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Mountain Bike Podcast
on Nov 23, 2020

A Case Study in MTB Tourism, with CAMBA in Wisconsin [Podcast #270]

by Jeff Barber
CAMBA recently worked with River Falls Research Center on a study linking trail visits to $7.8 million in economic impact...
Advocacy
on Nov 1, 2020

Fall Trail Maintenance: Rake the Leaves, or Leave Them Be? [Survey]

by Jeff Barber
While not everyone is involved in maintaining their local bike trails (yet), many of us have opinions about what to...
Advocacy
on Jul 23, 2020

The Annual IMBA Europe "Take Care of Your Trails" Campaign will Take Place in September

by Brian Gerow
The competition element is on hold, but Take Care of Your Trails dig days are on in September in Europe....
Advocacy
on May 6, 2020

If Your Trails Are Open During The Quarantine, here are 4 Ways You Can Ride Responsibly

by Richard Shoop
Four ideas for mountain biking responsibly on the trails where we're still privileged to ride.
Beginners
on Feb 27, 2020

Be Serious When It Comes To These 4 Aspects Of Mountain Biking

by Richard Shoop
While mountain biking is a recreational activity, there are four aspects of our sport that we should take seriously.
Advocacy
on Jan 28, 2020

Whether Building or Riding, There are no Easily Earned Miles in Southwest Utah

by Matt Miller
Southwest Utah has blown up in popularity as a mountain bike destination over the past decade, but that brings a...
Advocacy
on Jan 20, 2020

Luv Trails Makes it Easy (to Remember) to Financially Support the Trails You Ride

by Jeff Barber
Luv Trails is an app that makes it easy to give back to the mountain bike trails you ride, no...
Opinion
on Jan 12, 2020

Clear the Leaves, or Let Them Be? [MTB Trail Maintenance]

by Jeff Barber
Leaves make it harder to see obstacles on mountain bike trails and tend to provide unreliable traction, but they can...
Videos
on Dec 30, 2019

Watch: 8 Things We Wish We'd Known Before We Started Mountain Biking

by Global Mountain Bike Net
Here are a few of the things we wish we'd known when we started mountain biking! What's the one thing...
Advocacy
on Dec 10, 2019

MTB Trail Maintenance Offers an Enjoyable Winter Workout

by Brian Gerow
Every rider knows that trail maintenance is the minimum tax for the joy of mountain biking, and working on the...
Opinion
on Dec 4, 2019

Beat the Season: Is it Ever OK to Ride Muddy Trails?

by Brian Gerow
Going into the wet season, most of us will be tempted to get out on the trail eventually, which begs...
Mountain Bike Podcast
on Dec 2, 2019

Trans Cascadia: A Model for Supporting Trails While Having a Good Time in the Forest [Podcast #228]

by Jeff Barber
Alex Gardner, Nick Gibson, and Tommy Magrath started the Trans Cascadia 4-day enduro race five years ago as a way...
Videos
on Nov 13, 2019

Watch: Groundwork - A Spotlight on the Trails

by Video Share
Groundwork explores four different Enduro World Series venues to see how each has created their mountain bike trail network over...
Beginners
on Oct 24, 2019

3 Simple Things You Can Do To Enhance Another Rider's Experience

by Richard Shoop
Sometimes the best thing about mountain biking is the community. Enhance it by taking these recommended steps on your next...
Opinion
on Oct 20, 2019

Have You Ever Helped Build or Maintain a Mountain Bike Trail?

by Jeff Barber
Trail building is an important part of mountain biking. After all, if no one built or maintained trails, we wouldn't...
News
on Oct 3, 2019

IMBA Europe Receives Funding for a Trail Builder Training Project

by Brian Gerow
The three-year project will focus on developing educational resources and frameworks for mountain bike trail building, design, construction, maintenance, and...
Advocacy
on Aug 27, 2019

Scotland's Aberdeenshire Mountain Bike Association Is Working to Legitimize A Massive Network of Unauthorized Singletrack

by Brian Gerow
The association is not coming in and smoothing trails to make them less technical, as they know that will only...
Beginners
on Aug 7, 2019

Why do Mountain Bike Clubs Exist? 4 Key Functions

by Richard Shoop
What does a mountain bike club do? We explain four key functions.
Gear
on Jul 17, 2019

Trail Boss Tools Are Full-size, Packable Trail Tools Made in the USA

by Brian Gerow
Bellingham, Washington resident Bill Hasenjaeger has been building trail for the majority of his life. His keen engineering sense drove...
Opinion
on Jun 23, 2019

Sunday Survey: What is Your Approach to Riding Local MTB Trails in the Rain?

by Brian Gerow
What do you do when your local mountain bike trails are wet?
Videos
on Jun 17, 2019

Watch: Trail Pods Make Tools Accessible for Trail Maintenance

by Video Share
Trail Pods are an innovative solution that makes it easier for everyone to pitch in and help with mountain bike...
News
on Jun 13, 2019

Norway's Trysil Bike Arena Employs Trail Patrollers to Keep Riders Safe and Trails Maintained

by Brian Gerow
The Trail Patrol at Trysil Bike Arena works seven days a week to keep the slopes safe, serving a similar...
Videos
on May 27, 2019

Watch: Ride THROUGH mud pits, NOT around them

by Seth's Bike Hacks
Ride through puddles and mud pits on the same course as the trail. Try to find a dry route around...
Forum
on May 23, 2019

Harsh but kinda true? Trail runners are lazy

started by Jeff Barber
Last reply on May 23, 2019
 
An entertaining read from Outside: https://www.outsideonline.com/2396926/trail-runners-are-lazy-parasites It is a bummer that trail runners aren't more organized in terms of advocacy,...
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Videos
on Oct 26, 2018

Watch: The 6 Types of Mountain Bike Trail Builders

by Jeff Barber
This lighthearted video from Transition pokes fun at riders and trail builders alike.
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