For some reason these mountain bike job posts always seem to come to me on Fridays -¬† which is too bad since most of us dream of these types of jobs on…
on Mar 9, 2007
We haven't been officially blogging that long but we've been writing online mountain bike articles on singletracks for years (5 and a half years to be exact). Now you can find all…
on Mar 8, 2007
When the Olympics come to town it usually means new athletic facilities and sometimes even new mountain bike trails (look at the Georgia International Horse Park trails - you too can ride…
on Mar 8, 2007
The Fat Cyclist is organizing a raffle to help out Dave Nice, a rider in this year's Great Divide race, a 2,490 mile jaunt from Montana to New Mexico. Nice started the…
on Mar 7, 2007
North Shore rider Ryan Leech is using his skills on the mountain bike to teach kids important life lessons through his 50-school "Trials of Life" tour this spring. The 28-year old rider…
on Mar 6, 2007
I can't imagine skiing off a jump like this, let alone hitting the ground on a mountain bike. I also love the reactions of the Richard Simmons look-alike on the ground, classic.
on Mar 5, 2007
According to an article from New Zealand, mountain biking and cycling in general are becoming more popular with riders of all ages - leading one bike shop owner to agree that "cycling…
on Mar 5, 2007
I've written a couple times about mountain bike jobs (here and here) and somehow I keep finding other jobs I've overlooked. The latest gig I found is mountain bike photographer and if…
on Mar 2, 2007
The FBI is on the lookout for what I'm dubbing the "Mountain Bike Bank Robber." Apparently this guy has robbed banks in Ohio, North Carolina, and Kentucky and in each case -…
on Mar 1, 2007
It happens to everyone at least a couple times a year - you plan a gnarly mountain biking trip for weeks and on the day of your ride, it rains. Or even…
on Mar 1, 2007
A couple weeks back I wrote about public high schools offering mountain biking courses. Now it's time to talk about what adults can do to learn about mountain biking or improve existing…
on Feb 28, 2007
For those who haven't heard, the first ever mountain bike race at the north pole will take place on April 7. There are 13 riders signed up for the 2007 race, though…
on Feb 27, 2007
I was reading an article recently about a former landfill in New Zealand that was being developed into a park with mountain bike trails and I realized something: alot of mountain bike…
on Feb 26, 2007
Tim Woody knows his mountain bike trails. The Anchorage resident was flipping through the latest issue of Outside magazine when he happened upon an ad for the state of Tennessee: "Knees scraped.…
on Feb 24, 2007
A while ago I posted a list of bike jobs and apparently I overlooked one mountain biking occupation: mountain bike police. Yep, there's even a Police Mountain Bike Association and this year's…
on Feb 23, 2007
The Get Outdoors blog had a short post about the Fuego, a foldable mountain bike from Dahon. I personally haven't seen too many foldable mountain bikes and this thing pretty much blew…
on Feb 22, 2007
The Absa Cape Epic is easily the most extreme mountain bike stage race in the world. The race takes place in South Africa and runs almost 900 km (about 600 miles) with…
on Feb 21, 2007
The guys over at Blue Collar Mountain Biking always seem to come up with gnarly quick fix ideas and the latest one I read about, using quick release levers to change a…
on Feb 20, 2007
Beyond the recent cosmetic changes to singletracks, we've also added a ton of new features over the past few weeks. Here's a run down of what's new and what's to come if…
on Feb 19, 2007
The BBC reports the Tweed Valley in Scotland could be developed into a killer mountain biking destination, provided adequate chairlifts are installed. Currently about 8,000 mountain bikers ride in Innerleithen but officials…
on Feb 16, 2007
Get out your white sweaters and tennis shorts: The Proving Ground mountain bike country club is set to open in New Jersey this spring. The founder, Lars Tribus, is building the 23…
on Feb 15, 2007
I just read a blog post by Doug Walsh that was talking about how divisions exist within the mountain biking community along the lines of gear and equipment. Doug pointed to an…
on Feb 14, 2007
We've been quietly introducing some changes to the look and feel of Singletracks over the past few weeks and it's time to show you what we've done (if you haven't already noticed).…
on Feb 13, 2007
I'll admit it: I've never been much of a mountain bike gearhead. Like Lance, for me it's not about the bike, and never has been. I think this comes from the fact…
on Feb 13, 2007
Graham Tracey had a great post on his blog about ice bike racing and how lazy alot of us mountain bikers become in the winter. (by the way, Graham's blog, Go Clipless,…
on Feb 12, 2007