You can learn a lot from random noises you hear out on the bike trail. Most of these noises can't be heard if you've got ear buds in blasting the Red Hot…
on Feb 24, 2015
With the snow severely lacking and the temps creeping close to 50 last week, we decided to put the skis away for a few days and pull the bikes back out. We…
on Feb 4, 2015
I'm lucky enough to work 6 minutes from the Lunch Loop Trail System here in Grand Junction. As the name indicates, when people began adding loops to the Tabeguache trail system out…
on Jan 30, 2015
Recently we posed the question on Facebook, "What mountain biking goals are you setting for yourself this year?" Answers ranged from "bike more" to "carbon everything" and "avoid more trees and/or cars."…
on Jan 7, 2015
If you're just getting into mountain biking, you probably have lots of questions about the sport. For example, what kind of bike do I need? Why do I need gloves? How do…
on Jan 6, 2015
In their quest to continue expanding bike trails for forever and ever, Moab has added new trails to the Klondike Bluffs area. Along with a new trailhead, the "North Klondike" trails have…
on Dec 30, 2014
Disclaimer: We are quite vigilant about bike maintenance in our household. If we've hit mud puddles during a ride, the mud gets washed and brushed off as soon as possible. Tires get…
on Dec 21, 2014
Recently my riding partners and I have been branching out from our favorite rides in order to check out some new or lesser-used trails in the Grand Junction/Fruita area. While we love the…
on Dec 5, 2014
I am in love. Its name is the Mag (or Magnificent 7) trail system and it lives in Moab, UT. Yes, I do live in Grand Junction where our singletrack trails are…
on Nov 27, 2014
"Well that trail has great views," I tell people. "Honestly, it's one of the most spectacular views I've seen," I say. "But the trail? Oh a large portion of the trail sucks."…
on Nov 16, 2014
We've all heard the hilarious story about how to tell the difference between black bears and grizzlies, right? Black bears will have remnants of berries in their scat, and grizzlies will have…
on Nov 11, 2014
Try these high-elevation singletrack mountain bike trails on your next summer trip to Park City: Mill-D, Pinecone Ridge, Mid-Mountain, and Spiro trail.
on Oct 5, 2014
For this year's annual end of the year bike trip we decided to do a combination of camping in Southwestern Utah and condo living in Park City. For the first half of…
on Oct 4, 2014
Labor day afternoon at Yuba Pass campground. Empty For about four years now we've been taking September road trips the week after Labor Day. It's turned out to…
on Sep 22, 2014
A couple of weeks ago I wrote an article about all the reasons people give for not biking. But perhaps instead of giving you a list of reasons why they…
on Aug 25, 2014
I recently spent a grand four days exploring the trails and town of Steamboat Springs. While I think they have a little ways to go before that whole "Bike Town USA" title…
on Aug 22, 2014
Photo: DSimmons112 If you're an avid mountain biker, you've probably heard every excuse in the book from people about why they don't mountain bike. "You should…
on Aug 4, 2014
I was lucky enough recently to get a whole slew of POC gear to review. Along with the POC Trabec Helmet and POC trail shorts, I also got a great POC women's…
on Jul 17, 2014
When I was in college I biked quite a bit. Mostly we used the logging roads all over our 28,000 acre campus at Berry College. On one of these rides, I got…
on Jun 24, 2014
"Baggies," in my opinion, are necessary on the trail. I personally don't like to parade about in spandex, so comfortable trail shorts to wear over said spandex are crucial. But finding a…
on Jun 22, 2014
POC's colorful Trabec helmet has slowly been making its way onto the trails in Grand Junction. I've had the opportunity to be one of those biking around with this uniquely-designed helmet. Even…
on Jun 10, 2014
I've said it before and I'll say it again: I was a fortunate beginning mountain biker. I had a great teacher: he was patient and willing to explain everything to me. Everything.…
on May 28, 2014
Recently I got the chance to review some new gear from Dakine, including the shirt seen here: the Women's Xena 3/4 sleeve jersey. Like most sports shirts these days, it's made of…
on May 16, 2014
I recently received the Women's Siren Shorts with liner from Dakine for review. I love the length of these shorts. I hate for my bare legs to rub against my bike seat,…
on May 1, 2014
It was long, and most definitely a challenge, but we've completed the 30 Days of Biking Challenge! Here are six things the challenge taught me: 1. A bike ride of any length…
on Apr 30, 2014
