These are the best of the long mountain bike reads Singletracks published in August.
While no one was surprised to see an extremely difficult downhill track on offer, the cross country course in Val di Sole, Italy, was one of the most technically challenging we've witnessed.
Gene Hamilton has taught mountain bike skills clinics around the world to thousands of riders looking to ride faster and more confidently.
The future looks bright for mountain bikers in The Pine Tree State.
I love a good-looking bike as much as anyone, but internal routing seems a waste of energy and resources that could be better spent on performance gains.
With the current supply shortage, people will buy anything that's up for sale.
Customizing your mountain bike suspension settings is a great way to dial in the perfect ride feel, and having the ability to make adjustments is helpful. At the same time, all of options can be overwhelming.
The stadium lights were illuminated and the start-gate charged for a small field of brave 4X racers at the 2021 Val di Sole World Champs.
The ION Rascal Select Boa mountain bike shoes are extremely well constructed and unbelievably comfortable right out of the gate.
Yeti's latest video appears to show a mountain bike with a power button on top of the top tube.
Mixed wheels come to gravel bikes with the new Obed Boundary MLT.
We compare two Leatt full face MTB helmets, will the $100 Leatt MTB 1.0 DH or $400 Leatt MTB 8.0 DH be best for dowhnill and enduro riding?
TRP Slate and Trail brakes see tech trickle down from their DHR-Evo mountain bike disc brakes.
Genre-box them if you must, these updated mountain bike tires from Specialized will likely break the typical borders we place around lighter-weight rubber.
The latest Fox Rampage Pro Carbon full face helmet gains MIPS and retains loads of cool features for head safety and impact protection.
A unique checkerboard pattern of land ownership in Wyoming requires a dedicated approach to trail building and mountain bike tourism.
We interviewed the course manager for this year's World Champs DH race track to see what's changed about the historical track.
The Discover Handlebar Bag from Pro is a versatile gear-roll that will work with almost any handlebar and frame shape for bikepacking.
The Rocky Mountain Blizzard fat bike gets progressive geometry and a new carbon frame option for 2022.
We talk with Sean Madsen, an expert on bike fitting and bike saddle designs.
Singletracks is testing the Starling Murmur as a part of our upcoming Mid-Travel Mountain Bike Mashup which drops this fall.
Durango DEVO is a group that's working to develop life-long cyclists, and their success can be a model for other communities.
Bike tools have become sleeker and smaller to stuff in and on your mountain bike. Here are a few essentials we've tested for everyday repairs and maintenance.
The updated Ritchey Ascent is a steel, gravel bike designed for burlier adventure rides.
Nic Sims time travels to bring back lessons from the past by racing his 1990s-era mountain bike.
Blake Hansen is a transgender mountain bike athlete, and finding the courage to gap piles of dirt is potentially less daunting than some of the social challenges she regularly encounters.
Finding a good bike storage spot can be a challenge.
With a heavier fabric compared to some wind shells, the POC Guardian Air Jacket should stick around through multiple seasons.
The neck is important for supporting our head during mountain bike rides, and proper strength and posture can make a big difference.
Our test crew tried out a few sets of mountain bike gloves in case you're on the hunt for some new hand protection this season.
Light Bicycle has a new adventure/gravel bike frame available, aptly named Journey.
Canyon is giving its race-bred Lux XC bike a little more punch with a Lux Trail edition, adding more travel and slacker geometry with a bigger fork and a new front triangle.
Trails are Common Ground is a national campaign to improve the outdoor experience in the face of user conflicts and increasingly crowded trails.
These affordable mountain bike wheels are enduro-tough, with optimized front and rear designs to maximize performance.
In this recent episode from MGM Alternative, pro enduro racer Miranda Miller answers one question for herself: is mixed-wheel faster than a full 29er?
This mountain bike drivetrain is versatile, the steel cogs should last a long while, and it has ample range for most of our trail needs. Not only that, the Microshift Advent X could save riders both weight and cash.
The Bontrager Blaze WaveCel helmet is a high end trail/enduro helmet with some impressive features but isn't quite perfect.
Details haven't yet been released to the public.
WTB announces two new sets of carbon wheels for trail and gravel biking.
A massive smattering of mountain huts across the Alps make beautiful, unencumbered mountain bike tours possible.
The Norco Optic is the next mid-travel trail bike that’s in for testing as a part of our upcoming Mid-Travel Mountain Bike Mashup which drops this fall.
Yesterday, after roughly four days of riding, Lael Wilcox has decided to abort her FKT attempt along the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route amid smoky conditions due to western wildfires.
Rose Grant, 39, or Columbia Falls, Montana and Keegan Swenson, 27 of Heber City, Utah grabbed the top spots in the 2021 Leadville 100 MTB women's and men's races respectively.
To chamois or to bib? That is the question. If you like a little padding betwixt your sensitive bits, we've found the ultimate padding deals for you.
Dre Hestler and Stephen Matthews of Rocky Mountain join Singletracks' Editor in Chief to talk about the pioneering brand’s history, and to look to the future.
European Divide Trail founder Andy Cox fills us in on the Norway-to-Portugal route, and shares excerpts from his travel diary.
Singletracks is helping Rocky Mountain celebrate the brand's 40th anniversary by rewarding five lucky readers with limited edition prize packs.
Mountain biking can be multiple things for riders, and those things can even change over time.
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