Jeff co-founded Singletracks with his wife Leah in 1998 and has been dedicated to sharing the mountain bike information that inspires others to take epic adventures ever since. He started mountain biking in high school and served in the US Air Force before devoting himself full time to Singletracks in 2007.
Though formally educated as an engineer, Jeff began writing stories at an early stage, inspired by his mother who is a longtime accomplished author. He enjoys covering the world of mountain biking from every possible angle, whether it's trails or gear or skills. His goal for every story: that readers learn at least one new thing.
Author snapshot
MTB Background and expertise
- Riding experience: Trail, XC, and bikepacking.
- Mountain biking since: 1992
- Number of products reviewed: ?. I think my first product review for the site was this one for a plastic wallet.
- Current stable: Canyon Neuron, Orange P7 hardtail, and Scott Fun XC
Education and writing experience
- Bachelors of Science in Engineering, Duke University
- Masters of Business Administration, Duke University
- Other publications: Panther Press (Lakeside High School - Augusta, GA), CitySearch.com
Minneapolis is a seemingly unlikely place to find mountain bikers. It's a big city, cold in the winter, and heck, it's mostly flat. But don't let any of that fool you--there's mountain…
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Our team spent several months building and refining the Singletracks MTB Destinations ranking algorithm, and our plan is to continue tweaking it as we go along. There's no such thing as a…
In this post I'll try to round up everything mentioned in the title... plus more fat bike stuff. While Frostbike may not be as big as Sea Otter or Interbike, there was…
At Frostbike I mentioned to Chris from Loose Nuts Cycles that I didn't get why companies were producing 27.5+ mountain bike tires given the dearth of production 27.5+ bike frames. His response:…
The Flowbeist and Dunderbeist are two new fat bike tires from 45NRTH.
I wrote about the Lauf Trail Racer fork back in September saying, "I really want to test one of these on the trail to see how it compares to a real suspension fork." Well,…
The original Saris Bones. The Saris Bones bike rack is perhaps the best selling rack of all time with more than 1 million units sold. The distinctive and…
Every Tuesday night, a group of mountain bikers meet up for one of the most dangerous rides in America. The trails can be technical for sure--just think broken glass, exposed rebar, and…
Salsa teased a tandem mountain bike way back in 2010 and on Saturday, the Powderkeg tandem was officially released at Frostbike. The bike is a 29er which uses the El Mariachi geometry…
Even if you aren't into the whole fatbike thing, you have to admit: Surly is one of the most irreverent brands in the bike industry today. Never ones to take themselves too…
Motobecane is known for selling affordable mountain bikes, but it turns out affordable doesn't have to mean "low end," as the Fly Team Ti 29er clearly demonstrates. This race bike is built…
Photo: raveneyephoto.com I'm excited to introduce Aaron Chamberlain, Singletracks' newest team member and head of partnerships and ad sales. Aaron comes to Singletracks from Maxxis where he was…
Photo: Jupe/Bergshoeff, GreaterHobartTrails.com.au The Australian state of Tasmanian has recently invested about $4.5M ($3.5M USD) in building 100km of new mountain bike trails across two trail networks, Hollybank…
Spinlister is a new service that allows mountain bikers to rent their rigs to other riders when they're not using them. And on the flip side, Spinlister makes it easy to find…
With a price and spec that's too good to be true, buyers should beware.
Over the last year or two we've seen a number of bike-related Kickstarter campaigns from individuals and start-ups, but this is perhaps one of the first we've seen from an established company…
Stats and insights into local bike shops.
