Adults racing kids' bikes down steep mountain roads sounds crazy, but pixie bike races are growing in popularity across the US.
Dave Wiens beat Lance Armstrong at Leadville 100, proving the low-key Colorado racer still has what it takes to defeat cycling's biggest names.
President Bush works with National Park Service to streamline mountain bike trail access approvals, giving superintendents more flexibility in opening trails.
Lees-McRae riders go in for the kill at a recent short track race. From Trimble Racing blog. What schools come to mind when you think of dominating athletic programs? If you live…
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GT's new Catch and Release website lets you create hilarious photos of yourself "catching" mountain bikes in the wild—show us your best shot!
Fall brings mountain bike festivals and races everywhere, including the legendary 24 Hours of Moab with 1,300 riders competing this weekend.
Trek opens California R&D facility, Redline D660 impresses reviewers, Specialized sponsors high school league, and Fruita adds beginner-friendly Kids Meal trail.
Mick McCormack is planning a brutal 5-day stage race in Breckenridge next July with high-elevation backcountry trails and serious technical challenges.
Score big savings on mountain bike gear with our new monthly deals page featuring the best prices on bikes and accessories from around the web.
Smaller riders now have access to high-performance XC race bikes like the Ellsworth Truth, Yeti AS-R, and Specialized S-Works Era Carbon.
# MTB Injury Study: Most Riders Don't Know Knocked-Out Teeth Can Be Replanted or That Tooth Rescue Kits Exist
Red Bull Rampage qualifying rounds completed near Virgin, Utah after weather delays, marking the first competition since 2004 on extreme, remote terrain.
The Road Apple Rally in Farmington, New Mexico celebrates its 28th year as America's oldest continuous mountain bike race with over 225 competitors expected.
Yahoo's fleet of 20 custom Electra Townies equipped with solar-powered cameras and GPS automatically document cities with geo-tagged photos uploaded to Flickr.
Lance Armstrong is investing in SRAM alongside Lehman Brothers' $200 million buy-in, a smart move considering his team Astana runs SRAM components.
IMBA is hiring trail crew workers, plus new trails and fall festivals are coming to the Southeast—get the details here.
Two clever DIY mountain bike hacks: use old inner tubes as free chain slap guards, and build a budget bike rack from hardware store PVC.
Hundreds of riders celebrated the opening of Area 51 trails at the SORBA Woodstock MTB Festival with games, demos, and good times.
TORC hosts a Fat Tire Festival at Lake Crabtree County Park this weekend, featuring rides, demos, and IMBA's Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day.
Flat tires are annoying. Here are some tips to prevent getting a flat on your mountain bike.
From XC race rigs to fat bikes and DH sleds, here's a diverse collection of mountain bikes spotted at Interbike 2008.
Gates' Carbon Drive replaces your chain with a lightweight, silent carbon belt that lasts 2.5 times longer and never needs lube or adjustment.
Decorative rim art is showing up everywhere at Interbike this year, from boutique brands to major players like Mavic's swirly CrossMax SX wheels.
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A quick look at new Giro helmets and Camelbak's tasty elixir drink mix that masks hydration pack flavors while adding electrolytes.
The Rase remote-adjustable seat post allows riders to raise and lower their seats on-the-fly using a handlebar-mounted trigger for better climbing and descending.
**Easton introduces wider handlebars specifically designed for 29er mountain bikes, responding to growing demand as the big-wheel format gains serious market traction.**
Lance Armstrong announces his return to cycling at a press conference marked by tension with Greg LeMond over doping questions and future racing plans.
The 2008 Mountain Bike Hall of Fame induction ceremony celebrated legends including Brian Lopes, Nat Ross, and pioneering designer John Finley Scott.
Crank Brothers expands their wheelset lineup with lightweight All Mountain Iodine wheels featuring through axles, elongated nipples for color and strength, and customizable options.
Blackburn's Air Stik SL may be the world's smallest bike pump, while their Mammoth 2Stage tackles today's high-volume tires with dual pumping modes.
The Blackburn Flea is a lightweight, 40-lumen backup light that recharges from any standard battery—perfect insurance for trail riders caught out after dark.
Light & Motion's Seca series replaces the top-rated ARC with LED technology, producing 700 lumens through innovative optical engineering and smart beam patterns.
Bet that headline got you excited - unfortunately this is only an incremental upgrade, and even that's stretching things a bit. The latest model of the Edge 705 comes in the Garmin/Chipotle…
In some ways this wasn't really a fair fight: The Titus Racer X is a carbon frame bike, the Ellsworth Truth is aluminum; the Racer X I rode had XTR components while…
At the Interbike Outdoor demo in Bootleg Canyon I got the chance to ride a couple 29er hardtail bikes on the trails and I wanted to share my impressions. The Outdoor demo…
This weekend mudhunny and I had the chance to ride a couple of the trails in St. George, UT including the world-famous Gooseberry Mesa trail. Ryan at Red Rock Bicycle Co. hooked…
Earlier this summer we told you about Backcountry.com's one-deal-at-a-time site Chainlove where mountain bikers could find deeply discounted items that sold quickly until they were gone. Based on the success of the…
I'm not sure we'll be seeing these at the mountain bike trailhead any time soon but who knows... And who else but the Dutch would come up with something like this? There…
The Jeep 48Straight tour is pulling into The Canyons @ Park City, UT tomorrow for another weekend of mountain biking, media, and music. Tomorrow's events include an open qualifier for local pros…
SORBA Woodstock is holding the annual mountain bike Fall Festival at Blankets Creek on Saturday, September 27 from 9am-4pm and the singletracks crew is going to try really hard to be there…
Photo for the Tribune by Anthony Robert La Penna / August 29, 2008 The Chicago Tribune published an in-depth article Monday profiling SRAM in light of a planned expansion investment. As anyone…
Photo: Paul Conrad Lance Armstrong won his second mountain bike race in a row this weekend at the 12 Hours of Snowmass with the help of teammates Max Taam and Len Zanni.…
Singletracks just passed a big milestone today when we posted our 500th mountain bike trail map to the site - Fleming Meadows in California. We started the trail map project about 3…
The World Cup of mountain biking season wrapped up this weekend with the final race in Austria where Julien Absalon (France) took first place, his fifth first place finish on the circuit.…
Back in July I posted a theoretical comparison between the iPhone and the Edge 705 for mountain bike navigation and made this point: Speedometer / Odometer / Elevation The iPhone doesn't track…
For those of you who don't know we're part of the JensonUSA affiliate program and each month they send us a list of their 'Great Deals.' Anyway, I thought I'd share some…
Photo by Paul Conrad/ The Aspen Times Lance Armstrong took first yesterday in the Smuggler-Hunter Creek mountain bike race in Aspen amongst "a field of Aspen real estate agents, waiters, bike shop…
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