When the days are short and the temperatures below freezing, it takes a lot of motivation—and gear—to get out for a bike ride. But here’s a little secret: the woods are always warmer than the temperature displayed on your phone.
Is it just us, or do mountain bike gloves get real gross, real quick?
In the northern hemisphere trail construction and grand openings tend to slow down a bit, but we learned about at least three new mountain bike trails that managed to open or expand this month.
Check out favorite mountain bike reads and features from February including advocacy, trail report, and opinion stories.
Today Trek adds a new electric mountain bike to their line: the E-Caliber. Based on the design of the Supercaliber cross-country race bike, the E-Caliber adds slightly more aggressive touches while keeping the bike to a reasonable weight.
The Colorado High School Cycling League (Colorado League), which recently parted ways with NICA, has announced that they are partnering with USA Cycling (USAC). USAC's sponsorship will run through 2023.
The Salsa Timberjack can run up to 150mm of fork travel and features the option to go single-speed.
I want to swap out my pedals but the old ones feel like they are welded in place. Any tips for removing a stuck bike pedal?
More progressive suspension, longer travel, and extended chainstays. Cascade Components links make it a new bike.
21-year-old Johny Salido fulfilled his year-long dream of creating the biggest freeride track in Mexico by building the Freeride Fiesta course. It took him over five months to build the track and finally organize and host the event with the help of friends and sponsors.
The Deviate Highlander all-mountain bike sports 140mm of rear travel with the speed capability of a much longer travel bike. .
The new Specialized 2FO Roost clipless mountain bike shoes are a great pair for most trail days.
The Lost Sierra Route in California will be a trail for all to use that will link mountain communities together for recreational adventure and economic sustainability.
The Trail Agents program in Colorado enables volunteers with the right training to carry out trail maintenance on their own, when they're out for a ride or whenever they feel like getting some trail work done on their own.
This alloy, single pivot Mullet Peacemaker keeps maintenance as simple as possible.
Pivot Cycles has a new generation of the Trail 429, and it takes design and inspiration cues from Pivot's longer-travel trail bikes, like the Switchblade and Mach 6.
The Club Ride Detour is a lightweight button-up, western-inspired mountain bike jersey that's perfect for Dirt Church.
Mavic is now offering a full lifetime warranty with all sets of carbon-rimmed mountain bike and road wheels.
Save up to 50% off select tires and wheels at Competitive Cyclist. Plus, find epic component deals and select Evil and Juliana bikes on sale.
The best Maxxis tire for mountain biking in deep dust and mud is now even better.
If you've ever wondered how often you should lubricate your mountain bike chain, or what grease goes on the pawls inside your freehub body, this article is for you.
Jeremiah Stone is a mountain bike skill instructor who has taught hundreds of riders across the western USA with Ninja Mountain Bike Performance and the Sedona Mountain Bike Academy. He’s also a freelance trail builder and machine operator in addition to being a skilled rider.
A quiet mountain bike is a happy mountain bike. Still, even the most dialed chariot rattles and clicks down the trail.
This cycling rain shell has a sly feature we have not yet seen on another jacket.
We can't always try before we buy mountain bike gear, so reading online reviews is important when making purchase decisions. That's why it's important for the writers to get things right.
Not the most comfortable knee pads, but a crash test proves they work damn well on impact.
Kilian Bron returns again with a trip to the heart of Cappadocia in Turkey.
The Raaw Jibb is said to maintain the Madonna V2 frame's character, in a shorter travel, trail bike package.
The Grand Himalayan Enduro is Nepal gives mountain bikers a chance to experience the trails and culture in this incredible location.
The story behind why Dr. Chris Leatt created his eponymous protective wear company.
Frayed cable ends on a dropper-post remote can puncture skin which is certainly worth preventing. How do you prevent the fray?
Ron Penney, Brad Stuart, Luke Beers, and Eric Simmons build MTB trails in Kamloops, British Columbia. This is their story.
Michelin redesigns the Wild and Force tires for increased speed and durability.
Hope Fortus mountain bike wheels feature welded 6061 T6 aluminum rims and alloy hubs that are machine built and hand finished in Barnoldswick, UK.
A veteran rider swears off hardtail mountain bikes, then discovers how much the bikes have grown up.
When the creative evolution of Thomas Genon’s riding merged with that of JB Liautard’s photography, art was inevitable.
Your wheels and tires have a major impact on your ride. See what we've tested recently, from great all-arounders to the affordable and fast.
Maxxis filled in the semi-slick gap in their gravel tire lineup today with the all new Receptor.
Fully prepared to slay everything from jump trails to double black diamond downhill runs, the 2021 Trek Slash 8 provides more performance than you could even purchase in a mountain bike five years ago.
Moots is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year so we look back at some of the brand's unique bike designs and product decisions over the years, starting with the YBB soft tail mountain bike released in the 1980s.
For many, the next best thing to riding mountain bikes is watching -- and talking about -- other people riding mountain bikes.
The latest Shimano 4-piston XT brake set, officially designated BR-M8120, boasts a few notable tweaks and improvements as I've discovered over the past several months of testing.
Professional enduro athletes have earned top results aboard mountain bikes ranging from 130mm to 180mm of rear suspension travel. Are their bikes not equally enduro when slid across the race tape?
So THAT'S why we can't have cheap, nice things.
I had just carried my bike over a somewhat treacherous rocky landslide when I saw her. Barely ten pedal strokes after getting going again she stepped onto the gravely singletrack.
A fence was recently installed at a popular trail near Denver ostensibly in the name of safety. Vandals promptly removed it.
Cross Country Olympian turned enduro pro, Adam Craig, grew up racing and riding on the natural singletracks of Maine, and is building trails in the state for an upcoming EWS qualifier on Sugarloaf Mountain.
The FSA SL-K cranks, chainring, and BB have been middle-of-nowhere silent no matter how long I stand and climb after slopping through the mud.
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