's still the most important and the one factor that really tells us what people think about the trail. #2 - Number of people who *want* to ride the trail. Using the mountain bike trail wishlist feature on singletracks we count how many people wish they could ride the trail. This is pretty telling since a lot of people don't live near epic trails but they dream of riding the nationally (and internationally) known spots. #3 - Number of times the trail description has been viewed (ever). If a trail is viewed a lot it's probably pretty popular so we include this in our rating. Moreover, if it's been around a while and has been on singletracks longer than other trails, chances are it's a pretty sweet ride. #4 - Number of ridelog entries. This tells us how *often* people ride a particular trail. If you have, for example, 5 local trails but you end up riding one of the trails way more than the others then chances are that's a good trail. #5 - Number of people who have ridden the trail. Admittedly this doesn't say much but it is still a good thing to include. Some trails (like <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/trail.php?id=511">Slickrock</a>) get visitors from around the world so it tends to be ridden more than other trails. By the same token, an "easy" trail or an in-town ride might get a lot of riders, though not because it's great (example: <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/trail.php?id=14">Green Mountain</a>). This is probably the biggest flaw in the current rankings. #6 - Monthly page views. This factor takes into account the number of times a trail listing has been viewed this month and it's meant to give new trails a chance to move up the list. Honestly this factor rarely plays into the rankings. So there you have it - 6 factors for ranking mountain bike trails. Let us know if there's a factor we've missed that can be captured using singletracks data - we'd love to hear about it!
Mountain Bike Trails
New loop at Itusi officially opens Saturday
May 22, 2007
Admittedly when we first posted our list of the <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/top.php?action=trails&amp;orderby=hits&amp;direction=DESC">top 100 mountain bike trails in the world</a> it was a bit of a gimmick. Obviously we haven't ridden every trail on the planet so we had to automate things a bit with a "super secret" trail ranking algorithm to build the list. Of course our list isn't perfect and frankly it never will be - computers don't know how to mountain bike (yet). Anyway, I thought I'd open the hood and let you know what goes into the trail rankings so you can help us improve our method. I'll let you know about the factors we use (in order of importance) but the actual weights used will remain part of the secret sauce. #1 - Average trail rating. This rating comes from the trail reviews people post on singletracks and obviously it's pretty important. The only problem is that for new trails or trails that have one or two fanboys (or girls) this can be a bit deceptive. It's still the most important and the one factor that really tells us what people think about the trail. #2 - Number of people who *want* to ride the trail. Using the mountain bike trail wishlist feature on singletracks we count how many people wish they could ride the trail. This is pretty telling since a lot of people don't live near epic trails but they dream of riding the nationally (and internationally) known spots. #3 - Number of times the trail description has been viewed (ever). If a trail is viewed a lot it's probably pretty popular so we include this in our rating. Moreover, if it's been around a while and has been on singletracks longer than other trails, chances are it's a pretty sweet ride. #4 - Number of ridelog entries. This tells us how *often* people ride a particular trail. If you have, for example, 5 local trails but you end up riding one of the trails way more than the others then chances are that's a good trail. #5 - Number of people who have ridden the trail. Admittedly this doesn't say much but it is still a good thing to include. Some trails (like <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/trail.php?id=511">Slickrock</a>) get visitors from around the world so it tends to be ridden more than other trails. By the same token, an "easy" trail or an in-town ride might get a lot of riders, though not because it's great (example: <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/trail.php?id=14">Green Mountain</a>). This is probably the biggest flaw in the current rankings. #6 - Monthly page views. This factor takes into account the number of times a trail listing has been viewed this month and it's meant to give new trails a chance to move up the list. Honestly this factor rarely plays into the rankings. So there you have it - 6 factors for ranking mountain bike trails. Let us know if there's a factor we've missed that can be captured using singletracks data - we'd love to hear about it!
