Editor’s Note: Dustin Gaddis has raced a slew of endurance MTB events and has helped coordinate races ranging from a local time trial to a national championship, but he isn't very fast in…
on Feb 2, 2016
Yakima is well-known in the world of bike racks, offering a variety of ways to transport your bike, with options for virtually every type of vehicle available. A few months ago I…
on Mar 30, 2014
The 10th rendition of the North American Handmade Bicycle Show (NAHBS) was held in Charlotte, NC last weekend, and if you live in the Southeast and didn't go... you seriously missed out. …
on Mar 18, 2014
I introduced you to the NOX Composites XCR-29 rims about 3 months ago. Since that time, I've been thrashing these on a regular basis, so click through to see how they stacked up…
on Dec 15, 2013
Over the years bicycles have seen innumerable changes, and yet some things have changed very little. One thing that has been a constant for a very, very long time is the chain…
on Nov 24, 2013
The seasonal changes are all part of the fun of mountain biking, giving us something new to look forward to as we keep the pedals turning. In the Southeast, the summer is…
on Nov 18, 2013
This is a story that started a long time ago in a land far away--in Europe, actually. In 1927 Tullio Campagnolo lost a bicycle race in the Dolomite mountains because he couldn’t…
on Oct 23, 2013
Vassago is an Arizona-based company that specializes in 29er hardtail frames. I have owned their singlespeed Jabberwocky frame for a while now, which is one of two of their less expensive Taiwanese models. It’s…
on Oct 18, 2013
Several years ago carbon fiber scared most mountain bikers, who tended to think carbon was just for road bikes and too light and fragile for beating on it in the woods. However,…
on Sep 5, 2013
This is the second half of an article examining the effects of wet weather racing and the policies that need to be in place to protect trails from extensive damage. Read Part 1 right…
on May 28, 2013
Mountain bike racing is a ton of fun: it’s one of many great aspects of our sport. Races offer a chance to line up against your buddies, or strangers, and see how…
on May 27, 2013
Vassago only builds big-wheeled bikes, and is best known for their steel single speed frame, the Jabberwocky. I have been riding one for over three years now, and really like it, so…
on Apr 29, 2013
Mountain biking is a beautiful sport. It’s hard to beat the rush of adrenaline and euphoria felt while bobbing and weaving through the trees on fast singletrack, cleaning a tough technical section…
on Apr 22, 2013
A few months back Twin Six was kind enough to send me some of their winter apparel for review. I've been using their summer gear for months now and love it--I even…
on Feb 13, 2013
Stan’s NoTubes has quickly become one of the most recognized names in the mountain bike world. Popularized first by their tubeless sealant and conversion kits, which allow nearly any wheel and tire…
on Jan 28, 2013
L.H. Thomson has two sides of their business: contract manufacturing, mostly for the aerospace industry, and producing their own line of cycling components. In the cycling world they are well known for…
on Dec 26, 2012
Bikes of Singletracks is series of blog posts that takes an in-depth look at the bikes the Singletracks crew rides. These are our personal bikes, not bikes we have in for review. This…
on Dec 17, 2012
A lot of people don’t get it. Why would a grown man want to wear funny looking clothes and ride a bicycle through the woods? In the heat of summer, cold of…
on Dec 13, 2012
Bikes of Singletracks is series of blog posts that takes an in-depth look at the bikes the Singletracks crew rides. These are our personal bikes, not bikes we have in for review. …
on Dec 7, 2012
The 40-mile Black Bear Rampage might be my favorite endurance race in the southeast. It just seems to strike the perfect balance--this race is the most fun for the least amount of…
on Oct 15, 2012
The Georgia State Single Speed Championships – the state championships of single speed mountain bicycle racing in the state of Georgia, for mountain bikes with only one speed. Single speed races are very…
on Oct 3, 2012
"As soon as you get comfortable and confidenton it, sell it, because you're about to get hurt." I've heard that saying in reference to motorcycles before, but I'm starting to think maybe…
on Aug 24, 2012
If you're like me then you appreciate the performance of real cycling clothes, but you don't want to look like a Tour de France wannabe with lots of logos and crazy 'colorways.'…
on Jul 18, 2012
I've spent the last month riding almost exclusively on the Civilian Luddite - a steel framed, rigid forked, single speed 29er. On paper the Luddite looks like a good ride and a…
on Jun 20, 2012
The Luddites were Industrial Revolution era English textile workers who were pissed about being replaced by new machinery that did their jobs faster than they could. Many of them even went postal…
on Jun 7, 2012
