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
Since it is cold in some parts of the country right now, does anyone use mountain bike video games to get their off-road fix during the winter? I haven't personally played any…
on Feb 11, 2007
As if mountain biking wasn't dangerous enough already, now we gotta be on the lookout for terrorists. Well, eco-terrorists, that is - and if you ride in Lubbock, TX you should be…
on Feb 9, 2007
Cyclelicio.us posted this article about a rider attempting to outrun a motorcycle cop on his Schwinn bicycle. Ricky Martin (no relation to the Latin pop sensation?) was trying to get home in…
on Feb 8, 2007
Dauw had the great suggestion to add helmet-cam videos to singletracks trail listings and the idea was something we had considered for quite some time. In fact, you can read about my…
on Feb 8, 2007
I mentioned to a friend at church that I just started using rollers a couple weeks ago and he just emailed me this video of Chad Hungerford doing some amazing stuff on…
on Feb 7, 2007
Whenever my brother and I would drive up to the mountains for a day of mountain biking we'd invariably pass groups of cyclists out on the road to which we would yell…
on Feb 7, 2007
I first saw one of these bad boy's over on RL Policar's blog and I couldn't believe my eyes: bike mounted iPod speakers. Yep, you too can ghetto blast your way down…
on Feb 6, 2007
The Chicopee Woods Trail System near Gainesville, GA received a total of more than $125K to expand and improve the mountain bike trails in the park. SORBA plans to expand the area…
on Feb 5, 2007
Man, kids have it great these days. When I was in school PE usually consisted of kickball and square dancing (Georgia public schools at their best) but these days kids are taking…
on Feb 5, 2007