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
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This question was posed on an online forum recently and I thought it was a good one. Of course I'm a bit biased but I say the mountain bike is a better…
The North Shore Times posted an article a couple weeks about some teenagers in Ku-ring-gai outside Sydney who are petitioning the town council to authorize mountain bike trails in a local park.…
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Last week nearly 1,000 volunteers worked on 60 miles of multi-user trails in the Alleghany Highlands Trail System. If you've ever organized a trail workday you know just getting a dozen folks…
Rick and I were talking with one of the Ellijay locals at Bear Creek last month and he mentioned riding the mountain bike trails around the Stanley Gap area just outside Blue…
Todd Gilchrist posted a good article on his blog titled 'Lessons from Mountain Biking' that got me to thinking about the times I've foolishly decided to ride when my equipment wasn't really…
Man, you guys who live in Colorado Springs are lucky. Not only do you have miles and miles of kick ass mountain bike trails within minutes of downtown, your newspaper actually writes…
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It seems like the mountain bike newswires are full of mountain bike race news these days. Rather than bore you with race results I thought I'd talk about a couple upcoming races…
As promised last week, the official Trail lto Trail Race Series flyer. (Click to download the PDF)
Cycling Phun posted today about how riding on a road bike and mountain bike in the same day can lead to some interesting observations about balance, speed, and rolling resistance. I've certainly…
Since you're reading this blog you probably have a little time to kill and today I wanted to point out a couple interesting mountain bike sites you may have missed. The first…
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I've ridden a number of mountain bike trails over the years and I love reading about new dirt around the world - in fact I read just about every trail review posted…
Ah, the blogosphere. Maybe you thought the blogosphere was limited to political bloggers who are the talk of the television news these days but mountain bikers can be bloggers too (yours truly…
Good news for downhill riders: Northstar at Tahoe resort will be officially opening the lifts to mountain bikes next Friday, June 20. Tickets are $29 a day for adults and you can…
I was browsing the Trek website today and I came across a photo of the 69er Single Speed that gave me pause. This must be either the ugliest bike I've ever seen…
I read an article earlier this week that mentioned Blue Ride Outdoors named James River Park one of the best urban MTB trail systems in the Southeast and it got me thinking:…
After reading about the Muddy Spokes club in Georgia it got me to thinking: Has anyone ridden all (48 and counting) of the IMBA Epic trails? I checked the list and I've…
The South Eastern Regional Championship series is making a stop at Raccoon Mountain this year and people are getting stoked. As far as I can tell this is the first time the…
Here's a concept that might appeal to the gadget geeks: A iPod / bike integration that doesn't suck. Of course we've seen iPod/iPhone holders that mount on handlebars but this Cannondale concept…
After a six year hiatus the Sand Creek mountain bike race series is back in the Springs and the first of this year's three races was held Wednesday at Bear Creek park.…
The first annual Wayne Ultra Mountain Bike Race will be held in the Wayne National Forest near Marietta in October of this year. Organizers have been gunning for a mountain bike event…
If you're like me you're looking for ways to save your scratch these days and sometimes it's tough to pay up for the latest and greatest MTB gear. Fortunately I just found…
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I've been considering a 29er for my next mountain bike and I've been trying to read as much as I can online about others' experience with the larger wheels. I've even test…
This weekend I got the chance to check out a couple north Georgia mountain bike trails I hadn't ridden in a while so I thought I'd let you know what's up. We…
A few mountain bike gadgets and tech you may have missed this year: The RAM Mount: Want to take your GPS, cell phone, and PDA out on the trail but don't have…
CNN.com has an article on women's liberation and how things really got started with the bicycle back in the 19th century. The article mentions Jacquie Phelan, founder of the Women's Mountain Bike…
As you probably already know we're big fans of taking our GPS on the mountain bike trail, especially for keeping track of distance and climbing and for mapping new singletrack. This week…
Poison Oak Productions' latest documentary, The Way Bobby Sees It, follows blind downhill mountain bike racer Bobby McMullen's as he prepares to race the epic Downieville Downhill in California. From the Poison…
I read a couple good articles on mountain biking this morning: The Gear Junkie, Stephen Regenold, reviewed the D3O Armored L/S Crew and D3O Ultimate Chamois Bike Short from Spyder which is…
A bike-mounted charger uses wind to juice electronic devices.
Ferndale residents are pissed. A recent article in Mountain Bike Rider (UK) portrayed the village as a place "where everyone looked really unhealthy" and there was "litter cascading down the hill." A…
I've been using an Edge 605 GPS on loan from Garmin for the past couple weeks and I'm finally ready to share my review. For my tests I took the 605 on…
A couple items of interest today: Lance Armstrong is opening a bike shop in Austin, TX this month called "Mellow Johnny's," a reference to his nickname on the Tour de France (from…
I was reading a blog yesterday (which, oddly is gone today so I can't link to it) that was talking about modifying a mountain bike to make it a lean, mean, commuting…
Just a friendly reminder to get your tickets if you haven't already - the premier is this coming Monday, May 12! Tickets are just $15 in advance which gets you access to…
Mountain bike trail builders have always made the best of what's available but Kitsap MTB seems to have come up with a new one: the Tractor Tread. It's difficult to tell exactly…
Ray Ford posted a controversial piece for the Santa Barbara Independent calling for increased regulation of mountain bikes on Santa Barbara area trails. Ford seems to argue that bikes shouldn't be allowed…
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