Photo from Bike Academy For some reason this MTB article on ORF.at was titled "The Powder Snow of Summer" even though there was no mention of snow in the article itself. Either…
A few news items from the mountain bike scene last week: Eight riders fall ill after mountain bike race in UK The National Public Health Service for Wales is asking mountain bikers…
These days you don't see too many mountain bikers rocking clipless pedals from Look but the company is stepping up efforts to get back into the MTB market. Look actually invented the…
Just a quick heads up before we start the official promos: This month we're giving away a Garmin Edge 205 cycling GPS to one lucky reviewer on singletracks. Just submit a review…
With the 2008 Olympics set to kick off in exactly one week I thought I'd talk about three of the mountain bikers that will be representin' for us in China. As you…
Looking for some songs to get stuck in your head for the next time you're out on the trail? Here are some recommendations: Weezer - Weezer (Red Album) The guys are back…
100km.us posted a couple good pics and links last week that you may have missed. via lifeinthefastlane.ca Yep, that's El Diablo, the crazy Tour de France dude, on top of an ENORMOUS…
This weekend mudhunny and I drove up to the IMBA-certified EPIC Tanasi trails just over the Georgia border in southeastern Tennessee. The trailhead is located at the Ocoee Whitewater Center, site of…
Yo yo yo! Just wanted to let you know we received a new shipment of singletracks t-shirts last week - our 4th or 5th printing (sorry, we lost track). This is great…
We wrote about mountain bike hunting last fall so I guess we should have seen this coming: mountain bike fishing. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette posted an article about the phenomenon that's gaining traction…
The Shanghaiist had a good article about a group mountain bike tour outside the city of Shanghai near a "village" called Yiwu. If you think it's a hassle for you to get…
A few weeks back a friend and I were discussing big mountain bike jumps and how people learn to land them. I mean, we've all seen skills areas with progressively larger jumps…
These days folks are making holsters and mounts for just about everything you might want to carry on your bike: iPod, cell phone, GPS, lights, water bottles, tool bags, etc. One holster…
The Summit Daily News online has an article about a bill being prepared by Rep. Mark Udall that "would make it clear that activities like mountain biking, concerts and other appropriate uses…
Coming on the heels of yesterday's post about the rooftop mountain bike expo in France, the Red Bull Roundup (this weekend, July 26 & 27) has a unique flavor all its own:…
Imagine this: It's the 1970s and 3 cops are on the roof of a Brooklyn apartment building chasing a frantic jewel thief. The thief runs to the edge of the building, bag…
Most stories we hear these days are about US mountain biking companies moving headquarters and production overseas but this time it's the other way around. Italian suspension maker Marzocchi is selling its…
The Jeep 48 Straight summer mountain bike event series was recently announced with stops at Diablo Freeride Park in New Jersey (!), The Canyons Resort in Utah, and Madonna Inn in California.…
A couple mountain bike videos to spice up your Thursday morning: 10,000 foot downhill Sacred Rides runs a MTB tour of the Olleros trail in Peru and they claim the descent is…
Comparing two options for tracking rides on a mountain bike.
The LA Times print edition ran an article yesterday reviewing several trail-side mountain bike tools including the SRAM Power Link, Park Tool TB-2 Emergency Tire Boot, Topeak Hexus 16, and the Park…
The Wenatchee World Online posted a good article about mountain bike trails in Chelan County, Washington. Chelan County is about a 2 hour drive from Seattle and according to the article boasts…
Chris Jongewaard will be reconsidered for the Australian Olympic mountain bike team after he won an appeal against Cycling Australia, the country's governing body for the sport. Cycling Australia had barred Jongewaard…
Last week Rapid City hosted the National American Unicycling Championships and Convention and about 300 riders showed up to take part in the festivities. Many of the Rapid City locals specialize in…
A sampling of upcoming mountain bike festivals around the globe: Black Hills, South Dakota: The Terry Peak Mountain Festival will be held July 26 & 27 at the Terry Peak ski resort…
26inches.com is an Australia mountain biking forum and one of the bloggers, Mig Pilot, is a self-described 'fat guy' trying to get back on the bike. It sounds like the blog will…
What is it about mountain biking and documentaries that make them such a good fit? Perhaps it's because mountain biking is so real to us and we can spot mountain bike fakers…
This question was posed on an online forum recently and I thought it was a good one. Of course I'm a bit biased but I say the mountain bike is a better…
The North Shore Times posted an article a couple weeks about some teenagers in Ku-ring-gai outside Sydney who are petitioning the town council to authorize mountain bike trails in a local park.…
We rolled out a couple new features on singletracks this week that we're pretty stoked about. The first is trail difficulty ratings based on the IMBA trail rating system. We've been asking…
Get ready for the 3rd Annual Iron Mountain Bike Race to be held September 13, 2008 in Damascus, VA. After the race enjoy the 3-Bs: BBQ, Bonfire, and Beverages. More info at…
Last week nearly 1,000 volunteers worked on 60 miles of multi-user trails in the Alleghany Highlands Trail System. If you've ever organized a trail workday you know just getting a dozen folks…
Rick and I were talking with one of the Ellijay locals at Bear Creek last month and he mentioned riding the mountain bike trails around the Stanley Gap area just outside Blue…
Todd Gilchrist posted a good article on his blog titled 'Lessons from Mountain Biking' that got me to thinking about the times I've foolishly decided to ride when my equipment wasn't really…
Man, you guys who live in Colorado Springs are lucky. Not only do you have miles and miles of kick ass mountain bike trails within minutes of downtown, your newspaper actually writes…
Don't get your hopes up, at least that's what a USA Today article leads us to believe. Cross-country mountain biking was added as an official Olympic event just 12 years ago, almost…
It seems like the mountain bike newswires are full of mountain bike race news these days. Rather than bore you with race results I thought I'd talk about a couple upcoming races…
As promised last week, the official Trail lto Trail Race Series flyer. (Click to download the PDF)
Cycling Phun posted today about how riding on a road bike and mountain bike in the same day can lead to some interesting observations about balance, speed, and rolling resistance. I've certainly…
Since you're reading this blog you probably have a little time to kill and today I wanted to point out a couple interesting mountain bike sites you may have missed. The first…
The first event of the 2008 UCI World mountain bike championships was held this week and it was an event you may not have heard of: The team relay. France upset Switzerland…
Roadies and mountain bikers unite! Red Trail Racing is hosting three trail - road - trail bike races in Florida this summer and singletracks is on board as a race supporter. From…
I've ridden a number of mountain bike trails over the years and I love reading about new dirt around the world - in fact I read just about every trail review posted…
Ah, the blogosphere. Maybe you thought the blogosphere was limited to political bloggers who are the talk of the television news these days but mountain bikers can be bloggers too (yours truly…
Good news for downhill riders: Northstar at Tahoe resort will be officially opening the lifts to mountain bikes next Friday, June 20. Tickets are $29 a day for adults and you can…
I was browsing the Trek website today and I came across a photo of the 69er Single Speed that gave me pause. This must be either the ugliest bike I've ever seen…
I read an article earlier this week that mentioned Blue Ride Outdoors named James River Park one of the best urban MTB trail systems in the Southeast and it got me thinking:…
After reading about the Muddy Spokes club in Georgia it got me to thinking: Has anyone ridden all (48 and counting) of the IMBA Epic trails? I checked the list and I've…
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