Spring time means trails are drying, build season is in full swing, and we can finally stop confabulating about fat bikes. Spring also means it's time to update your look, replace those…
on Jun 24, 2015
PC: Jereme Rauckman via Flickr Creative Commons License (no changes made) So you want to try bikepacking. Do you have a bike? (duh...) A route? (ya!) Loads of unbridled,…
on Jun 8, 2015
They call it "7 Bikes For 7 Wonders," and it sounds like what would spawn if a mountain biker watched The Amazing Race after Charlie and the Chocolate Factory while consuming a post-ride Fred and Adam at Hair…
on May 31, 2015
"I am not a teacher, but an awakener." - Robert Frost You probably remember very little of the quail shot crammed down your throat during Course XYZ 10, yet some of those…
on May 29, 2015
Back in mid-March, Bell Helmets and IMBA selected 9 candidate projects vying for some downhill cred from 3 regions: West Coast, Central, and East Coast. They submitted their plans, pleaded their cases,…
on May 29, 2015
As advances in suspension technology inch along, limits on terrain, the season in which you can ride, and the feats you can accomplish on a bike continue to compress. This poses both…
on May 25, 2015
According to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects people of all ages worldwide and is one of the leading disorders…
on May 22, 2015
2015 trail wish list: Complete Bike Vacation: Set Upgrades: Mounted Time, talent, and money to contribute to the mountain bike community: Whaaa?! You're not done planning your cycling season until you have…
on May 18, 2015
Gnar(ly): a particularly challenging section of terrain often consisting of varying combinations of root patches, rock gardens, drops, precipitous slopes, and/or trees within close proximity that may be wet, dry, loose, and/or…
on May 14, 2015
For those of you not familiar with Brevard, NC, it is next to Pisgah Forest National Forest, and Pisgah Forest is home to the Pisgah Stage Race, known as one of the world's best…
on Apr 25, 2015
If you missed our recent list of The 10 Best US Destinations for a Weekend Mountain Bike Getaway, shame on you! If you didn't, you know Coldwater Mountain made it on that…
on Apr 24, 2015
The Urban Wilderness is... well... wilderness adjacent to "urbanness." Knoxville, TN, to be exact. Aside from being a very cheesy opening statement, it is the proximity of the 1,000-acre Urban Wilderness just…
on Apr 23, 2015
That's right! New Mexico has two promising candidates for the 2015 Bell Built Grant, each very different and deserving in their own right. In south-central New Mexico, the Village of Ruidoso sits…
on Apr 22, 2015
The second New Mexican contestant in this year's Bell Built Grant program is situated halfway between Albuquerque, NM and Flagstaff, AZ, literally in the heart of Indian country, in Gallup, NM. Nearby trails…
on Apr 22, 2015
Cyclists of Gitchee Gumee Shores (COGGS) has applied twice for the Bell Built Grant, but until this year has never made it beyond the initial selection round. Nevertheless, the Duluth-based mountain bike…
on Apr 21, 2015
The crew at Sky Tavern is ready to roll the dice as one of three West Coast semi-finalists in the 2015 Bell Built Grant program. Just 20 minutes outside of Reno, NV,…
on Apr 15, 2015
Halfway between Eugene and Corvallis, nestled in Oregon's majestic coastal range, sits the Alsea Falls Recreational Site which, before Fall 2013, offered little more for mountain bikers than an overgrown, primitive hiking trail among abandoned…
on Apr 14, 2015
With the full support of land manager Merced Irrigation District, it wouldn't seem right not to build a downhill line through the 700-acre site of wide open terrain descending 800 feet to…
on Apr 14, 2015
Looking for a stage race to tackle this year? We have you covered! In this preview we've rounded up a handful of the most exotic, highest, longest, unique, and epic multi-day stage…
on Apr 10, 2015
On March 23rd, the Northwest Trail Alliance (NWTA) took the first step in a series of legal actions against Portland Parks and Recreation (PP&R) and the Bureau of Environmental Services' (BES) recent decision to ban mountain…
on Mar 26, 2015
It's beyond the scope of this writer's intention to provide helmet buying tips, but there are a few questions you should answer when deciding on a mountain bike helmet under which to light…
on Mar 23, 2015
Is it the mud? Is it the plant life? Is it to protect hikers? Maybe it's that lawsuit? Ask any one of the 300 bike-wielding Portland protestors on Monday and they'll tell you…
on Mar 17, 2015
You know when to mash and when to spin, you're a billy goat on the climbs, and you bomb hills with the greatest of ease, but somewhere between all that busy work…
on Mar 16, 2015
Nothing is more exciting, outside the physical act of riding your bike, than dreaming of where you'll ride it. Whether it's a week in Whistler or a day at Duthie, from backcountry epics…
on Mar 10, 2015
If you're single, I invite you to continue ripping responsibly without any other responsibility. If you're married (especially with children), you're probably not getting out as often as you did during your…
on Feb 19, 2015
