I've been riding my hardtail cross-country 29er with a 1x9 drivetrain for nearly 2 years now and I love it. The set-up is lightweight, simple, and lower maintenance than a 2-derailleur system…
Brenda Simril (Motor Mile) and Sue Haywood caked in Georgia red clay and loving it. This past weekend the annual Fool's Gold 100 took place in the north Georgia mountains near Dahlonega…
photo courtesy San Juan Hut Adventures. On Friday I'll be setting out on a week-long mountain bike odyssey from Durango, CO to Moab, UT on my mountain bike. The trip is organized…
Now here is something for almost everyone who wants to mountain bike at night: the MagicShine GMG Special 900 PLUS light set. Now read the next sentence carefully: At $89 you get…
IMBA Epic Copper Harbor Trails. Photo posted by copperhippie. The International Mountain Bike Association is gearing up to pick its 2010 class of "Epic" mountain bike trails and anyone can submit their…
Yesterday we unveiled a new look to the trail category pages here on singletracks so today I thought I'd talk about some of the changes (click here for an example). Most of…
Garth Lockhart of Andover, MA is known by the local kids as the "wheelie man" and on September 12 he's going to try to break the world record for the longest wheelie.…
Earlier this month we sent our man on the street, Chris B, to Outdoor Retailer in Salt Lake City to check out the latest camping, hiking, and trail running gear. Little did…
Now here's a scoop for all of you tech heads: Formula Brake Company was cool enough to send me a set of 2011 Formula R1 brakes for a review. I was actually…
Landis on his custom BMC mountain bike in 2006. We've heard about some pretty sweet mountain bike deals on websites like Craigslist recently but this good-old-fashioned garage sale find has to be…
I recently went looking for a set of carbon handlebars for my hardtail 29er mountain bike and by some lucky accident I ended up with the ProTaper Carbon 720 AM bars from…
photo courtesy Race Across the Sky. The Leadville Trail 100 mountain bike race is happening this weekend so we thought we'd give you a preview of this year's event. One of the…
It's been several years since we started collecting GPS trail data and within the next week or so we'll officially cross the 1,000 trail map mark! Today there are officially 991 active…
Sixteen years ago I took a mountain biking class at Boy Scout camp and I still remember almost every detail. We learned about full attack position, how to climb, and how to…
My last experience with NiteRiders big 1200 rig left me with stars in my eyes, so I was eager to test a light that is a little more modest, a little less…
Apple patent shows vision for a bike communications system.
A little while back we introduced "Sweet Bike" on singletracks which allows you to spec out your dream bike. After speaking with Mudhunny it dawned on me: not only can you use…
Photo: Matt Gephardt, KTVX. Courtesy abc4.com. Don't get us wrong, we love the US Forest Service. The Forest Service is one of the biggest federal supporters of mountain biking and most of…
photo via Leigh Fazzina's tweetphoto account. According to internal surveys, only 11% of singletracks members are on Twitter now - but perhaps that will change once you hear Leigh Fazzina's story. Fazzina…
Last Tuesday I drove out to Mt. Tabor Park near Dallas, GA west of Atlanta for the Six Pack mountain bike time trial. This is a super low key and old school…
We're constantly refining how we organize mountain bike trail information here on singletracks and one question we get often is, "What to do with very large trail networks and multi-segment trails?" For…
photo by Keri Kahn courtesy USACycling.org. The USA Cycling National Mountain Biking Championships were held a couple weeks ago at SolVista resort near Granby, CO and the headlines that followed in local…
A few weeks ago the opportunity to hit the road and travel to the Jackrabbit Trail System presented itself by way of an invitation to my wife from her cousin. Whenever my…
Have you ever found yourself hitting a whole bunch of roots or rocks and noticed your hands were going numb? Or have you ever ridden through heavily wooded areas and noticed those…
Crankworx Colorado is one of the biggest DH and FR competitions/festivals in the world and once again it's being hosted at Trestle Bike Park in Winter Park, CO. If you can't make…
Last week I came across a little piece of mountain bike history at my local library, a book simply titled The Complete Mountain Biker. Written in 1989 by Dennis Coello, this book…
The NiteRider Pro 1200 LED is virtually alone in the upper echelon of lighting systems for adventure sports. Whether you're mountain biking, motocrossing, or snowmobiling, this is a powerful light system that…
As a part of my trip to Northstar Resort in California a couple weeks ago I got a chance to ride a portion of the fabled Tahoe Rim Trail that encircles Lake…
The WTB Valcon mountain bike saddle comes in three flavors (SLT Carbon, Team Carbon, and Pro) and is positioned as an XC race saddle, though I found it to be much more…
Much of the Colorado Trail is open to mountain bikes. Ever since I can remember I've always been fascinated with trails (go figure). I got into backpacking as a teenager and I…
I'm not sure what's going on but the news over the past three days has been full of mountain bike related accidents, injuries, and even deaths. Maybe it's the weather that's putting…
One cool thing that has taken the mountain bike world by storm is the use of video cameras on the trail. GoPro, one of the original action sports helmet camera companies, has…
Photo courtesy of Trestle Bike Park, Winter Park Resort Downhill mountain biking can certainly be intimidating. There are bigger and heavier bikes involved, lots of protective equipment to don, speeds you imagine…
Over the past few years Schwalbe has been gaining momentum, producing some great mountain bike tires like the Nobby Nic. I recently had a chance to test the 2010 Fat Albert 26…
According to this article, more and more mountain bikers are being attacked by dogs in the Western US and in one case a…
A mountain bike trip report from the bike park at Northstar Resort, California.
Here is some extreme eye candy for mountain bikers who look at canyons and think 'meh, I can gap that!" The fabled Dorado Pro from Manitou has been totally re-engineered by some…
During our trip to Colorado we had the chance to stop in and visit with Spot Bikes in Golden. Located in a nondescript industrial park on the northern outskirts of town, Spot…
Have you ever been fined while riding your mountain bike? These days many parks departments are handing mountain bikers tickets and fines for everything from riding the wrong trails to going too…
Lance Armstrong's Foundation, Livestrong, is hosting the first annual Ride 4 Yellow event in Steamboat Springs, CO August 8, 2010. The signature ride, the Divide Ride, covers 26-miles of singletrack flowing across…
Shifting problems? These tips will help you get your mountain bike derailleur dialed.
The 2010 Nobby Nic mountain bike tire from Schwalbe offers big performance gains over previous versions which is impressive given this tire's venerable and award-winning history. Through several evolutionary changes, engineers were…
We first read about this last fall and we've been meaning to write about Cuba's newly formed mountain bike team. The team was created last year ahead of the 2010 Central American…
Here's a collection of outerwear from THE that's geared towards the heavier-duty rider who is looking for tough, durable, good-looking trailwear for serious hucking. The F-1 jersey and pant along with the…
photo courtesy frazermountainmadness.com. These days when people talk about difficult or epic races the focus is usually on distance (or time, depending on the format) but that's only part of the equation.…
It's hard to believe how fast our trip to Colorado flew by. Now that we're back I've had a chance to go through my pics and notes and I'm ready to share…
This little nugget of insanity comes from a featured picture set on English Russia. I don't know if this woman ever thought she'd be biking down the aisle to the tune of…
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