Picture this: You're riding your mountain bike down a remote section of trail when suddenly, out of nowhere, a mountain lion starts to chase you. You pedal faster and faster but the…
For once mountain bikers are on the other side of the trail access debate. Apparently mountain bikers are fed up with equestrians illegally using the trails at two parks in the Lubbock,…
I've been a Garmin guy ever since I got my first GPS for Christmas in 2000. I'm on my fifth Garmin GPS now (the latest: Garmin Edge 305 which is sweet by…
Whistler Resort is putting on the Crankworx freeride mountain bike festival at Winter Park in Colorado this summer. The legendary Crankworx festival is held in Whistler, British Columbia each year and features…
For those who have dreamed of riding the famed Kokopelli Trail but haven't had the time to plan the trip, Bikerpelli 2007 might be a good option for you. The 5th annual…
Trail users often use the phrase "illegal trail" to describe a number of mountain bike trail situations, some more illegal than others. Some trails are located in designated wilderness or Federally managed…
KLUNKERZ will screen at the Newport Beach Film Festival at the Edwards Island Cinemas on April 22nd at 3:30 pm. The film is about a group of friends in Marin County whose…
Over the past year we've looked at a ton of GPS mountain bike trail data from all over the country and we started noticing a pattern: many of you are using TopoFusion…
Nope, this isn't about Ray's MTB Indoor Park in Cleveland - it's the Red Bull Ride the Sky 2007 from St. Paul, MN. If you haven't heard St. Paul has this crazy…
Good chance for Oregon mountain bikers to advocate for some new and improved mountain bike trails in Silver Falls State Park. The park recently added about 350 acres and park managers are…
Ron Rash had a great piece in the Aspen Times a couple weeks ago about mountain bike performance anxiety. Really, Ron is talking about the mental part of mountain biking - you…
I had hoped to get off the trail access topic for today's post but it seems like it's the only mountain bike news getting any press lately. The New England Mountain Bike…
Let's be honest: Mountain bikes cause erosion - but then again, so do hikers, horses (big time), and certainly ATVs. Heck, even wild animals like deer are known to leave trails in…
If you're a GPS mountain biker and you use an Apple Computer, you've been left out in the cold by many of the popular GPS software programs. Fortunately Google Earth for Mac…
Hikers and equestrians offer a number of reasons for why mountain bikers shouldn't be allowed to use certain trails but perhaps their most compelling arguments center around safety concerns. I'm sure most…
A little known feature of Google Earth is the ability to use custom map overalays. Several people have found ways to use topographic maps as Google Earth overlays and the Google Earth…
I have some good news and bad news to report regarding mountain bike trails - which do you want first? Bad news? Okay, let's get it out of the way. Hikers and…
I'm selling my beloved (and gently used) Garmin Edge 205 GPS on eBay and I'm throwing in a free 1-year full access singletracks membership to the winning bidder. If you've read my…
We finally sent our first email newsletter to singletracks members yesterday afternoon and the response has been great so far. To get the newsletter you need to have 1. signed up for…
Edward McIlvain posted a convincing column yesterday over at YourHub.com about riding on wet mountain bike trails in the Golden/Denver area. I'm certainly guilty of trying to get out too early after…
Learning to track stand on your mountain or road bike takes practice and it's tough for most people to hold steady for more than a few seconds. One rider in Oregon, however,…
If you're a regular reader of this blog you'll remember that just 2 weeks ago I posted a glowing review of the Garmin Edge 205. I was so smitten, in fact, that…
Poison Oak Productions has produced an excellent documentary called Singletrack MINDS that takes a look at trail access issues in Marin County, California, the birthplace of mountain biking. I had a chance…
The Glenwood Springs Post Independent had an interesting article (registration required) last week about high school students from Carbondale learning to build bike frames from master frame builder Koichi Yamaguchi. Yamaguchi has…
Editor's note: This review was first posted in August of 2005 on our sister blog at TripleBlaze.com and has been updated with mountain bike specific information. I purchased a Garmin Forerunner 201…
I was all set to write a thoughtful review of National Geographic's TOPO! software for mapping GPS data but after much frustration, I give up. Okay, I don't completely give up, but…
Seems like these days most mountain bike training focuses on improving physical endurance, but few take the time to teach technical skills. Most people are either just born athletes or they spend…
The Presidents of the USA song "Cleveland Rocks" was once just a sarcastic jab at the Forest City but it now looks like Cleveland may actually rock some midtown mountain bike trails…
For years mountain bike manufacturers have been sponsoring elite level riders as a way of promoting their brands. Everyone knows Lance rode a Trek so that makes Trek bikes cool. But does…
What has four mountain bike tires, disc brakes, no gears, and no pedals? Nope, it's not the pile of cannibalized bikes in your tool shed, it's the R-one 4x4 - the raddest…
Graham at Go Clipless posted recently about capturing flow in mountain bike photography and since I read his post I've been on the lookout for good examples, particularly in MTB videos. The…
If you haven't heard, there are some guys that are attempting to ride their mountain bikes from Alaska to the tip of South America and according to the blog they're down in…
It seems like there was something like this available before but apparently Shimano's "Coasting" technology is news worthy enough for CNET this week. The technology uses a computer chip to control automatic…
I came across a video preview of the Hans Rey Story on YouTube today and I have to say once again, Hans Rey is amazing. There are clips on there of his…
Over the past several years I've tried out a number of topographic software programs for mapping mountain bike trails and GPS data and they've all been seriously flawed in one way or…
The Colorado Spring Gazette had a great article two weeks ago about the South Shore mountain bike trails down in Pueblo, Colorado. The trails are being compared to Fruita and apparently alot…
The Stair Cycle is a bike you "pedal" by stepping up and down and based on the videos it looks fun as hell. There doesn't appear to be a mountain-specific version of…
"I don't care. Whatever you guys want to do.‚" Joey took off his helmet and ran his fingers through his long, curly hair. "If you guys want to go on, Joey and…
Well after a couple years of faithful service, my eTrex Vista GPS finally recorded its last waypoint. I called Garmin to see about a repair (out of warranty of course) and they…
I've ridden a few mountain bike trails over the years (129 trails over 13 years to be exact) and in that time I've formed an opinion or two about what makes a…
The US National Park Service is holding several forums around the country this month and listening to park users of all types (including mountain bikers). The meetings are designed to solicit public…
For most of us mountain bike trails just seem to exist. It's not that we're lazy or ungrateful, it's just that we don't put much thought into the sacrifices that are often…
Spring is in the air here this week and I've been having great luck mapping some of the local mountain bike trails with my GPS (Lake Crabtree, Harris Lake, and Southern Village…
Ah, the seductive powers of the mountain bike. In Sacramento a new program aims to use bicycling (I assume they mean mountain biking, cycling is still a pretty elite sport) to lure…
Mountain Bike Adrenaline looks like a sweet mountain biking video game for the PS2 but it appears to be offered only in France. The sample video clips on the site looks pretty…
In perhaps another example of mountain biking becoming the next golf, Paul Kedrosky writes "Everything I Know About Business I Learned from Mountain-biking." Paul makes some good points about looking where you…
Nice video compilation of mountain bike crashes on Google Video. Actually the vid is a little slow getting started but hold on - there's plenty of pain to keep you entertained.
To whom it may concern: My name is Jeff and I've been riding the same Trek 7000 mountain bike (hardtail) for the past 7 years. The bike has been everywhere as my…
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