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
Brenda Simril (Motor Mile) and Sue Haywood caked in Georgia red clay and loving it. This past weekend the annual Fool's Gold 100 took place in the north Georgia mountains near Dahlonega…
photo courtesy San Juan Hut Adventures. On Friday I'll be setting out on a week-long mountain bike odyssey from Durango, CO to Moab, UT on my mountain bike. The trip is organized…
IMBA Epic Copper Harbor Trails. Photo posted by copperhippie. The International Mountain Bike Association is gearing up to pick its 2010 class of "Epic" mountain bike trails and anyone can submit their…
Yesterday we unveiled a new look to the trail category pages here on singletracks so today I thought I'd talk about some of the changes (click here for an example). Most of…
Garth Lockhart of Andover, MA is known by the local kids as the "wheelie man" and on September 12 he's going to try to break the world record for the longest wheelie.…
Earlier this month we sent our man on the street, Chris B, to Outdoor Retailer in Salt Lake City to check out the latest camping, hiking, and trail running gear. Little did…
Landis on his custom BMC mountain bike in 2006. We've heard about some pretty sweet mountain bike deals on websites like Craigslist recently but this good-old-fashioned garage sale find has to be…
I recently went looking for a set of carbon handlebars for my hardtail 29er mountain bike and by some lucky accident I ended up with the ProTaper Carbon 720 AM bars from…
photo courtesy Race Across the Sky. The Leadville Trail 100 mountain bike race is happening this weekend so we thought we'd give you a preview of this year's event. One of the…
It's been several years since we started collecting GPS trail data and within the next week or so we'll officially cross the 1,000 trail map mark! Today there are officially 991 active…
Sixteen years ago I took a mountain biking class at Boy Scout camp and I still remember almost every detail. We learned about full attack position, how to climb, and how to…
Apple patent shows vision for a bike communications system.
Photo: Matt Gephardt, KTVX. Courtesy abc4.com. Don't get us wrong, we love the US Forest Service. The Forest Service is one of the biggest federal supporters of mountain biking and most of…
photo via Leigh Fazzina's tweetphoto account. According to internal surveys, only 11% of singletracks members are on Twitter now - but perhaps that will change once you hear Leigh Fazzina's story. Fazzina…
Last Tuesday I drove out to Mt. Tabor Park near Dallas, GA west of Atlanta for the Six Pack mountain bike time trial. This is a super low key and old school…
We're constantly refining how we organize mountain bike trail information here on singletracks and one question we get often is, "What to do with very large trail networks and multi-segment trails?" For…
photo by Keri Kahn courtesy USACycling.org. The USA Cycling National Mountain Biking Championships were held a couple weeks ago at SolVista resort near Granby, CO and the headlines that followed in local…
Crankworx Colorado is one of the biggest DH and FR competitions/festivals in the world and once again it's being hosted at Trestle Bike Park in Winter Park, CO. If you can't make…
Last week I came across a little piece of mountain bike history at my local library, a book simply titled The Complete Mountain Biker. Written in 1989 by Dennis Coello, this book…
As a part of my trip to Northstar Resort in California a couple weeks ago I got a chance to ride a portion of the fabled Tahoe Rim Trail that encircles Lake…
Much of the Colorado Trail is open to mountain bikes. Ever since I can remember I've always been fascinated with trails (go figure). I got into backpacking as a teenager and I…
I'm not sure what's going on but the news over the past three days has been full of mountain bike related accidents, injuries, and even deaths. Maybe it's the weather that's putting…
According to this article, more and more mountain bikers are being attacked by dogs in the Western US and in one case a…
A mountain bike trip report from the bike park at Northstar Resort, California.
During our trip to Colorado we had the chance to stop in and visit with Spot Bikes in Golden. Located in a nondescript industrial park on the northern outskirts of town, Spot…
Have you ever been fined while riding your mountain bike? These days many parks departments are handing mountain bikers tickets and fines for everything from riding the wrong trails to going too…
Lance Armstrong's Foundation, Livestrong, is hosting the first annual Ride 4 Yellow event in Steamboat Springs, CO August 8, 2010. The signature ride, the Divide Ride, covers 26-miles of singletrack flowing across…
The 2010 Nobby Nic mountain bike tire from Schwalbe offers big performance gains over previous versions which is impressive given this tire's venerable and award-winning history. Through several evolutionary changes, engineers were…
We first read about this last fall and we've been meaning to write about Cuba's newly formed mountain bike team. The team was created last year ahead of the 2010 Central American…
photo courtesy frazermountainmadness.com. These days when people talk about difficult or epic races the focus is usually on distance (or time, depending on the format) but that's only part of the equation.…
It's hard to believe how fast our trip to Colorado flew by. Now that we're back I've had a chance to go through my pics and notes and I'm ready to share…
XC riders give DH mountain biking a try at Trestle Bike Park in Winter Park, Colorado.
It's hard to believe it's been six years since I've ridden a mountain bike in Colorado and I was anxious to see if the altitude would kick my butt the way it…
One of the last things cross country mountain bikers often think about is their brakes - after all, we spend most of our time putting energy into the bike rather than taking…
Just a quick preview for those of you who have an iPhone. I picked up the RAM iPhone handlebar mount for my mountain bike a few weeks ago and to be honest…
Heil Valley Ranch photo by Rebus. Next week I'm heading out to Colorado for the first of two trips to the state this summer and I'm getting super stoked! Trip #1 takes…
photo courtesy trekbikes.com. Word on the street is that Trek is folding the Gary Fisher brand into Trek bikes to cut design costs and expand distribution. The Gary Fisher name will live…
By now most of us are familiar with the mountain bike parks located at ski resorts with lift serviced terrain, jumps, and freeride obstacles but these days a new breed of purpose-built…
Now this is a troubling development: officials in South Wales, UK are warning spectators at this weekend's Kona Mash-Up at Glyncorrwg Mountain Bike Centre to keep a tight eye on their rigs…
An overview of machines designed for building trails.
Higuero Enchanted House trail in Dominican Republic. photo posted by Joaquin_Hernandez. The Montana Mining Co. (based in Salt Lake City, UT) announced this week their intent to purchase Park Capital Management, a…
We started singletracks more than 12 years ago with one thing in mind: helping mountain bikers find the best mountain bike trails. Of course since then we've added gear reviews, forums, and…
photo courtesy krisholm.com. If you're a forum regular here you're probably familiar with uni_geezer, the crazy mountain unicycler who posts his video exploits online from time to time. Apparently he's not the…
The phrase "illegal mountain bike trail" conjures up different emotions depending on who you talk to. To some it's an adrenaline-filled dare; to others it's forbidden fruit not to be touched; to…
How much does your bike weigh? It's a question I've had for a long time and as a self-confessed weight weenie it's an important one to ask. For XC racers especially, shaving…
If you're like me, you want reliable, high quality mountain bike gear that will last season after season. Case in point: I wore the same pair of mountain bike shoes for 7…
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