Community
Ales and Trails: Brilliant
May 21, 2007
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Admittedly when we first posted our list of the <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/top.php?action=trails&amp;orderby=hits&amp;direction=DESC">top 100 mountain bike trails in the world</a> it was a bit of a gimmick. Obviously we haven't ridden every trail on the planet so we had to automate things a bit with a "super secret" trail ranking algorithm to build the list. Of course our list isn't perfect and frankly it never will be - computers don't know how to mountain bike (yet). Anyway, I thought I'd open the hood and let you know what goes into the trail rankings so you can help us improve our method. I'll let you know about the factors we use (in order of importance) but the actual weights used will remain part of the secret sauce. #1 - Average trail rating. This rating comes from the trail reviews people post on singletracks and obviously it's pretty important. The only problem is that for new trails or trails that have one or two fanboys (or girls) this can be a bit deceptive. It's still the most important and the one factor that really tells us what people think about the trail. #2 - Number of people who *want* to ride the trail. Using the mountain bike trail wishlist feature on singletracks we count how many people wish they could ride the trail. This is pretty telling since a lot of people don't live near epic trails but they dream of riding the nationally (and internationally) known spots. #3 - Number of times the trail description has been viewed (ever). If a trail is viewed a lot it's probably pretty popular so we include this in our rating. Moreover, if it's been around a while and has been on singletracks longer than other trails, chances are it's a pretty sweet ride. #4 - Number of ridelog entries. This tells us how *often* people ride a particular trail. If you have, for example, 5 local trails but you end up riding one of the trails way more than the others then chances are that's a good trail. #5 - Number of people who have ridden the trail. Admittedly this doesn't say much but it is still a good thing to include. Some trails (like <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/trail.php?id=511">Slickrock</a>) get visitors from around the world so it tends to be ridden more than other trails. By the same token, an "easy" trail or an in-town ride might get a lot of riders, though not because it's great (example: <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/trail.php?id=14">Green Mountain</a>). This is probably the biggest flaw in the current rankings. #6 - Monthly page views. This factor takes into account the number of times a trail listing has been viewed this month and it's meant to give new trails a chance to move up the list. Honestly this factor rarely plays into the rankings. So there you have it - 6 factors for ranking mountain bike trails. Let us know if there's a factor we've missed that can be captured using singletracks data - we'd love to hear about it!
Culture
Northstar-at-Tahoe Resort to Reopen Mountain Bike Park
May 18, 2007
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A close-up view of a bicycle's handlebars featuring a GPS device mounted on top. The handlebars are silver, and the background shows a grassy area. The GPS device has a black top and a gray base, indicating its operational features.
Mountain Bikes and Gear
Magellan eXplorist 400 review: Good
May 17, 2007
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Admittedly when we first posted our list of the <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/top.php?action=trails&amp;orderby=hits&amp;direction=DESC">top 100 mountain bike trails in the world</a> it was a bit of a gimmick. Obviously we haven't ridden every trail on the planet so we had to automate things a bit with a "super secret" trail ranking algorithm to build the list. Of course our list isn't perfect and frankly it never will be - computers don't know how to mountain bike (yet). Anyway, I thought I'd open the hood and let you know what goes into the trail rankings so you can help us improve our method. I'll let you know about the factors we use (in order of importance) but the actual weights used will remain part of the secret sauce. #1 - Average trail rating. This rating comes from the trail reviews people post on singletracks and obviously it's pretty important. The only problem is that for new trails or trails that have one or two fanboys (or girls) this can be a bit deceptive. It's still the most important and the one factor that really tells us what people think about the trail. #2 - Number of people who *want* to ride the trail. Using the mountain bike trail wishlist feature on singletracks we count how many people wish they could ride the trail. This is pretty telling since a lot of people don't live near epic trails but they dream of riding the nationally (and internationally) known spots. #3 - Number of times the trail description has been viewed (ever). If a trail is viewed a lot it's probably pretty popular so we include this in our rating. Moreover, if it's been around a while and has been on singletracks longer than other trails, chances are it's a pretty sweet ride. #4 - Number of ridelog entries. This tells us how *often* people ride a particular trail. If you have, for example, 5 local trails but you end up riding one of the trails way more than the others then chances are that's a good trail. #5 - Number of people who have ridden the trail. Admittedly this doesn't say much but it is still a good thing to include. Some trails (like <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/trail.php?id=511">Slickrock</a>) get visitors from around the world so it tends to be ridden more than other trails. By the same token, an "easy" trail or an in-town ride might get a lot of riders, though not because it's great (example: <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/trail.php?id=14">Green Mountain</a>). This is probably the biggest flaw in the current rankings. #6 - Monthly page views. This factor takes into account the number of times a trail listing has been viewed this month and it's meant to give new trails a chance to move up the list. Honestly this factor rarely plays into the rankings. So there you have it - 6 factors for ranking mountain bike trails. Let us know if there's a factor we've missed that can be captured using singletracks data - we'd love to hear about it!
