Greg began mountain biking in 2005, and since then, the pursuit of singletrack has taken him around the world. While Greg first started adding trail reviews to Singletracks in 2008, his career in mountain bike media officially began in 2010. He started writing for Singletracks in 2011 while simultaneously finishing his formal secondary education in writing and publication. Greg has the distinction of being the first employee that Singletracks ever hired, and he went on to serve for seven years, including five years in the Editor in Chief role. After a six-year hiatus, Greg is back at Singletracks, serving in the Managing Editor role.
While Greg has reviewed innumerable mountain bikes and products over the years, his true passion lies in writing about mountain bike trails and destinations. Greg has ridden over 8,000 trails and visited 21 countries (and counting). He recently spent four years traveling full-time, including two spent living in a camper van with his wife, Christine. In between epic trips, he now resides in Durango, Colorado.
Author snapshot
MTB Background and expertise
- Riding experience: Primarily trail and enduro, with experience including endurance XC, bikepacking, downhill, and gravel riding.
- Mountain biking since: 2005
- Number of trails ridden: 8,000+
- Number of countries visited: 21+
- Current stable: Pivot Switchblade V3, Pivot Vault, Scott Big Jon
Education and writing experience
- Bachelors of Arts, English: Writing and Publication, University of North Georgia
- Other publications: Strava, FATMAP, Dirt Rag Magazine, MTB Project, Hiking Project, GearJunkie, Outside 365
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With 10 miles of brand-new Walton-funded singletrack, Horseshoe Canyon Ranch is Northwest Arkansas' newest must-ride MTB destination.
America's first rideable waterfall trail hub has opened in Ruston, Louisiana.
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We've been writing about e-bikes for over a decade, and we're curious to know how many Singletracks readers own one.
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The Upstate Greenways and Trails Alliance has built a new singletrack trail along a popular greenway path to help "people of all ages to experience mountain biking for the first time."
Almost three years after going dark, the Sustainable Trails Coalition is back, with new legislation introduced in Congress by Senator Mike Lee.
With 6,250 feet of vert and 5-10 miles in length, are these the longest rideable granite rock slabs on Planet Earth?
"These trails have saved my life." Through a rare private-to-public land swap, the residents at Tehaleh have access to an incredible bike-only trail system.
"When a cycling industry company broke that $25,000 contract, they actually freed me. They freed me from silencing me, from speaking up and speaking the truth."
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The popular mountain bike trails in DuPont State Forest are off limits to e-bikers... but that hasn't stopped them from riding.
With 36% of Singletracks readers having hired a mountain bike guide before, the guiding industry appears to be alive and well! We rounded up 10 of the best guided trips in the USA.
Ride Ness plans to build 16 miles of purpose-built MTB trails and a downhill race track, with a year-round shuttle running to the top of the 1,100-foot descents.
Western Spirit put their money where their mouth is by building free housing for their mountain bike guides.
20 miles of slick mud was just the beginning of this grueling single-day ride of the White Rim Trail.
A first-of-its-kind gravity flow trail system is now open in Prescott, AZ, with 6.5 miles of new singletrack.
In a proposed list of trail changes at DuPont State Forest, horses get more trails than mountain bikers, hikers are still allowed on downhill flow trails, and new trail development doesn't include mountain bikers.
Trestle Bike Park continues to innovate as they rebuild jump lines throughout the bike park. Plus, an all-new tech trail is coming to Trestle.
The mountain bike trails in Bentonville and Rogers remain completely impassable with no estimated time of reopening. "It will take an army."
A massive canyon gap has reportedly been removed from the Red Bull Hardline course after initial tests—and crashes—over the weekend.
In response to crushing rider demand, the mountain bike trails in Fruita are being expanded with 32 miles of singletrack planned. Much of it is already open, along with expanded e-bike access too.
At least 8 people are dead in Arkansas in the wake of deadly tornadoes. Bentonville's mountain bike trails suffered severe damage, and the Bentonville Bike Fest was flattened.
For $249 you can access over 40 fantastic mountain bike parks.
The Texas land that Station Mountain Bike Park is built on is for sale for $3.2 million.
Millions of dollars are being invested in land acquisitions for new mountain bike trails in the Central USA.
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The first MTB trail in Benton, Arkansas, known as the "Benton Bike Park," is opening on May 24th.
The first purpose-built mountain bike trail system in Montrose, Colorado, "Electric Hills," is helping transform the local mountain bike community.
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The one gap in Arkansas MTB trail offerings is lift-served downhill trails. That's all about to change thanks to the Trails at Mena project.
With a booby-trapped trail in Australia, illegal trail building in California, and clearcut logging threatening trails in Alberta, it's been a tough week in the world of MTB trails. But thankfully, it's not all bad news.
Just six weeks after fracturing his hip in a race at Windrock, 17-year-old American DH phenom Asa Vermette smashed the competition at his inaugural UCI Mountain Bike World Cup downhill race.
We are currently enjoying a golden age of mountain bike trail development. To understand how we got here, we take a look at the five factors that have combined and fermented to make this golden age a reality.
A local club in Wisconsin raised an impressive amount of money to fund the first public MTB trail system in Door county.
The latest trail openings across the nation, including a bike park served by a magic carpet lift.
The Canyon Neuron:ONfly is the brand's first lightweight eMTB which they claim provides a totally unique ride style.
Kona Bikes is currently in dire financial straits, and while Kent Outdoors seeks to sell the brand, the future remains unknown.
IMBA is working with local groups to build quality mountain bike trails closer to home. Here are ten of this year's most exciting trail projects.
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