Time for a new bike or just new parts? At some point, all of us will be faced with this question: "Should I upgrade the parts on my old…
In this episode of the Singletracks podcast, Aaron, Greg, and I talk about some of the most memorable trails and destinations we explored in 2016.
Middle and high school mountain biking through NICA promotes inclusiveness, equality, strong bodies, strong minds, and strong characters in teens. Photo: Vince Camiolo As I sipped…
Freeride mountain biker Sam Reynolds at the 2015 Red Bull Rampage. Photo © Pia McDonell of McDonell Media Smashed kneecaps, broken forearms, skull fractures, gnarly, full-thickness…
Descending Meall a' Bhuachaille. Photo: Ross Bell. As my wife and I walked into a bar in Aviemore, Scotland, for a bite to eat, well after…
The Endura Women's Singletrack jacket is a nylon, fully seam-sealed 2.5-layer waterproof, "breathable fabric" rain jacket with under arm zipped vents, and a hood. I put the "breathable" in quotes because everyone says their…
12 stout beers, taste tested and ranked from worst to best.
The author in the front, embracing the frigid water. Photo: Ross Bell As we rolled up to the beginning of a rotten bridge that abruptly ended…
Trek is recalling Bontrager Flare RT and Ion 700 RT lights due to an issue that may cause the lights to turn off unexpectedly, which could leave riders with reduced vision and/or visibility. The Flare…
I remain an avid hiker and backpacker to this day, and that ethos still colors my cycling advocacy efforts, although staunch Wilderness advocated would never see it…
Scotland has a national strategy for developing mountain biking in their country.
Photo: Michael Paul From Sea Otter to Outerbike and beyond, 2016 was an banner year for the Singletracks review team. In fact, this year we rode…
In this episode of the Singletracks podcast we talk with Kate and Andrew Gates from Mulberry Gap about what it's like to run a mountain bike getaway.
Beth Roberts of Rim Tours leads a happy group of guests past Wooden Shoe Arch, Canyonlands National Park. Photo courtesy of Rim Tours. I recently wrote…
The new Niner Air 9 RDO (photo: Aaron Chamberlain) Over the past year and a half, Niner has been busy... really busy! They have launched entirely new…
Using a GPS unit while mountain biking offers many excellent opportunities: tracking fitness goals, navigating unfamiliar trails, and documenting and sharing your adventures are just a few of the advantages of bringing a GPS along…
Foggy glasses seem to be a constant battle for mountain bikers, whether you're on a cold winter ride in Colorado or hot, humid ride in Florida. If you struggle with…
Capturing the ride. Photo: Sergio Barboni Editor’s Note: “Over a Beer” is a regular column written by Greg Heil. While Greg is the Editor in Chief for…
photos: Burley Burley has been producing a full line of bike trailers designed for hauling cargo and kids for years now, and this year they're introducing a…
Photo: AZT Expeditions AZT Expeditions has just announced the addition of two new self-guided trips on the Arizona Trail to their lineup: Flagstaff to the Grand…
Tickets are now on sale for the 2017 edition of the North American Handmade Bicycle Show! Next year's show will be held March 10-12 in Salt Lake City, Utah. You…
All photos courtesy of Fatback The Fatback Corvus has made a name for itself by setting the course record for the Iditarod Trail Invitational, an adventure…
By Aaron Mann (@aarontylerm) The perineum. Among other terms of endearment you and your circle of friends have dubbed it, one thing the surface separating the back door…
The Yakima Showcase is a new cargo box from Yakima designed to haul extra gear for your mountain bike road trips. It’s easy to install, simple to operate, and looks…
A trail bike is a well-balanced, full suspension mountain bike: a moderate amount of travel, moderately slack geometry, weighing in the 25-30lb range.
In this episode of the Singletracks podcast, Aaron, Greg, and I discuss our favorite bikes from 2016 and talk about the bikes we really want to test in 2017.
Besides constantly crushing the competition and securing multiple world championships, what else do Richie Rude and Aaron Gwin have in common? Well, probably a lot of behavioral patterns, training and diet…
photo: Scott McClain A mountain bike ride at Brown County Park in Indiana was the last thing the Griffin family did together before US Army Sgt.…
Over the summer, Chris Daniels wrote an excellent article covering pretty much everything mountain bikers should know about chain lube. If you missed it, I highly recommend giving it a read! We also…
Heads in the clouds during an MTB Dreams fantasy. Adventure tourism as an industry is growing rapidly worldwide, and within that industry, the niche of mountain…
Bryton Sport is a Taiwanese company that recently introduced a line of GPS units to the US market. The company leans heavily on marketing itself as a lower cost competitor to established…
The very best mountain biking that I experienced during my time in Europe wasn’t found in the Alps like I thought it would be—it was in the Pyrenees.
We got dumped on during our second ride at the Scotland MTB Conference. Photo: Ross Bell Editor’s Note: “Over a Beer” is a regular column written by…
Gallinero Trail, Benasque I set a tall order for myself when I visited Spain: mountain bike the very best enduro-friendly singletrack trails that the Spanish Pyrenees…
photo: Jay Buthman In the beginning, the night was feared and forsaken... Most people have a favorite day of the year. For many, especially the young,…
It slices, it dices, it chops, it peels...and it does a bunch of other stuff too. Photo: Tom Joy Photography / @tomjoyphoto I first came across Full…
We take a look at the average trail bike geometry for 2016 and compare bikes.
In this illuminating episode of the Singletracks podcast, we talk about mountain bike lights, briefly touching on the history of bike lights before diving into the key things every mountain biker needs to know about lighting up the trail.
We review the Canfield Brothers Crampon flat pedals.
While trying to sell me on the idea of buying a house in Forest City, 62 miles north of Auburn on Highway 49, my friend Ruedy paused and commented to…
The Tepui Expedition bags can hold everything needed for a long riding trip and then some Though the act of cycling itself is a fairly pure…
Bikepacking the Arizona Trail in November, north of Tucson, AZ. Photo © David Herbold. Take a moment to visualize the changing of the seasons – autumn…
Choosing to live in a small mountain town like Salida, CO requires a serious meta-level decision about the type of life that you want to lead.(Rider: Marcel…
A guide to exploring the best mountain bike trails in Slatyfork and Snowshoe, West Virginia.
photo: Robert Milks // Wilderness Adventure Photography. Rider: Jeff Barber If you're a mountain biker in the Southeast, chances are you've at least heard of the Snake Creek…
Chances are high that during a visit to Pisgah, you will break something on your bike. When that happens, where do you go?
The Edge series of GPS units from Garmin runs from the diminutive "20" which has only the most basic features, up to the "1000" that rocks a 3-inch color touchscreen.…
Rocks, rocks, and more rocks. They keep getting easier the more you ride them Like most of you, I am not a downhill racer. In fact,…
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