Mountain Bike Trails
New trails in unlikely spot: NYC
May 16, 2007
A person holding a damaged bicycle helmet, looking intently at the camera. The helmet is cracked and shows signs of significant impact, emphasizing the importance of safety gear in cycling.
Culture
Truck runs over biker's head
May 16, 2007
A bicycle attached to a bicycle repair stand, featuring labeled parts including the back wheel, front wheel, and various components of the bike and stand. The stand is red and positioned against a stone edge in a park setting.
Mountain Bikes and Gear
Sideways bicycle?
May 15, 2007
Admittedly when we first posted our list of the <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/top.php?action=trails&amp;orderby=hits&amp;direction=DESC">top 100 mountain bike trails in the world</a> it was a bit of a gimmick. Obviously we haven't ridden every trail on the planet so we had to automate things a bit with a "super secret" trail ranking algorithm to build the list. Of course our list isn't perfect and frankly it never will be - computers don't know how to mountain bike (yet). Anyway, I thought I'd open the hood and let you know what goes into the trail rankings so you can help us improve our method. I'll let you know about the factors we use (in order of importance) but the actual weights used will remain part of the secret sauce. #1 - Average trail rating. This rating comes from the trail reviews people post on singletracks and obviously it's pretty important. The only problem is that for new trails or trails that have one or two fanboys (or girls) this can be a bit deceptive. It's still the most important and the one factor that really tells us what people think about the trail. #2 - Number of people who *want* to ride the trail. Using the mountain bike trail wishlist feature on singletracks we count how many people wish they could ride the trail. This is pretty telling since a lot of people don't live near epic trails but they dream of riding the nationally (and internationally) known spots. #3 - Number of times the trail description has been viewed (ever). If a trail is viewed a lot it's probably pretty popular so we include this in our rating. Moreover, if it's been around a while and has been on singletracks longer than other trails, chances are it's a pretty sweet ride. #4 - Number of ridelog entries. This tells us how *often* people ride a particular trail. If you have, for example, 5 local trails but you end up riding one of the trails way more than the others then chances are that's a good trail. #5 - Number of people who have ridden the trail. Admittedly this doesn't say much but it is still a good thing to include. Some trails (like <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/trail.php?id=511">Slickrock</a>) get visitors from around the world so it tends to be ridden more than other trails. By the same token, an "easy" trail or an in-town ride might get a lot of riders, though not because it's great (example: <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/trail.php?id=14">Green Mountain</a>). This is probably the biggest flaw in the current rankings. #6 - Monthly page views. This factor takes into account the number of times a trail listing has been viewed this month and it's meant to give new trails a chance to move up the list. Honestly this factor rarely plays into the rankings. So there you have it - 6 factors for ranking mountain bike trails. Let us know if there's a factor we've missed that can be captured using singletracks data - we'd love to hear about it!
