Matt escapes from the Whistler Bike Park for a ride down the esteemed Microclimate mountain bike trail.
The prevalence of electric mountain bikes and the trails that they're legal on in the US has only grown since their introduction, and things don't look to be slowing down any time soon. How do trail advocacy organizations feel about these developments?
Greg explores what's possible on spontaneous and flexible bike rides.
Recent Vancouver transplant Sam James fills us in on the best mountain biking around North Vancouver and the legendary North Shore with trail guides to Mount Fromme and Mount Seymour.
Mountain bike trail builders have been busy this summer, opening new trails and bike parks from British Columbia to Georgia.
The Top of the World trail above the Whistler Bike Park offers a completely different scene than what lies below.
It takes more than just volunteer labor to create great mountain bike trails. A little cold, hard cash goes a long way toward new trail building and maintenance.
The association is not coming in and smoothing trails to make them less technical, as they know that will only lead to additional unauthorized trail building. Instead, they are working to keep the trails in the natural style that everyone loves.
Mulberry Gap is a hub for mountain bikers and gateway to the best trail riding the state of Georgia has to offer.
Magical, beautiful, and a little scary, the Dark Crystal mountain bike trail in Whistler is a gem.
In Slovenia, mountain bikers can take a guided, 2.5km singletrack ride through an underground mine. Between the braided trail center in Jamnica, Slovenia, and Petzen Bike Park in Austria, northern Slovenia has enough riding to satisfy any mountain biker's vacation hopes.
Keystone Bike Park in Colorado lift-serves a diverse amount of riding for every mountain biker.
If it's dark, forested singletrack mountain bike trails and deep, soft loam you seek, Bellingham has the goods.
An epic mountain bike shuttle adventure on the best trails near Lake Tahoe, California.
Not everyone is a member of a local bike club, though most of us benefit directly or indirectly from their work. Tell us about your relationship with your local mountain bike club.
A web of natural singletrack lines the inside of Slovenia's chicken-shaped border, beneath the country's pristine forests. From the capital city, travelers can reach a wide variety of mountain bike trail centers in every direction.
Paul checks out the mountain bike scene in the Idaho panhandle.
New mountain bike trail grand openings in Ohio, Arkansas, Colorado, Virginia, Pennsylvania, British Columbia, and Oregon. Did we miss one? Tell us about it!
It would be entirely possible to come to Durango, park your car for the week, and hit a different trail system each day
Ever wonder how great mountain bike trails are built? This photo essay shows the evolution of two of Whistler's newest mountain bike trails, Midgard and MissFire, from flags to finished trail.
Julie and Reet encounter some horse-sized friends on the mountain bike trails around Moscow, Idaho.
A city in Iowa repurposes a former landfill into new mountain bike trails.
There's more to mountain biking Cortez beyond Phil's World.
The newest trails and latest changes at the Whistler Mountain Bike Park for 2019.
Here are half a dozen new mountain bike trails that opened in the past 30 days.
We spend a day in Palisade, Colorado and check out the best riding and local amenities.
Soil Searching is a trail advocacy movement within Specialized, aimed at building singletrack, promoting and supporting builders, and making building mountain bike trails more fun.
The Israeli government has a trail master plan that truly includes something for everyone.
John re-learns what makes mountain biking in the southeast different from pretty much everywhere else on earth.
The Ribbed trail in Leavenworth, WA was once illegal, torn down by the Forest Service multiple times, and inspired a movie. Now, it's opening again as a sanctioned trail.
When not eating or steeping nettle, humans have used its fibrous stalks to make ship sails, ropes, nets, and nearly anything else that we have employed hemp fibers for.
This year's IMBA EU summit, held in Denmark's outdoor capital city, Silkeborg, hosted roughly 100 trail advocates, from 22 different nations.
Bikepacking the Arizona Trail 750 might be a selfish endeavor, but ultimately it's about having stories like this to share with friends.
Ride through puddles and mud pits on the same course as the trail. Try to find a dry route around it and you'll likely just make it wider.
The Trail Brothers Tuscany are building trails, hosting races, and guiding mountain bike tourists from all over the world on some of the best singletrack in Italy.
Colorado resident John Fisch rides some of the best mountain bike trails in the southeast during one epic road trip.
Mountain bikers, united with other low impact trail user groups, can greatly improve outdoor access and trail conditions.
Trail Taxi in Moab offers a distinct service from the regular group of shuttles. Customers like it, but some of the shuttle companies might not.
Sydney, Australia may be known for its more famous sights, but there are fun mountain bike trails to explore, if you know where to look.
Palisade, Colorado has a variety of mountain bike trails to experience, from desert to high alpine rides, plus great dining and lodging options.
The Waltons are building new, public mountain bike trails on their private land in Colorado.
A local mountain bike club looked at available scientific studies on recreational trail impacts, and has summarized the findings to help land managers understand how trail users affect hydrology, the living environment, and social interactions.
The most popular mountain bike trails in the USA and Canada, by state and province. We look at the surprising trails that are trending up, and those that are trending down.
Sam rides his mountain bike on rad trails in Sydney, Australia; Christchurch, New Zealand; and Squamish, BC in the span of just one week.
These are five of the best beginner mountain bike trails in the Phoenix area.
Pietra Ligure: Come for the beach, and stay for the mountain bike trails! Plus, an epic report from a surprisingly snowy enduro race.
Oak trees are native to six of the seven continents on earth, so chances are you have mountain biked among them. Learn more about this magnificent tree species.
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