Backcountry.com is launching a new road cycling deals site and promises an unnamed high-end mountain bike gear site in 2009.
The Dutch have created urban bike racks with built-in pumps, though mountain bikers might need to add a tube dispenser for trailhead use.
The Jeep 48Straight tour hits Park City this weekend with racing and Rogue Wave, while Singletracks explores St. George's epic trails.
SORBA Woodstock's Fall Festival at Blankets Creek celebrates the grand opening of Area 51 trails with rides, demos, and good times on September 27.
SRAM has grown from a grip shifter startup 20 years ago to a $500M company challenging Shimano's dominance in mountain bike components.
Lance Armstrong wins second consecutive mountain bike race at 12 Hours of Snowmass, but road training for the Tour will likely end his MTB streak.
Singletracks hits 500 mountain bike trail maps with user-submitted GPS data, featuring over 400,000 track points across trails from Colorado to New Zealand.
Julien Absalon wins fifth World Cup race in Austria to claim overall championship, while Americans fail to capture any major titles this season.
iPhone apps now offer speed, elevation, and GPS tracking for $2.99, challenging the Garmin Edge 705's dominance in mountain bike navigation.
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Lance Armstrong wins local Aspen mountain bike race and announces plans to return to professional cycling to raise cancer awareness and research funds.
# IMBA wins major victory as US Forest Service agrees to manage mountain biking like hiking, potentially opening more trails nationwide.
Lance Armstrong may return to competitive cycling in 2009, including the Tour de France, after struggling with mountain bike races and marathons in retirement.
Cannondale's radical ON project ditches the traditional double-triangle frame for a streamlined single-beam design with co-molded carbon, aluminum, and integrated components.
Riot police used mountain bikes as shields at the RNC, firefighters raced in the UK, and Veo Geo syncs helmet cam footage with GPS data.
Mountain bike safety gear is evolving beyond helmets to include body armor, with broken bones affecting nearly 9% of surveyed riders.
Professor J.F. Scott, mountain biking's first investor and 1950s pioneer, heads to the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame with a tribute film by Klunkerz director.
IMBA and local advocates are working with the National Park Service to build new shared-use singletrack at Big Bend National Park in Texas.
Chilhowee delivers challenging climbs and technical terrain near Lake Ocoee, but lacks the flowy singletrack magic found at nearby Tanasi trails.
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We're celebrating Labor Day weekend early with epic rides at Chilhowee and Tanasi trail systems near Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Pro mountain biker Jay McCue, paralyzed two years ago, proves determination conquers adversity while raising funds for a rehab bike to aid his recovery.
Cody Warren and Kathy Pruitt take top honors at Jeep 48Straight stop at Diablo Freerider Park in New Jersey this weekend.
IMBA's fifth annual Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day happens October 4th, with free event packs for groups registering before September 15th.
France's Julien Absalon claimed his second consecutive Olympic XC gold on a brutally reworked Laoshan course featuring 6,400 feet of climbing.
Tom Ritchey's Project Rwanda uses cycling to build awareness and economic opportunity, including the annual Wooden Bike Classic race for locals and tourists.
Mountain bikers face increasing trail closures across the US, with removal requests spiking despite recent advocacy gains by groups like IMBA.
CBS Sports will air three Jeep 48 Straight mountain bike events this fall, bringing more gravity racing action to television after Olympic coverage concludes.
Giant Bicycles opens its first company-owned store in California this October, carrying 90% Giant products in a new direct retail experiment.
California's Evomo creates sick mountain bike lifestyle apparel like the iconic Braincase tee featuring a skull constructed entirely from bike parts.
Post a review of trails, gear, tours, or shops in August for a chance to win a Garmin Edge 205 GPS and influence 2008's best gear rankings.
Cannondale's Olympic riders will compete on a super-secret 8.8kg Scalpel featuring raw carbon finish, prototype tubulars, and ceramic bearings this month.
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Dutch company YAKKAY markets stylish helmet covers for urban cyclists, transforming basic BMX-style lids into fashion statements for $180 total.
Mountain bikers should support safe routes to trails and advocate for more urban trail systems to make "riding to the ride" a practical reality.
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Complete Olympic cycling TV schedule including men's and women's mountain biking coverage times, plus road, track, and BMX events.
President Bush previewed the challenging Laoshan Olympic Mountain Bike Course with Chinese riders, calling it "really, really difficult" ahead of the competition.
Lance Armstrong finished second at the Leadville 100 MTB race, less than two minutes behind six-time winner Dave Wiens, and vowed to return.
Looking to carbo-load before your epic weekend ride? Here are the best mountain bike-themed beers to fuel your singletrack adventures (responsibly, of course).
Trek tests a trailside vending machine in Madison, stocking tubes, CO2, and snacks, plus integrated work stand and repair videos.
Austrian mountain bike school teaches gnarly singletrack skills in the Kitzbühel Alps, complete with dumpling soup pit stops at mountain huts.
Eight riders fall ill after a UK mountain bike race, possibly from contaminated course conditions, prompting a health investigation into the stomach bug outbreak.
Look aims to reclaim mountain bike market share with new clipless pedals, but $199 price and learning curve may limit appeal.
Submit a helpful review of trails, gear, tours, or shops this month and you'll be entered to win a Garmin Edge 205 cycling GPS.
Meet the three U.S. mountain bikers heading to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, including rally racer Adam Craig and former circus reject Georgia Gould.
Get these catchy summer albums stuck in your head on your next ride: Weezer's Red Album, Nine Inch Nails' The Slip, and Silversun Pickups' Carnavas.
El Diablo's enormous bike and a bizarre backyard full of stolen bikes are just two of the must-see cycling pics from 100km.us.
We tackled the IMBA EPIC Tanasi trail system near the Ocoee Whitewater Center, finding swoopy singletrack, technical descents, and surprisingly few crowds.
Singletracks t-shirts are back in stock with all sizes available for $12, plus free mountain bike stickers through August 2nd.
Mountain bikers are discovering that two wheels provide the perfect way to reach remote fishing spots inaccessible by car and too far to hike.
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