Mountain Bike Trails
Singletrack for beginners
May 14, 2007
Mountain Bikes and Gear
GPS tips for mountain biking
May 11, 2007
Admittedly when we first posted our list of the <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/top.php?action=trails&amp;orderby=hits&amp;direction=DESC">top 100 mountain bike trails in the world</a> it was a bit of a gimmick. Obviously we haven't ridden every trail on the planet so we had to automate things a bit with a "super secret" trail ranking algorithm to build the list. Of course our list isn't perfect and frankly it never will be - computers don't know how to mountain bike (yet). Anyway, I thought I'd open the hood and let you know what goes into the trail rankings so you can help us improve our method. I'll let you know about the factors we use (in order of importance) but the actual weights used will remain part of the secret sauce. #1 - Average trail rating. This rating comes from the trail reviews people post on singletracks and obviously it's pretty important. The only problem is that for new trails or trails that have one or two fanboys (or girls) this can be a bit deceptive. It's still the most important and the one factor that really tells us what people think about the trail. #2 - Number of people who *want* to ride the trail. Using the mountain bike trail wishlist feature on singletracks we count how many people wish they could ride the trail. This is pretty telling since a lot of people don't live near epic trails but they dream of riding the nationally (and internationally) known spots. #3 - Number of times the trail description has been viewed (ever). If a trail is viewed a lot it's probably pretty popular so we include this in our rating. Moreover, if it's been around a while and has been on singletracks longer than other trails, chances are it's a pretty sweet ride. #4 - Number of ridelog entries. This tells us how *often* people ride a particular trail. If you have, for example, 5 local trails but you end up riding one of the trails way more than the others then chances are that's a good trail. #5 - Number of people who have ridden the trail. Admittedly this doesn't say much but it is still a good thing to include. Some trails (like <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/trail.php?id=511">Slickrock</a>) get visitors from around the world so it tends to be ridden more than other trails. By the same token, an "easy" trail or an in-town ride might get a lot of riders, though not because it's great (example: <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/trail.php?id=14">Green Mountain</a>). This is probably the biggest flaw in the current rankings. #6 - Monthly page views. This factor takes into account the number of times a trail listing has been viewed this month and it's meant to give new trails a chance to move up the list. Honestly this factor rarely plays into the rankings. So there you have it - 6 factors for ranking mountain bike trails. Let us know if there's a factor we've missed that can be captured using singletracks data - we'd love to hear about it!
Community
Mountain bike world championships: Sept 3-9 in Ft. William, Scotland
May 10, 2007
Admittedly when we first posted our list of the <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/top.php?action=trails&amp;orderby=hits&amp;direction=DESC">top 100 mountain bike trails in the world</a> it was a bit of a gimmick. Obviously we haven't ridden every trail on the planet so we had to automate things a bit with a "super secret" trail ranking algorithm to build the list. Of course our list isn't perfect and frankly it never will be - computers don't know how to mountain bike (yet). Anyway, I thought I'd open the hood and let you know what goes into the trail rankings so you can help us improve our method. I'll let you know about the factors we use (in order of importance) but the actual weights used will remain part of the secret sauce. #1 - Average trail rating. This rating comes from the trail reviews people post on singletracks and obviously it's pretty important. The only problem is that for new trails or trails that have one or two fanboys (or girls) this can be a bit deceptive. It's still the most important and the one factor that really tells us what people think about the trail. #2 - Number of people who *want* to ride the trail. Using the mountain bike trail wishlist feature on singletracks we count how many people wish they could ride the trail. This is pretty telling since a lot of people don't live near epic trails but they dream of riding the nationally (and internationally) known spots. #3 - Number of times the trail description has been viewed (ever). If a trail is viewed a lot it's probably pretty popular so we include this in our rating. Moreover, if it's been around a while and has been on singletracks longer than other trails, chances are it's a pretty sweet ride. #4 - Number of ridelog entries. This tells us how *often* people ride a particular trail. If you have, for example, 5 local trails but you end up riding one of the trails way more than the others then chances are that's a good trail. #5 - Number of people who have ridden the trail. Admittedly this doesn't say much but it is still a good thing to include. Some trails (like <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/trail.php?id=511">Slickrock</a>) get visitors from around the world so it tends to be ridden more than other trails. By the same token, an "easy" trail or an in-town ride might get a lot of riders, though not because it's great (example: <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/trail.php?id=14">Green Mountain</a>). This is probably the biggest flaw in the current rankings. #6 - Monthly page views. This factor takes into account the number of times a trail listing has been viewed this month and it's meant to give new trails a chance to move up the list. Honestly this factor rarely plays into the rankings. So there you have it - 6 factors for ranking mountain bike trails. Let us know if there's a factor we've missed that can be captured using singletracks data - we'd love to hear about it!
