Lory State Park is set to open the Corral Center Mountain Bike Park at 10am Saturday with giveaways, demonstrations, and guided trail rides. With more than 70,000 square feet of track the…
on Jun 13, 2007
If all you get is a mountain bike wedding ring for your wedding then you're not obsessed. I've been to weddings where friends gave out cycling water bottles as favors (complete with…
on Jun 13, 2007
I've never tried mountain bike limbo (aside from low hanging trees on trail) but it seems like a challenge, especially for a 6-footer+ like myself. It's not an event you'll see at…
on Jun 12, 2007
Ten miles of new singletrack has been built at Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve outside Minneapolis / St. Paul, MN thanks to the Minnesota Off Road Cyclists (MORC) and the state department of natural…
on Jun 6, 2007
TORC is holding its annual fat tire festival this Saturday, June 9 at Lake Crabtree County Park near Morrisville. This year's festivities include a race ($5 entry fee), demo bike test rides,…
on Jun 6, 2007
The 2007 Bicycle Film Festival is set for June 28 - July 1 in Los Angeles and Klunkerz, the documentary about the history of mountain biking, is showing at the Vine Street…
on Jun 5, 2007
The North Shore mountain bike trail at Shawnee Mission Park near Kansas City has undergone a major transformation over the past 3 years thanks to the hard work of the Earth Riders…
on Jun 5, 2007
Floyd Landis returned to his mountain bike roots and saddled up for his first race since the Tour at the Teva Mountain Games this weekend. His 36th place finish time of 2:04:33…
on Jun 4, 2007
I've never seen this happen before: On a ride today, my Garmin Edge 305 completely locked up. It was toward the end of a 30 mile ride and I noticed the map…
on Jun 1, 2007
Have you ridden here yet? I've always been a "trail bagger." Never content to ride the same trail over and over, mudhunny and I started singletracks to share trails with others who…
on Jun 1, 2007
I purchased the Magellan eXplorist 400 "Wilderness bundle" a couple weeks back and I've been using the included MapSend Topo 3D USA software for sending detailed maps to my GPS receiver. I…
on May 31, 2007
I'm starting to think that all great mountain bike movies have to be documentaries. Fictional cycling dramas always turn out cheesy (think Breaking Away and American Flyers) and most adrenaline flicks just…
on May 30, 2007
If you're competitive like me you probably wonder from time to time how you stack up with other mountain bikers. Sure you could enter a race but we all know those things…
on May 29, 2007
When I first started writing this blog on a regular basis back in January, I alluded to the fact that I was calling this the "Singletrack" blog rather than the "Singletracks" blog.…
on May 28, 2007
Want a one-of-a-kind bike without having to do alot of work? Specialbike can hook you up with a refurbished ride sporting brand-spanking new components and a fresh paint job. Looking for that…
on May 26, 2007
Believe it or not, I started mountain biking in the dark days before the Internet. Back then there were basically three ways to find new mountain bike trails: 1. Talk to a…
on May 25, 2007
Just got this in my inbox on Tuesday, not sure I'll be able to make it out but it sounds like fun (and a good thing to do as well): IMBA is…
on May 24, 2007
Fitch popped the question about mountain biking with a wedding ring and it seems like most guys were split about riding with or without the ring. More recently I came across a…
on May 24, 2007
After reading a glowing review of the Garmin Motionbased online service from an Edge 305 owner I was stoked to see what the hype was about. After wading through system errors and…
on May 23, 2007
Apparently I'm still stuck in the 1990s when it comes to the mountain bike gear I own - I ride a 1999 hardtail Trek 7000, I rock fingerless gloves, and I still…
on May 22, 2007
Short blurb in the Charlotte Observer about the Mombo Loop opening at Itusi on Saturday. The new loop adds about 7 miles to the trail for a total of 14 miles of…
on May 22, 2007
This past weekend IMBA-California held "Ales and Trails" at China Camp State Park in Marin County and from what I read it sounds like it was a great event. I mean, combining…
on May 21, 2007
Just received this press relase from Northstar: TRUCKEE, Calif.-- March 26, 2007-- After a one-year hiatus, Northstar-at-Tahoe¬† Resort‚Äôs mountain bike park, the largest in Northern California, will reopen this summer offering five…
on May 18, 2007
After a less than spectacular experience with the Magellan eXplorist 200 I decided to upgrade and give the eXplorist 400 a try. I purchased the GPS unit as part of the "Wilderness…
on May 17, 2007
The New York City Mountain Bike Association has advocated and won 3 miles of mountain bike trails in Highbridge Park and the new trails are set to open this Saturday. Highbridge Park…
on May 16, 2007