This is your chance to meet mountain bike pioneers like Joe Breeze, Gary Fisher, Charlie Kelly, Ned Overend, and Tom Ritchey! The Marin Museum of Bicycling (MMB), new home of the MTB…
The Absolute Black Oval chainring is a narrow-wide ring that can be easily installed on most 1X drivetrains and features an oval shape that's said to smooth pedal strokes and improve leg…
photo: delphinie A couple weeks ago Greg shared a list of the most popular articles published by Singletracks in 2014, and today I want to talk about some…
There is an art to building up the perfect mountain bike wheel. Unlike any other bike component, wheels can be customized to fit the needs of the rider in an almost infinite…
Magellan has been producing quality GPS units for a long time. I recently got a chance to test their newest cycling-specific GPS: the Cyclo 505. This was my first time using a Magellan…
Martyn Ashton and Sam Pilgrim prove there ain't no party like a west coast (road bike) party! Check out the latest as Martyn and Sam hit the bike park and the dirt…
Geoff Gulevich, Wade Simmons, and Brett Tippie plus Andreas Hestler and Fraser Vaage get rowdy on Rocky Mountain Blizzard fat bikes in the Coastal Mountains in British Columbia. Snow day!
photo: Wheels 4 Life. Wheels 4 Life has an unglamorous but vital mission: to provide bikes to people in developing countries in need of transportation. Famed mountain bike…
Photo courtesy of Markham Johnson, via Trips for Kids. Trips for Kids is a seemingly limited name for an organization that is using mountain biking in multiple ways…
Ktrax conversion kit. Ski conversions for mountain bikes have been around for a long time and we even wrote about one such option, the Ktrax, way back in…
Photo: Greg Heil. Pisgah and Nantahala National Forests in western North Carolina are home to some of the best mountain bike trails on the east coast and the…
I know what you're wondering: What the heck does Garmin know about producing helmet cameras? I had the same question so I was excited to get my hands on the VIRB Elite…
The Oasis Valley Recreation Enhancement Project centered around the desert town of Beatty, Nevada, includes long-term plans for up to 500 miles of trails.
From the publisher: I want to apologize to any of our readers who were offended by this article and assure you that we will more carefully consider the articles we publish going…
I've been running the 2014 NiteRider Pro 2200 Race bike light for almost a full year now, which is an unusually long time for a Singletracks product test. In fact, this test…
My brother spotted this one over at the Huffington Post, and it sounds too good to be true: a machine that grabs water out of thin air to fill your water bottle…
The hows and whys of mountain biking at night.
Last month NiteRider celebrated their 25th Anniversary with a weekend of riding and partying at the company's headquarters in San Diego, CA and they invited Singletracks member johngataride to attend. As the Singletracks Trail…
Think back to the first time you showed up for a group ride with a brand new mountain bike. As your "experienced" buddy looked over your rig, you probably noticed a grin…
Garmin has been producing smart wearables for years (I actually owned this watch in 2005--yowza!) and over that time the company has found new ways to pack a ton of features into a…
We compared the elevation accuracy of dedicated Garmin GPS devices to smartphone apps to see which is better at plotting climbs.
Are GPS units more accurate than smartphone apps for recording bike distances and elevations? We test to find out.
FSA is a familiar name when it comes to components like stems and cranksets, but this year the company is making a big splash in the MTB brake market with two new…
Lindarets is an outdoor apparel company that doesn't actually have any "real" products available yet. But they produced a "Rocks Belong" t-shirt for Interbike that turned out to be wildly popular; so…
I'm a recent convert to fat biking, which is weird because I live in Atlanta. My conversion came almost entirely over the course of testing the Motobecane NightTrain Bullet fat bike this…
For all the jokes about enduro being such a buzz word this year, you would think it would be hard to find MTB products at Interbike that aren't being marketed to enduro…
Singletracks offers free trail widgets for bike shops, MTB clubs, tourism groups, and pretty much anyone with a webpage and the ability to cut and paste. Here's a quick overview. Local Trails…
Love it or hate it, technology is becoming an increasing part of peoples' lives, and that even extends to the mountain bike trail. Check out these mountain bike gadgets we spied at…
Amid all the excitement about fat bikes--mountain bikes with 4" or wider tires--a few companies have started to push frames that can accommodate fatter-than-normal but not-quite-fat tires. Some call it mid-fat, others…
The Marin County Bicycle Coalition and Access4Bikes are working to open more singletrack to mountain bikes in Marin County and they're raffling the top-of-the-line Marin Mount Vision XM9 ($6,799) to raise funds.…
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