Culture
The sticky business of bike retailing
May 10, 2007
Mountain Bike Trails
Legend Park is legendary
May 9, 2007
Admittedly when we first posted our list of the <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/top.php?action=trails&amp;orderby=hits&amp;direction=DESC">top 100 mountain bike trails in the world</a> it was a bit of a gimmick. Obviously we haven't ridden every trail on the planet so we had to automate things a bit with a "super secret" trail ranking algorithm to build the list. Of course our list isn't perfect and frankly it never will be - computers don't know how to mountain bike (yet). Anyway, I thought I'd open the hood and let you know what goes into the trail rankings so you can help us improve our method. I'll let you know about the factors we use (in order of importance) but the actual weights used will remain part of the secret sauce. #1 - Average trail rating. This rating comes from the trail reviews people post on singletracks and obviously it's pretty important. The only problem is that for new trails or trails that have one or two fanboys (or girls) this can be a bit deceptive. It's still the most important and the one factor that really tells us what people think about the trail. #2 - Number of people who *want* to ride the trail. Using the mountain bike trail wishlist feature on singletracks we count how many people wish they could ride the trail. This is pretty telling since a lot of people don't live near epic trails but they dream of riding the nationally (and internationally) known spots. #3 - Number of times the trail description has been viewed (ever). If a trail is viewed a lot it's probably pretty popular so we include this in our rating. Moreover, if it's been around a while and has been on singletracks longer than other trails, chances are it's a pretty sweet ride. #4 - Number of ridelog entries. This tells us how *often* people ride a particular trail. If you have, for example, 5 local trails but you end up riding one of the trails way more than the others then chances are that's a good trail. #5 - Number of people who have ridden the trail. Admittedly this doesn't say much but it is still a good thing to include. Some trails (like <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/trail.php?id=511">Slickrock</a>) get visitors from around the world so it tends to be ridden more than other trails. By the same token, an "easy" trail or an in-town ride might get a lot of riders, though not because it's great (example: <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/trail.php?id=14">Green Mountain</a>). This is probably the biggest flaw in the current rankings. #6 - Monthly page views. This factor takes into account the number of times a trail listing has been viewed this month and it's meant to give new trails a chance to move up the list. Honestly this factor rarely plays into the rankings. So there you have it - 6 factors for ranking mountain bike trails. Let us know if there's a factor we've missed that can be captured using singletracks data - we'd love to hear about it!
Culture
Europeans love to bike (though not necessarily off road)
May 8, 2007
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Exterior of a Trek Bicycle Store, featuring a brick façade, green awnings, and large windows displaying bicycles. A parked car with a bike rack loaded with bicycles is in the foreground, and parking lines are visible in the lot.
Mountain Bikes and Gear
Trek Concept Store: Not clear
May 7, 2007
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A group of mountain bikers riding through a rock-lined path underneath a highway, with concrete pillars supporting the structure above. The terrain features winding trails and earthy surroundings, providing a unique biking experience in an urban environment.
