Plenty of space, pockets and ventilation. Will make for a great day hike pack too!

Beautiful image. The natural beauty of the rainbow remains.

Yeah, not seeing much savings here myself. That said, I like aluminum frames and have personally always been distrustful of carbon for MTB applications.

Nice ride, beautiful setting.

Cool!

Both brands are great and I have (and do) own both. My preference is Fox, mainly because I'm an old motohead that remembers them as a kid in the 70s when they...

Some of our local shops prefer to rent you a bike ($30-75) for a day and credit the the rental fee if you buy from them. IMHO, that is completely reasonable vs...

Good advice given in previous posts. Fitness is a big issue to ride extended rock garden cause you have to maintain momentum. Sometimes that takes heavy effort to clear an obstacle in terrain...

My vote is to drop the politically correct bs and keep the podium girls.

Good read Maureen. Glad to hear you are working thru you post crash jitters. A skills clinic is something I've been thinking about too. As someone that grew up riding dirt bikes, mountain bikes are sketchy handling. By that i mean things happen fast on a 32 pound bicycle compared to a motocross bike. Now,…

Maybe there is hope that trail maintenance will be happening soon... https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2100476819965877&id=134002529946659&ref=page_internal

Mad skills, man. Beautiful image.

Congrats on your new job. Night ride in or near the hood? No thanks. Spent way more time in Birmingham than I ever wanted to and have no desire to be around it ever again.

Sad news. Greg's awesome photography is something I'll certainly miss. Best wishes on your future endeavours Greg!

Asher, It sounds like you may have an issue with your rear hub, but it's hard to diagnose something like that without seeing it. Since you are unsure of the causes of both problems...

Framebreaker, Agreed! The other day I was looking at computers at the LBS. The problem is, I don't care to put numbers into my ride experience like I did in the past. It's...

Nicely done article that really gives a good overview of the modern trail bike. When I returned to the sport a few months ago, the equipment changes of the past few years were considerable. Eventually I was able to sort thru things and get the right bike, but this article would have been most helpful.…

Thanks for the input guys. It sounds like the training is well worth while. May give it a go this Fall. Here's The clinic I have in mind. Local instructor and training...

Very well written and organized. Great information that will help you ride better.

Very cool shop setting and friendly staff. Highly recommended.

Regular helmet, Alpinestars Paragon knee pads and, if it's not to hot, Paragon elbow pads. A few falls when I first started back riding quickly convinced me the armor was needed.

Whoa! Gnarly!

Any of y'all done a riding clinic? What is your opinion, money well spent or No? Thanks.

Ouch!

Another excellent image, Greg!

BTW Bob. Beautiful photography in the article!

Years ago we had a black lab that went on rides with me near home (not public trails). One day I went out and he was lagging behind. Thinking he would go home if tired, I continued the ride. By the time my loyal friend dropped out, he nearly died of hyperthermia. I was clueless…

We'll, I am spoiled by full suspension and  could never go back to a hardtail so you know my vote. Try the FS bike. If you spin the crank efficiently, you'll be...

Thanks for the replies folks. Think I'll stay where I'm at for now, though going to max sag up front and adding a volume spacer has crossed my mind... That might smooth...

Awesome news, MAGA.