Madisonville, Kentucky is one of the latest towns turning to mountain bike trails to diversify its economy. James Seargent is spearheading the effort to build trails in a place where outdoor recreation has long been an afterthought.
Liz Koch of The Ride Life brings us another video on why hip strength is important for mountain biking and how the hips interact with different positions on the bike.
The Marzocchi Z1 Coil fork is a super plush trail tamer for hard hitters in a low maintenance and affordable package.
Scott has an all-new Spark that tucks the shock inside the frame for a clean look.
Evil has a new version of their playful, long-legged Insurgent enduro mountain bike, and it's available with mixed wheels or as a dedicated 27.5" bike.
Learning how to bikepack isn't just about packing the right gear. It's about finding the right mindset too.
Our reviewer tested 9 pairs of women's mountain bike shorts for hitting the trail this summer.
In 2022 there will be 11 EWS events in total, five EWS-E races, the Trophy of Nations team competition, and too many regional events to count.
A Go Fund Me campaign launched yesterday to help well-known mountain biker Katie Alton with current and future medical expenses due to her injuries suffered in a crash over the weekend in a California enduro race.
The winning Mondraker Summum DH mountain bike now comes in a carbon frame, with mixed wheels or dual 29ers.
Contribute to the Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship "5 Bucks a Foot" fundraiser for a chance to win a one-of-a-kind Santa Cruz Hightower.
The Devinci Kobain promises to be a capable and affordable hardtail trail bike. We put it to the test.
The Juliana Roubion and Santa Cruz Bronson trail bikes both get a refresh with a new set of angles and a pair of mixed wheels rolling between their 160mm fork and 150mm of rear travel.
Specialized says this is their lightest and most comfortable XC mountain bike shoe to date.
Ride like a local in St. George, Utah. Cimarron Chacon is our guide as we explore this mountain bike destination to discover the best trails and learn about the groups that maintain them.
Rapha has been teasing their mountain bike line for quite some time now, and it's now available for purchase.
Brake Ace measures and analyzes braking forces to make mountain bikers faster.
Two hard charging mountain bikers test the new Vee Attack HPL gravity tire.
Save up to 50% on these summer mountain biking goods.
Are your kids mountain bikers? If so, let us know how you encouraged them to enjoy mountain biking as much as you do.
The Ergon SMC Core saddle features a running-shoe-like foam material along with a dual-shell construction that's designed to minimize trail vibrations. But does it actually deliver?
How to silence mountain bike squeaks and creaks is one of the most common reader tech questions and one that's almost impossible to answer.
Colorado Springs quietly unannounced their decision to allow class 1 e-bikes on natural trails via their website recently.
Does something seem off about this picture?
Blake Steinecke lost most of his central vision over the course of a year, yet he never stopped mountain biking.
The all new Transition Spire is a long-travel 29er with a low bottom bracket height and a flip chip for mixing wheels.
The Öhlins TTX22M coil shock offers plenty of grip and good looks too.
Woom introduces two kids' e-bikes to the US market. Is this a great way to ride more with the kids, or a chance to spoil them rotten?
Eight of the world's best female freeride mountain bike athletes wrapped up a week in Virgin, Utah for Red Bull Formation.
Two mountain bike may look very similar, but they often ride very differently.
The OneUp Threadless Carrier makes adding a stash tool even easier, and the V2 tool should cover most trailside repairs.
Cranworx Whistler has been cancelled again this year, hopefully for the last time.
Rowan Minnion, a 44-year-old mountain biker, researcher, exercise physiologist, and the founder of the supplement company Blonyx has a few ideas for staying fit and progressing mountain bike skills as we get older.
The updated Transition Patrol enduro bike goes mixed wheel, includes a flip chip, and plays well with coil shocks.
Juliana gets a new XC race bike, the Wilder, while the Santa Cruz Blur gets an update.
The new Fox Transfer SL dropper post weighs as little as 327g. With a 27.2mm diameter option and travel lengths ranging between 50 and 100mm, it could be a good choice for gravel and XC bikes.
Ride like a local in Sedona, Arizona. Kevin Adams is our guide as we explore this mountain bike destination to discover the best trails and learn about the groups that maintain them.
Names like Loic Bruni, Mariana Salazar, Brook Macdonald, Fabien Barel, Mark Wallace, Loris Revelli, Veronika Widmann, Wyn Masters, and Simone Medici were originally on the roster, and most of them made it to the DH race in Italy this weekend.
It's here! The mega list of gear we've been riding in, writing about, and for the most part, LOVING!
In May we spoke with athletes, looked in-depth at tech topics, talked about trail etiquette, and explored public lands issues.
We have our own preference based on what works for us, but every face is different, and not all sunglasses and helmets are created alike. Sound off!
The Wolf Tooth TekLite Roll-Top Bag is a dropper-friendly seat bag that can also be mounted pretty much anywhere on a bike frame.
April showers bring May flowers, and new mountain bike trails too, apparently! Here are 12 trail projects that opened this month for riders to start exploring ASAP.
Mountain bike clothing companies are taking advantage of new materials made with recycled content that works for nearly everything.
Peanut butter works well for trail snacks. Not so much for mountain bike tire sealant.
Watch mountain biker Samantha Soriano put all the pieces of the freeride puzzle together—gnar lines and technical tricks over burly terrain as she prepares for Red Bull Formation.
This newest YT Decoy e-bikes can be had with two 29" wheels and a 150mm fork, followed by a 145mm rear-axle path, or a mixed wheel build with a 170mm fork and 165mm of travel out back.
"The last 20%, the choice and the character you give a tire, is often subjective decisions based on instinct and what you can feel. I guess that's where Pirelli trusts me."
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