The Best Mountain Bike Trail in Each US State for Beginners
New mountain bikers have to start somewhere. If you’re reading this article, chances are you’ve moved on to more difficult trails but the thing is, you probably have friends or even kids you would love to take riding for the first time. The trick is choosing a trail that’s fun and as frustration-free as possible …
Watch: How to Get the Stink out of Your Mountain Biking Clothes
We all know that very specific smell of bike clothes that have seen one too many days in the saddle. After so many times through the washing machine the smell seems to linger, and eventually may get so bad that your riding buddies won’t want to ride behind you anymore. I have a bunch of …
The 10 Best Balance Bikes for Your Toddler
Kids can learn to ride a bike early with a balance bike. How to choose the best balance bike for your child and our top 10 recommended balance bikes from Strider, Schwinn, Burley, Early Riders and more.
How To Choose Your First Mountain Bike
Soon after getting bitten by the mountain biking bug, you will be ready to purchase your first “real” mountain bike. The myriad of prices, models and types of mountain bikes available makes the process not unlike buying a car. This guide will give you the info you need to be an informed buyer with realistic …
5 Benefits of Youth Mountain Biking Programs
Sometimes adults get so giddy over the fact that they are riding a bike, you’ll hear them exclaim “I feel like a kid again!” That’s a good thing. Riding a bike is fun. Kids like to have fun… and they love to ride bikes. It’s no wonder youth mountain biking programs have been sprouting up …
Watch: How To Jump a Mountain Bike for Beginners
Seth shows beginner mountain bikers how to jump.
6 Reasons Why You Should Ride a Singlespeed
I have to admit, when I first started riding mountain bikes, the concept of a singlespeed was a little odd. Gears seemed natural. We had come up with the idea to use different gear ratios to make going uphill easier and to maximize speed on the downhills. Why throw away this technology? Why make anything …
How To Be a Mountain Bike Dad
It is no secret to most of you that frequent the pages of Singletracks.com that mountain bikers can be, at times, “overwhelmingly enthusiastic” about their sport. I recently turned 37 years old. I am a husband of almost 15 years, a dad to 7 1/2-year-old twin girls, and I have been a veterinarian for almost 10 …
How to Choose a Mountain Bike Trail to Ride
“Ahhhh, the weekend approaches. Where shall I ride tomorrow?” For some people, this is not often a question of note as we have limited options next to the house, so we simply ride wherever is convenient. But for most, there is a wide variety of choices within a day trip of home, and certainly when …
Biking in Bear Country: A Guide To Conflict-Free Adventures
Great tips for what to do if you encounter a bear while mountain biking.
An Introduction to Cyclocross
Disclaimer: This may come as a shock to most of our reader base, but this story covers races involving skinny-tired bikes. If you can’t stand to see a bike with anything less than a 2-inch tire, click “back” now, as you may not be able to handle the words written below. Somehow, I had not …
Back in the Saddle Again: 4 Tips for Rekindling Your Mountain Bike Passion
I received my first mountain bike on Christmas morning 1991. It was an Iron Horse MT400R, a rigid steel frame that was a beast. I loved it. Living in the hot desert of Arizona allowed me to go for a ride on Christmas day. That day, mountain biking sparked a fire in my soul that …
