Mountain bike trails across much of North Carolina and other regions in the Southeast have been decimated by Hurricane Helene. Public lands are closed, and travel through the region is for emergency purposes only.
The Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina is building an epic 170-mile point-to-point trail through the South Mountains, known as the Wilderness Gateway Trail.
The Shadow Mountain Bike Park in Conifer, CO, faces a major roadblock after the Jefferson County Planning Commission voted to deny a special use permit.
Thunder Bay, Ontario, is investing $510,000 in their trail system, with a substantial amount of that investment earmarked for fat bike grooming equipment and infrastructure.
Craig Calfee of Calfee Design talks about building bike frames from carbon fiber and bamboo, adjustable geometry, mountain tandems, and more in this wide-ranging conversation.