A swarm of mountain bikers rode in a circle between us and our cars. Dressed in black, they popped their tattooed biceps and forearms. Even their black trucks looked sinister.
COMBA moves on from IMBA, a Vermont town is getting a new skills park, and IMBA awards its Legacy Trails grants.
Sharing your favorite trails in the world with paying guests is often the perception of mountain bike guiding, but there's much more to the trade.
Here are the 2023 mountain bike races around the world, some steep, some cheap, that we're getting excited about.
New mountain bike gear from Scott, Hope, Race Face, Alchemy, Bell, Adidas, MRP, Funn, Granite Design, Transition, and Gemini.
Karlos Bernart organizes and plans bikepacking routes in Florida including the Huracan 300, CFITT, and the Florida Divide.
Here are the top mountain bikes that readers would buy if they had $5,000.
Scoop up these mountain bike component upgrades galore at big savings. And get discounts on already discounted sale items including Shimano wheels and Five Ten shoes.
Keep the wheels spinning on trail all-year round in Oregon with these top mountain biking spots.
Joseph Beckstead is an enthusiastic mountain biker who uses biking to escape from the daily grind. He loves being out in nature and discovering trails, immersing himself into a world of endless exploration beyond his work as a miner.
In a word, how would you describe your mountain bike?
The ABUS Cliffhanger trail helmet features MIPS and a 3-position visor. Unfortunately the straps may not be long enough for some wearers.
OR's Helium Bivy paired with a sleeping bag and pad might be the best possible sleep setup for bikepacking.
The Lowlifes Respectable Citizens Club is a group that's working in the Los Angeles area to restore lost and neglected trails.
Roam has a new nonprofit, a new DH trail will drop off of Wasatch Crest, and new trails are planned and under construction across the South.
This week's Gear Watch brings us new shoes from Fox, alloy Reserve wheels, a longer Super Light dropper post from the other Fox and more.
The stroopwafel's history includes a time as a snack for the working class and riding along with Lance Armstrong in the Tour de France.
Lennard Zinn is a bike designer and frame builder, and is the author of Zinn and the Art of Mountain Bike Maintenance. We talk about bit fit, repair, tire rolling resistance, and fitness in this wide-ranging interview.
Don't trade lust for a new bike with love for your old one. Successful relationships require effort to make them work.
These four full-suspension mountain bikes--from light-duty trail to full-on enduro--are on sale for less than $2,300. Plus, we even threw in a carbon gravel bike.
Take a team of professional mountain bike trail builders from the Pacific Northwest, drop them into the woods of Oaxaca, Mexico with an old excavator and a group of dedicated local diggers and see what they come up with.
Seasonal MTB tire swaps or run 'til they're wrung?
The Chromag Pilot is the brand's first clipless pedal, in a market dominated by one name. They look good but how did they fare?
Let's be honest. Your bike isn't the reason you can't land that jump or keep up with the group.
The US Forest Service acknowledges MTB trails in plan to invest in recreation plus new trails in Florida and Colorado and a pump track fundraiser in Oregon.
If you need a reason to take your mountain bike to the rich city of Oaxaca, Mexico, here are three.
The new Liv Lurra is an affordable trail hardtail plus Ritchey drop-bar grips and a far out Rapha collection.
Mike Repyak explains how trail planners design rider experiences, outlines the cost of trail building, and fills us in on exciting builds that are in the works.
Patricia Druwen ended the 2022 season at the top of the Freeride Mountain Bike (FMB) World Tour rankings, taking first place at two out of three stops last year.
Big name bikes may have cut prices recently, but you can still find deals on unique mountain bikes.
Do mountain bike flip-chips really deliver on everything bike brands promise?
Imagine a friend has $5,000 to spend on a mountain bike and wants to know which bike you would choose. What's your choice?
Albert Flynn DeSilver's newest book, A Singletrack Mind, explores the spiritual and metaphysical meanings of mountain biking.
We look at what's the same and different about the Shimano GRX group, and provide MTB-focused recommendations for optimizing your setup.
A proposed skill park in Colorado, plans for more in Tennessee and Michigan, and an RV park threatens a trail in West Virginia.
The Lazer Coyote Kineticore mountain bike helmet is a fully featured lid that brings the brand's Kineticore rotational impact protection technology to a much lower price point.
The Bold Unplugged enduro bike and Esker Hayduke hardtail get big updates while Mondraker releases a more affordable alloy Raze trail bike.
Road cycling superstar Peter Sagan will put down the skinny tires for knobbies at the end of this year.
In this episode we talk with professional bike fitter and sports scientist Jason Williams about mountain bike geometry, handlebar width, crank lengths, and sizing up or down.
A peculiar mechanical on a mountain bike trail in a foreign country puts Matt in a precarious position.
We rarely see Patagonia mountain bike clothing discounted this much, plus packs, tires, and mountain bikes are on sale, too.
The Maxxis Minion DHF is an extremely capable and versatile mountain bike tire.
Pisgah's Butter Gap trail is set to receive a major overhaul.
When we're not riding, we're wrenching. At least, sometimes it feels that way.
Nobody likes puncturing a brand new tubeless bike tire, but it does happen. Read this guide to find out how you can repair your bike tire and get more life out it just using what you have at home.
New trails open in the UK plus plans are in the works for trails from Western Australia to Vermont.
Many MTB brands are now offering size-specific chainstay lengths. We learn about the shift and various ways brands are making different size stays.
This week's new and updated mountain bike gear from YT, Bell, Ratio, Scott, Liv, Cane Creek, Rocky Mountain, Velo, and 1UP.
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