Good chance for Oregon mountain bikers to advocate for some new and improved mountain bike trails in Silver Falls State Park. The park recently added about 350 acres and park managers are…
on Apr 11, 2007
Ron Rash had a great piece in the Aspen Times a couple weeks ago about mountain bike performance anxiety. Really, Ron is talking about the mental part of mountain biking - you…
on Apr 10, 2007
I had hoped to get off the trail access topic for today's post but it seems like it's the only mountain bike news getting any press lately. The New England Mountain Bike…
on Apr 9, 2007
Let's be honest: Mountain bikes cause erosion - but then again, so do hikers, horses (big time), and certainly ATVs. Heck, even wild animals like deer are known to leave trails in…
on Apr 6, 2007
If you're a GPS mountain biker and you use an Apple Computer, you've been left out in the cold by many of the popular GPS software programs. Fortunately Google Earth for Mac…
on Apr 6, 2007
Hikers and equestrians offer a number of reasons for why mountain bikers shouldn't be allowed to use certain trails but perhaps their most compelling arguments center around safety concerns. I'm sure most…
on Apr 4, 2007
A little known feature of Google Earth is the ability to use custom map overalays. Several people have found ways to use topographic maps as Google Earth overlays and the Google Earth…
on Apr 3, 2007
I have some good news and bad news to report regarding mountain bike trails - which do you want first? Bad news? Okay, let's get it out of the way. Hikers and…
on Apr 2, 2007
I'm selling my beloved (and gently used) Garmin Edge 205 GPS on eBay and I'm throwing in a free 1-year full access singletracks membership to the winning bidder. If you've read my…
on Mar 30, 2007
We finally sent our first email newsletter to singletracks members yesterday afternoon and the response has been great so far. To get the newsletter you need to have 1. signed up for…
on Mar 30, 2007
Edward McIlvain posted a convincing column yesterday over at YourHub.com about riding on wet mountain bike trails in the Golden/Denver area. I'm certainly guilty of trying to get out too early after…
on Mar 29, 2007
Learning to track stand on your mountain or road bike takes practice and it's tough for most people to hold steady for more than a few seconds. One rider in Oregon, however,…
on Mar 28, 2007
If you're a regular reader of this blog you'll remember that just 2 weeks ago I posted a glowing review of the Garmin Edge 205. I was so smitten, in fact, that…
on Mar 28, 2007
Poison Oak Productions has produced an excellent documentary called Singletrack MINDS that takes a look at trail access issues in Marin County, California, the birthplace of mountain biking. I had a chance…
on Mar 27, 2007
The Glenwood Springs Post Independent had an interesting article (registration required) last week about high school students from Carbondale learning to build bike frames from master frame builder Koichi Yamaguchi. Yamaguchi has…
on Mar 26, 2007
Editor's note: This review was first posted in August of 2005 on our sister blog at TripleBlaze.com and has been updated with mountain bike specific information. I purchased a Garmin Forerunner 201…
on Mar 25, 2007
I was all set to write a thoughtful review of National Geographic's TOPO! software for mapping GPS data but after much frustration, I give up. Okay, I don't completely give up, but…
on Mar 23, 2007
Seems like these days most mountain bike training focuses on improving physical endurance, but few take the time to teach technical skills. Most people are either just born athletes or they spend…
on Mar 23, 2007
The Presidents of the USA song "Cleveland Rocks" was once just a sarcastic jab at the Forest City but it now looks like Cleveland may actually rock some midtown mountain bike trails…
on Mar 22, 2007
For years mountain bike manufacturers have been sponsoring elite level riders as a way of promoting their brands. Everyone knows Lance rode a Trek so that makes Trek bikes cool. But does…
on Mar 22, 2007
What has four mountain bike tires, disc brakes, no gears, and no pedals? Nope, it's not the pile of cannibalized bikes in your tool shed, it's the R-one 4x4 - the raddest…
on Mar 21, 2007
Graham at Go Clipless posted recently about capturing flow in mountain bike photography and since I read his post I've been on the lookout for good examples, particularly in MTB videos. The…
on Mar 21, 2007
If you haven't heard, there are some guys that are attempting to ride their mountain bikes from Alaska to the tip of South America and according to the blog they're down in…
on Mar 20, 2007
It seems like there was something like this available before but apparently Shimano's "Coasting" technology is news worthy enough for CNET this week. The technology uses a computer chip to control automatic…
on Mar 20, 2007
I came across a video preview of the Hans Rey Story on YouTube today and I have to say once again, Hans Rey is amazing. There are clips on there of his…
on Mar 19, 2007