bro: short for brother. a male friend (often used as a form of address). a young man, especially one who socializes primarily with his male peers and enjoys lively, unintellectual…
Alright, everyone stay calm. Take a seat. Breathe in through your nose and purse your lips as you exhale. That's it... there you go... No need to adjust your screen…
There are more than 4.1 million miles of pavement and gravel roads in the United States. They crisscross the country like a dense network of arteries and veins pulsing with…
Just one small part of what stands to be lost to cyclists (photo: Bitterroot Backcountry Cyclists) Editor’s Note: John Fisch is an avid backcountry enthusiast who hikes, bikes…
An early shot of skibum’s ol’ 26er, here at home in the high country above Butte, Montana Author's Note: From Interbike and Outerbike through the holidays, we…
North Carolina mountain bike industry locals including Neko Mulally weigh in on the must ride trails when visiting the Tarheel state.
In this episode of Mountain Biking Explained, we'll talk about what you need to know to ride your first trail. How do you find it? What do you look for?…
While in general sense riding a bike is not overly complicated, once you move beyond the confines of the local bike path and hit some real mountain bike trails, and then…
The Starling Cycles Murmur (all images courtesy of Starling Cycles) The vast majority of boutique, custom framebuilders use steel as their material of choice. It's relatively…
Photo: Scott Anderson 2016 was a fantastic year on Singletracks, filled with epic adventures, incredible stories, and engaging conversation! Every year you vote with your clicks,…
The Rockadile, minutes after being freed from the forest. It doesn't look like much, but it's got it where it counts. Adoption is one of the…
My favorite riding conditions As we recently witnessed the first snow of the season here in Pennsylvania, my mountain biking friends and acquaintances seem to be dividing…
Photo by Karl Nielsen, from Maureen Gaffney's article titled "'I Wish They Had That When I Was in High School!' How NICA Continues to Inspire." I…
The North Fork Trail offers classic central Colorado riding without the usual front range crowds After a big, geographically-diverse year in 2015 with tons of new…
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…
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