Photo by Flickr user “Kim,” via the Flickr Creative Commons: https://www.flickr.com/photos/kimrose Warning: This article contains graphic details. Back in June, the Flathead Beacon and Singletracks reported that…
The Terrene Wazia is designed to be a durable and competitive fat bike tire for snow trails and beyond.
Last week, Maxxis hosted media from various mountain bike publications at the Mulberry Gap Mountain Bike Get-A-Way. They teamed up with Pivot to provide bikes for us to ride on the nearby…
Niner has updated the JET 9 once again, going longer and slacker to make this trail bike even more capable. I've been testing the JET 9 Alloy, 1-star build, a relatively…
Rocky Mountain debuted their new fat bike, the Suzi Q, for 2017 which is intended to be a much more agile, fast fat bike, rather than a powder floating big wheeled monster. The…
rider: Leigh Donovan (All photos courtesy TLD) Troy Lee Designs (TLD) has launched their 2017 bike collection, which includes a revamped trail helmet, new paint jobs for…
Windrock Bike park is one of the gnarliest mountain bike parks around. Phil Kmetz follows Pro Downhill racers Dakotah Norton and Jake Smith down the steep trails at Windrock on a…
Photo: Scott Anderson Editor’s Note: “Over a Beer” is a regular column written by Greg Heil. While Greg is the Editor in Chief for Singletracks.com, any opinions…
We pulled off to the side of the dirt highway we had been bouncing along in great anticipation. The bikes came off their rack, their chains were lubed, and the last…
In the early stages of my craft beer epiphany, you would definitely categorize me as a beer snob. Maybe snob is putting it lightly... I was a beer jerk. If I…
Fox recently announced a new helmet, dubbed the Proframe, that the company claims is one of the most breathable and lightest full face, DH-approved mountain bike helmets ever made. As anyone who has…
CBP, Border Patrol agents from the Laredo Bike Patrol unit on patrol in South Texas. Photo: Donna Burton, US Government Work Border security has been a controversial topic…
stock photo: Jeff Barber Editor's note: This article was written by Leon Baker of the US Border Patrol, El Paso Sector. It originally appeared in the International…
It's one hundred forty-two miles of rugged, unforgiving, breathtakingly-beautiful vistas.
While you can purchase a fat bike at Walmart for just over a hundred bucks, I don't recommend it
This is part two of a two-part podcast about my 29 Trails in 29 Days challenge.
If new legislation finds its way to law, Mountain Bikers may once again be able to enjoy amazing vistas like this one in the Idaho's Boulder White…
Among the 200+ miles of mountain biking access that stand to be lost in the proposed Crater Lake Wilderness is a 15.6-mile stretch of the IMBA Epic…
The Sweco in action. Photo by Tom Boss. “The hardest thing about trail building is getting permission.” So says Jim Jacobson of Forest Knolls, CA. And…
In her first year with Trek Factory Racing Downhill, Rachel Atherton accomplished the unimaginable. She won every UCI World Cup event and the World Championships, achieving the first-ever perfect season in…
The falls that give Great Falls National Park its name (photo: novaoutdoors.com) Just as relocating from Wyoming to North Dakota proved to be a real challenge…
While the "GPS always overestimates distances" camp is fairly vocal, there's an equally vocal camp that argues the opposite.
Cane Creek has just released their first-ever suspension fork, exclusively for 27.5" wheels: The Helm. According to Cane Creek the Helm is designed for "aggressive trail, all-mountain, and enduro riding," and…
In this recent interview, Gary Fisher, mountain bike pioneer, says that he thinks ebikes will "surely become the next big thing." "E mountain bike takes away the hard part. It's that…
A few months back Jeff and I headed up to Charlotte, North Carolina, for the first annual Fall Cyclofest. One of the brands we visited at the show was Orange…
Gore Apparel has recently introduced a new technology that they refer to as "Thermium," and I've been testing an entire kit of fat biking outerwear that utilizes the new technology. Here's…
The Gore ONE Windstopper pant features a 100% polyester Windstopper fabric exterior with an 86% polyester, 14% Elastene liner. Here are all the features, according to Gore: Zip pocket on back…
These gloves sliced through the cold winter air similarly to my heavyweight downhill ski gloves, but since they're designed specifically for biking
A proposed solution to gentrified bike trails in Atlanta, Georgia.
Smith's Forefront helmet with its unique Aerocore construction (featuring Koroyd) has become one of the most recognizable and widely-used enduro helmets on the market today. And for good reason: the performance…
Get a taste of both the pain and the tomfoolery present at the 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo race by checking out this video above! And if you haven't…
Downhill racing is arguably the pinnacle of mountain biking. Since top World Cup racers frequently reach speeds in excess of 40 MPH - and bash their machines into obstacles at full…
I challenged myself to ride 29 different mountain bike trails in 29 days, and this is how it all went down.
This is the 24-Hours in the Old Pueblo (24HOP).
Some riders come to party. Others probably bit off more than they could chew, the 24HOP being their first endurance event. But many train hard and go for a podium spot. And for those riders, the appearance of Lance Armstrong and his former Postal posse boosts the motivation to win.
Blooming flowers, lush vegetation, 360-degree views of 3 mountain ranges. This is what the Big Hole Mountains encompass. The Big Hole Mountains – you can get lost out there When you look…
While recently watching one viral mountain bike video or another, YouTube recommended this video to us, and we couldn't take our eyes off the screen. Then it hit us: why not combine mountain…
It's Super Bowl Sunday and I'm sitting on the curb in front of a 7-11 convenience store in Apopka, Florida. The sun, which has been beating down on us unobstructed…
Tips for a first-time bikepacking trip: the tools, food, sleeping gear, and emergency items you need to pack.
Mountain biking in the Cairngorms, close to the H+I Headquarters in Inverness. Photo courtesy H+I. If you look up Inverness, Scotland on a map, it looks…
Marcel Hagener and Simone Maier, Red Bull Defiance Adventure Race, New Zealand. Photo: Graeme Murray/Red Bull Content Pool Editor’s Note: “Over a Beer” is a regular column…
photo: kellyrides New York is known as the Empire State, due in large part to the state's influence in US business, culture, and industry. But New York is also quietly building a…
Looking Glass Rock as seen from the Blue Ridge Parkway (photo: Aaron Chamberlain) Blue Ridge Adventure's 9th annual Pisgah Stage Race will be held in Brevard, North…
Sometimes a climb is worth it just for the climb, like the Ape Canyon to Plains of Abraham route on Mt. St. Helens (photo: JWanamaker) We…
One of several rides through the urban desert mountains of Phoenix during the week-long training camp, building both skills and camaraderie. Mountain biking is an amazingly…
A spike booby trap found at Buffalo Creek in Colorado. Photo: Tim Fishback We've reported about trail booby traps many times in the past, and often the argument has arisen…
Photo: Interbike Utah legislators have been in the hot seat in recent weeks, with many proponents of public land, including both advocates and industry members, viewing…
Have you ever read the best-selling book with a very similar title and three less habits? Neither have I, but the title alone peaked my interest enough to generate some thought…
We debate whether that's really true and speculate about what might be coming next.
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