Mountain Bike Trails
New MTB trails in downtown Seattle
May 4, 2007
Admittedly when we first posted our list of the <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/top.php?action=trails&amp;orderby=hits&amp;direction=DESC">top 100 mountain bike trails in the world</a> it was a bit of a gimmick. Obviously we haven't ridden every trail on the planet so we had to automate things a bit with a "super secret" trail ranking algorithm to build the list. Of course our list isn't perfect and frankly it never will be - computers don't know how to mountain bike (yet). Anyway, I thought I'd open the hood and let you know what goes into the trail rankings so you can help us improve our method. I'll let you know about the factors we use (in order of importance) but the actual weights used will remain part of the secret sauce. #1 - Average trail rating. This rating comes from the trail reviews people post on singletracks and obviously it's pretty important. The only problem is that for new trails or trails that have one or two fanboys (or girls) this can be a bit deceptive. It's still the most important and the one factor that really tells us what people think about the trail. #2 - Number of people who *want* to ride the trail. Using the mountain bike trail wishlist feature on singletracks we count how many people wish they could ride the trail. This is pretty telling since a lot of people don't live near epic trails but they dream of riding the nationally (and internationally) known spots. #3 - Number of times the trail description has been viewed (ever). If a trail is viewed a lot it's probably pretty popular so we include this in our rating. Moreover, if it's been around a while and has been on singletracks longer than other trails, chances are it's a pretty sweet ride. #4 - Number of ridelog entries. This tells us how *often* people ride a particular trail. If you have, for example, 5 local trails but you end up riding one of the trails way more than the others then chances are that's a good trail. #5 - Number of people who have ridden the trail. Admittedly this doesn't say much but it is still a good thing to include. Some trails (like <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/trail.php?id=511">Slickrock</a>) get visitors from around the world so it tends to be ridden more than other trails. By the same token, an "easy" trail or an in-town ride might get a lot of riders, though not because it's great (example: <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/trail.php?id=14">Green Mountain</a>). This is probably the biggest flaw in the current rankings. #6 - Monthly page views. This factor takes into account the number of times a trail listing has been viewed this month and it's meant to give new trails a chance to move up the list. Honestly this factor rarely plays into the rankings. So there you have it - 6 factors for ranking mountain bike trails. Let us know if there's a factor we've missed that can be captured using singletracks data - we'd love to hear about it!
Community
Forget Everest: Mountain bike race in Nepal
May 4, 2007
Admittedly when we first posted our list of the <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/top.php?action=trails&amp;orderby=hits&amp;direction=DESC">top 100 mountain bike trails in the world</a> it was a bit of a gimmick. Obviously we haven't ridden every trail on the planet so we had to automate things a bit with a "super secret" trail ranking algorithm to build the list. Of course our list isn't perfect and frankly it never will be - computers don't know how to mountain bike (yet). Anyway, I thought I'd open the hood and let you know what goes into the trail rankings so you can help us improve our method. I'll let you know about the factors we use (in order of importance) but the actual weights used will remain part of the secret sauce. #1 - Average trail rating. This rating comes from the trail reviews people post on singletracks and obviously it's pretty important. The only problem is that for new trails or trails that have one or two fanboys (or girls) this can be a bit deceptive. It's still the most important and the one factor that really tells us what people think about the trail. #2 - Number of people who *want* to ride the trail. Using the mountain bike trail wishlist feature on singletracks we count how many people wish they could ride the trail. This is pretty telling since a lot of people don't live near epic trails but they dream of riding the nationally (and internationally) known spots. #3 - Number of times the trail description has been viewed (ever). If a trail is viewed a lot it's probably pretty popular so we include this in our rating. Moreover, if it's been around a while and has been on singletracks longer than other trails, chances are it's a pretty sweet ride. #4 - Number of ridelog entries. This tells us how *often* people ride a particular trail. If you have, for example, 5 local trails but you end up riding one of the trails way more than the others then chances are that's a good trail. #5 - Number of people who have ridden the trail. Admittedly this doesn't say much but it is still a good thing to include. Some trails (like <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/trail.php?id=511">Slickrock</a>) get visitors from around the world so it tends to be ridden more than other trails. By the same token, an "easy" trail or an in-town ride might get a lot of riders, though not because it's great (example: <a href="http://www.singletracks.com/php/trail.php?id=14">Green Mountain</a>). This is probably the biggest flaw in the current rankings. #6 - Monthly page views. This factor takes into account the number of times a trail listing has been viewed this month and it's meant to give new trails a chance to move up the list. Honestly this factor rarely plays into the rankings. So there you have it - 6 factors for ranking mountain bike trails. Let us know if there's a factor we've missed that can be captured using singletracks data - we'd love to hear about it!
Community
Sorry for the lack of news
May 2, 2007