This week I read a couple articles about how mountain bikers are finally starting to turn the tide on trail closures and trail use conflicts through leadership and hard work. We've seen…
I'm a big fan of mountain bike specific shorts for a lot of reasons: they're comfortable, they look good, they fit well, they protect stuff, and they're ultra-low maintenance. The Viper shorts…
I've been using the DeLorme Earthmate PN-40 GPS for almost 2 months now and I thought it was about time to share my review. After seeing the PN-40 strapped to mountain bikes…
Looks like this whole peanut butter scare is catching up with mountain bikers - Clif and Luna Bars are being recalled (see details from the FDA website below). I'm checking my Camelbak…
An unidentified rider at the 2008 Arrowhead Ultramarathon (from arrowheadultra.com) The Arrowhead 135 kicked off at 7am this morning with 61 competitors and riders on their way from International Falls to Tower,…
The Crankbrothers recently got into the wheel business and after previewing the Cobalt wheelset at Interbike back in September we knew we had to try them out. Sure, the wheels look pretty…
Photo by Sven Martin, Velonews Rachel Atherton, was hit by a car while riding her road bike in Santa Cruz last week. Atherton dislocated her shoulder in the accident, Velonews reports: World…
After recently discovering that my semi-slick tires were hopelessly full of dry rot (see photo - not for the squeamish!) I started looking around for a good set of mountain bike tires…
We've heard this question more than a few times on our GPS forums: Which GPS is best for mountain biking AND everything else (like hiking, driving, etc.)? Garmin addressed the question on…
More than anything else, getting out and riding during the winter is simply a matter of having the right clothes. Sure, you could throw on two pairs of sweatpants and your ski…
Just saw this on Bicycle Retailer: BETHEL, CT (BRAIN)—GT Bicycles will recruit 35 mountain bike racers nationwide for a new grassroots mountain bike program called the GT Dirt Coalition. Each member will…
I like to be prepared for anything on the trail from bike and body breakdowns to hunger meltdowns and over the years I've come up with a list of items to handle…
You may have noticed we've been talking a lot about mountain bike training and racing these days. For motivation to get ready for riding season we've provided training tips and some words…
You've probably seen a folding mountain bike before but this one is different - it's meant to be carried in a backpack! The "Mountain Monk" is from German designer Thomas Kaiser and…
Over the past seven years Matt Adams has spent countless hours aboard my bicycle. Get inspired to ride more too.
The El Moco MTB tire from Kenda looks like the offspring of a dirty 3-way composed of a WTB Weirwolf, a Michelin Mud Cyclocross Tire and the venerable Panaracer Smoke. The El…
If you're seeking a little adventure on the cheap in 2009 consider the Khanchendzonga Mountain Bike Challenge March 18-30 in the Indian Himalayas. The race course will cover 267 miles and nearly…
Here's a 13 point maintenance checklist for your mountain bike. With a few tools and regular checks, you can keep your mountain bike ready for any trail.
James Wilson is a trainer specializing in mountain bike strength coaching and his blog is a great resource for riders looking to get in shape for racing season. To become a competitive…
A crazy cow charged a mountain biker and stomped on her legs yesterday at the South Boulder Creek Trail in Boulder, Colorado. From the Boulder Daily Camera: A cow charged a woman…
Whenever my friends ask about brakes there are always two that are mentioned: Hayes and Avid. Today I am going to run a head-to-head comparison of the Hayes Stroker Trail and the…
This weekend I made good on one of my New Years resolutions and helped out with some trail work out at Sope Creek mountain bike trail inside the Chattahoochee River National Recreation…
Finally--an easy and inexpensive solution to mounting a single bike on a car or truck with a factory roof rack. The Yakima Raptor Aero comes with mounts for small and large factory…
Flat tire? Here's how to fix your bike tire.
Dirty Spokes Productions is hosting a mountain bike endurance race series this year in Georgia with four 6 and/or 12 hour events to choose from. To be eligible for the points series…
Photo by Leif Borgeson, 63xc.com. Here's something you don't see every day at your local mountain bike trailhead: a fixed gear mountain bike. Not to be confused with a singlespeed mountain bike,…
For those who haven't heard, Brent Thomson, trail builder and Trailmaster for the IMBA-Epic Bootleg Canyon trail system outside Las Vegas, had a heart attack while riding the trail last week and…
This article illustrates how to remove an internal-cup ISIS bottom-bracket. With the proper tools, this job will take at the very most 10 minutes, given a bike that has been well taken…
When you ask people why they don't work out, you'll usually get one of three answers: it's too time consuming, it's too painful / boring, or it's too expensive to join a…
This article is a step-by-step procedure on replacing a mountain bike cassette and chain.
Having been around mountain biking for sometime I have been blessed and I guess cursed with many products, some good and some... well, let's just leave it at that. Anyhow, in this…
To replace a mountain bike chain, you'll need a chain-tool. Some chain-tools have removable bits that are different sizes for different link-pins. Most mountain bike chains have the same link-pin size, so…
"Shrink it and pink it" used to be the standard in women's specific mountain bike products. But the Camelbak L.U.X.E. is hardly a shrunken version of the popular M.U.L.E. hydration pack: with…
We started a wiki a while back to share mountain biking "how-to's" on everything from mountain bike handling to maintenance and repair but since then we've realized the wiki format isn't really…
See if you can wrap your head around this: the Ritchey WCS 10 Degree Sweep Flat Bar is essentially a riser-less riser bar. If you like the shape and sweep of a…
Over the next two months we'll be talking about mountain bike training and getting in shape for the spring MTB season. Sure, getting in shape for mountain biking can seem boring, painful,…
Ray's Indoor MTB Park (photo courtesy RaysMTB.com) Boulder Indoor Cycling just opened the doors to its shiny new velodrome and is putting the finishing touches on an indoor mountain bike circuit inside…
Nick Martin at the Fontana NORBA (courtesy trekfactoryteam.com) It's the end of an era - team Trek-Volkswagen will not continue in 2009, forcing dozens of racers and team managers to scramble for…
There are plenty of mini-pumps out there that give you such a workout getting your tire re-inflated that you are too pooped to pump or pedal when you're done. The Crankbrothers Power…
Yep, it's that time of year again and, although I'm not really a resolution kind of guy, I thought up some ways to make myself a better mountain biker in 2009. Sometimes…
Yesterday mudhunny and I continued our New Year's Day tradition of going on a mountain bike ride to start the new year and this year we chose Oak Mountain State Park in…
Photo of 1948 Schwinn Majestic courtesy MOMBAT.org First Flight bikes in Statesville, NC (about 40 miles north of Carlotte) is dedicated to preserving the history of mountain bikes and recently opened MOMBAT,…
The Jackson County, Alabama director of tourism is proposing the county fund the recruitment of a mountain bike resort in 2009. The idea is to create a destination for mountain bikers from…
As 2008 draws to a close I want to highlight some of our favorite articles of the year and talk about some of the trends we've observed in the MTB world. Believe…
Over at the Raleigh News and Observer Joe Miller says a potential land acquisition at Eno River State Park in North Carolina *could* open new trails to mountain biking within the park.…
The Dakine Step Up gloves are pretty good but unfortunately they aren't magic - I discovered that after smashing my left hand against a tree in them on a recent night ride.…
There are so many great things to say about the Dakine Drafter hydration pack I almost don't know where to begin. I will start with the most obvious: it is plaid. A…
We just received this message from IMBA over the weekend: The U.S. National Park Service (NPS) has proposed an important rule change that will make it easier for parks to open trails…
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