You can learn a lot from random noises you hear out on the bike trail. Most of these noises can't be heard if you've got ear buds in blasting the Red Hot…
With the snow severely lacking and the temps creeping close to 50 last week, we decided to put the skis away for a few days and pull the bikes back out. We…
I'm lucky enough to work 6 minutes from the Lunch Loop Trail System here in Grand Junction. As the name indicates, when people began adding loops to the Tabeguache trail system out…
Recently we posed the question on Facebook, "What mountain biking goals are you setting for yourself this year?" Answers ranged from "bike more" to "carbon everything" and "avoid more trees and/or cars."…
If you're just getting into mountain biking, you probably have lots of questions about the sport. For example, what kind of bike do I need? Why do I need gloves? How do…
In their quest to continue expanding bike trails for forever and ever, Moab has added new trails to the Klondike Bluffs area. Along with a new trailhead, the "North Klondike" trails have…
An essay about surprising mechanical issues encountered on the trail.
Did you know there are other trails besides Prime Cut and Kessel out there?
I am in love. Its name is the Mag (or Magnificent 7) trail system and it lives in Moab, UT. Yes, I do live in Grand Junction where our singletrack trails are…
"Well that trail has great views," I tell people. "Honestly, it's one of the most spectacular views I've seen," I say. "But the trail? Oh a large portion of the trail sucks."…
We've all heard the hilarious story about how to tell the difference between black bears and grizzlies, right? Black bears will have remnants of berries in their scat, and grizzlies will have…
Try these high-elevation singletrack mountain bike trails on your next summer trip to Park City: Mill-D, Pinecone Ridge, Mid-Mountain, and Spiro trail.
For this year's annual end of the year bike trip we decided to do a combination of camping in Southwestern Utah and condo living in Park City. For the first half of…
Labor day afternoon at Yuba Pass campground. Empty For about four years now we've been taking September road trips the week after Labor Day. It's turned out to…
A couple of weeks ago I wrote an article about all the reasons people give for not biking. But perhaps instead of giving you a list of reasons why they…
I recently spent a grand four days exploring the trails and town of Steamboat Springs. While I think they have a little ways to go before that whole "Bike Town USA" title…
Photo: DSimmons112 If you're an avid mountain biker, you've probably heard every excuse in the book from people about why they don't mountain bike. "You should…
I was lucky enough recently to get a whole slew of POC gear to review. Along with the POC Trabec Helmet and POC trail shorts, I also got a great POC women's…
When I was in college I biked quite a bit. Mostly we used the logging roads all over our 28,000 acre campus at Berry College. On one of these rides, I got…
"Baggies," in my opinion, are necessary on the trail. I personally don't like to parade about in spandex, so comfortable trail shorts to wear over said spandex are crucial. But finding a…
POC's colorful Trabec helmet has slowly been making its way onto the trails in Grand Junction. I've had the opportunity to be one of those biking around with this uniquely-designed helmet. Even…
I've said it before and I'll say it again: I was a fortunate beginning mountain biker. I had a great teacher: he was patient and willing to explain everything to me. Everything.…
Recently I got the chance to review some new gear from Dakine, including the shirt seen here: the Women's Xena 3/4 sleeve jersey. Like most sports shirts these days, it's made of…
I recently received the Women's Siren Shorts with liner from Dakine for review. I love the length of these shorts. I hate for my bare legs to rub against my bike seat,…
It was long, and most definitely a challenge, but we've completed the 30 Days of Biking Challenge! Here are six things the challenge taught me: 1. A bike ride of any length…
Honestly, Zip-Off as an out and back would be a good ride for beginners... perhaps not first timers, but after a few rides this would be a good one.
Never once has it crossed my mind to go mountain biking on my lunch break. Actually, I take that back... it has. But only in statements like, "mountain biking on my lunch…
Delphinide recently wrote a great post about the "Top 5" trails to ride at the Fruita Fat Tire Festival. It was a good list if you've been riding for a year or…
We're four days in to the #30daysofbiking challenge, and I've yet to set tires on a trail. Tuesday the weather forecast called for afternoon winds of up to 40 mph with "areas…
About a month ago, this article created quite a bit of buzz on a Facebook group page. It focused on a Letter to the Editor of Total Women's Cycling about the amount…
If you didn't make it out to the North Fruita Desert 18 Road Trails last year, changes have been made that you should be aware of. Several trails have been made one-way,…
While waiting for the bike trails in Grand Junction to dry out, we took off on a ski trip. Because we were skiing in several of our favorite bike destinations, this trip…
"Winter is for skiing!" I said. "It's for going downhill on snow!" I taunted. "Take a break from biking!" I urged. BUT... and you guys all knew there was going to be…
I don't have dogs of my own, but every time we go hiking and many times when we're gone biking, Adelle and I take her dogs, Autumn and Norbert with us. I've…
While it's currently the dead of winter here and we're mired in the muddy mountain biking off season, I am already dreaming about several trails that I can't wait to ride this…
When an opportunity to review a large (32 liter) hydration pack presented itself, I jumped on it! My boyfriend and I travel a lot and often do 4-5 hour bike rides in…
I know, I know. Those are fightin' words: take a break from mountain biking? Who would? Why would you? Blasphemy! Except... maybe it's not. Here are my top 5 reasons for taking…
In our household there are two seasons: bike season and ski season. Rarely do they overlap. Once ski season begins, the bikes take a long winter nap. Bike shorts get stored away…
Every year mountain bikers travel from all over to come ride the trails in Fruita and Grand Junction. Some of these riders have been coming for years and are familiar with all…
The Orange Mud Transition Wrap and Seat Cover is like a beach towel on steroids. It's a great, versatile piece of gear to add to your biking, hiking, or camping arsenal. The…
Earlier in the fall Greg wrote a post about riding Horsethief Bench, one of the most popular trails in the Kokopelli Loops Trail System near Fruita, Colorado. In his post, Greg stated,…
Until this past weekend, I was a Slickrock virgin. Yes, I lived less than 2 hours from the famed trail, but I had never ridden it. Why? Well, the main reason simply…
This is a common conversation when I head out riding with a friend of mine: Friend: "I'm going to set my tracker app. Maybe it'll work this time." Me: "Ok, I'll set…
Back in September when Colorado was getting doused in rain, I really wanted to go for a ride... but the trails were soaked. As a biker or outdoor enthusiast, what can you…
I sound crazy, I know, telling you to come bike in the desert in August, but just hear me out.
Excellent views and singletrack on the Mid-Mountain mountain bike trail in Park City, Utah.
Ant Farm trail at Glenwild. Instead of taking a road trip to a variety of western locales this year, we decided to drive straight to Park City, Utah…
As I biked in to work this morning, I started thinking back over the many days I spent biking this summer... not that summer is over yet, but fall is definitely making…
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