I've been a cyclist my entire life, but started mt biking in 1992 when I bought a used Schwinn KOM from a friend. I started riding the ski trails, 2-track & fire roads of Northern Wisconsin on my mtb & the mt tandem that my husband, Scott & I bought. Once CAMBA started building singletrack, we were in heaven. We developed new riding skills alongside the development of a great trail system. My students & I built a 5K singletrack trail in the school forest & my husband & I became active trail volunteers. We started mt biking in Colorado 10 years ago & are still learning new skills.
Mountain biking in the backcountry is amazing until something goes wrong—here's how Search and Rescue works and how to avoid needing it.
Gunnison Trails is pioneering groomed urban fat bike singletrack that coexists with Nordic skiing, while planning expanded grooming at nearby Hartman Rocks.
A groomed 3.5-mile fat bike route leads to the Maroon Hut in Gothic, Colorado, offering a comfortable introduction to winter bikepacking.
Crested Butte is building a world-class fat biking destination with newly groomed singletrack trails, ambitious community support, and the annual Fat Bike Worlds event.
The 100-mile Oracle to Picketpost section of the Arizona Trail offers stunning Sonoran Desert scenery, but challenging technical terrain demands advanced skills.
AZT Expeditions guides riders through a fully-supported, self-guided 100-mile desert adventure with camp support, cold beer, and plenty of cacti-induced pain.
Grand Targhee Resort offers 13 miles of groomed fat bike trails alongside world-class skiing, proving winter enthusiasts don't have to choose just one snow sport.
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"Fat biking Teton Valley's Big Hole Mountains delivers stunning views and rideable climbs across 43 miles of groomed snowmobile trails and packed singletrack."
Fat bike growth brings trail access challenges as the newest snow sport user group seeks to collaborate with nordic skiers, snowmobilers, and land managers.
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Nearly 300 fat bikers battled soft snow and challenging conditions on a world-class groomed course in Crested Butte's inaugural championship race.
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Crested Butte launched Fat Bike Worlds with five days of groomed racing, epic crashes, and nonstop revelry in mountain biking's latest birthplace.
You are a mountain biker. You ride as often as "real life" allows. Initially, "real life" limits are things like school, job, finances, and proximity to trails. If you're lucky, you add…
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times..." With that opening line I'm pretty sure that Charles Dickens was a fat bike early adopter when he wrote A…
The Buena Vista, Colorado area provides cyclists with an embarrassing wealth of riding opportunities. Since moving to BV in June, we constantly feel like we've won the lottery, struck it rich... hit…
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