Greg began mountain biking in 2005, and since then, the pursuit of singletrack has taken him around the world. While Greg first started adding trail reviews to Singletracks in 2008, his career in mountain bike media officially began in 2010. He started writing for Singletracks in 2011 while simultaneously finishing his formal secondary education in writing and publication. Greg has the distinction of being the first employee that Singletracks ever hired, and he went on to serve for seven years, including five years in the Editor in Chief role. After a six-year hiatus, Greg is back at Singletracks, serving in the Managing Editor role.
While Greg has reviewed innumerable mountain bikes and products over the years, his true passion lies in writing about mountain bike trails and destinations. Greg has ridden over 8,000 trails and visited 21 countries (and counting). He recently spent four years traveling full-time, including two spent living in a camper van with his wife, Christine. In between epic trips, he now resides in Durango, Colorado.
Author snapshot
MTB Background and expertise
- Riding experience: Primarily trail and enduro, with experience including endurance XC, bikepacking, downhill, and gravel riding.
- Mountain biking since: 2005
- Number of trails ridden: 8,000+
- Number of countries visited: 21+
- Current stable: Pivot Switchblade V3, Pivot Vault, Scott Big Jon
Education and writing experience
- Bachelors of Arts, English: Writing and Publication, University of North Georgia
- Other publications: Strava, FATMAP, Dirt Rag Magazine, MTB Project, Hiking Project, GearJunkie, Outside 365
With three lift-served bike parks and massive pro-level jumps, Queenstown, New Zealand, is a haven for gravity pros during the off season.
174 kilometers of professionally-built singletrack has now been "fully funded" and is coming to Tenterfield, Australia.
After riding in 12 different US states and 2 different continents in 2024, here are 20 of Greg's favorite new mountain bike trails, plus 10 repeat favorites.
The expansive Makara Peak trail system in New Zealand boasts 51km of purpose-built mountain bike trails and an ideal habitat for the endangered kiwi.
After 35 years of making high-quality mountain bike lights in the USA, Light and Motion are closing their doors.
The new Shaker Ridge Trails in Western Massachusetts will boast 25-30 miles of singletrack in Phase 1, with the grand vision calling for 60-100 miles of world-class mountain bike trails.
The Angeles National Forest is completely closed "for public safety and the protection of natural resources."
REI has eliminated 428 jobs by closing its Experiences business, which has operated at a financial loss for over 40 years.
The new Pilot Hill Connector in Laramie, Wyoming connects the Pilot Hill and Happy Jack trail systems, opening up epic loop ride combinations.
Thanks to expansive quantity and high quality of singletrack, plus incredible car-free riding directly from downtown, Wellington, New Zealand may be the best national capital in the world for mountain biking.
The Giro Loam Knee Sleeve stays firmly in place, even on long climbs. However, the lack of flexibility in the padding itself is strange.
The new Fourmile Mountain Bike Park in Des Moines, Iowa, is the biggest dedicated mountain bike park in the region.
Since limiting beliefs are generally blind spots in our lives, they can be difficult to uncover. In 2025, Greg plans to continue a trend of shining light on those blind spots and shattering limiting beliefs.
Even though trail building trends may develop more slowly than MTB tech trends, here are five important trends that we tracked in 2024, plus three trail building hot spots on the rise.
The EXPLORE Act has passed Congress, and it will have many positive impacts for mountain bikers.
After sifting through hundreds of nominations, here are 9 of the best new mountain bike trails in the USA across 7 different categories that opened in 2024.
The Cobalt Trail in Colorado's Boulder Valley Ranch has been rebuilt and opened to mountain bikes.
The Driving Range in Bolton, Vermont, was designed specifically for adaptive mountain bikers — and it includes some seriously-gnarly double black diamond trails!
Mason City, Iowa, has invested $13 million in recreational infrastructure, with singletrack trails, a paved bike park, and two pumptracks as the focal point.
The Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance has built two brand-new trail systems and a total of over 40 new trails across the state of Washington in 2024.
The new Satan's Ridge trail in New Hartford, CT, boasts three miles of brutally-technical singletrack that's guaranteed to challenge even the best of riders.
A study from the University of British Columbia has revealed that 58 BC mountain bikers suffered spinal cord injuries from 2008 to 2022, which is radically higher than other high-impact sports.
The Dragon is an epic bike-specific 45-mile singletrack loop that was just completed around a lake near Newaygo, MI.
The new Cutthroat Trail in the San Juan National Forest near Durango, CO, has been designed specifically for e-bikes.
The new First Blood trail is "the first signature mountain bike trail" in Hope, BC. This singletrack masterpiece promises to revolutionize the mountain bike scene in this small BC town.
The iconic Womble and Syllamo trails in Arkansas will soon be open to all three classes of e-bikes, including throttle-assist Class 2 e-bikes and Class 3 e-bikes capable of achieving 28mph.
We all have a tendency to think that our trails are the hardest. But how do you really determine how difficult a mountain bike ride is? In this article, we examine three variables that impact ride difficulty.
The US Forest Service is planning to dismantle jumps and shave down the berms and rollers of a popular trail in Nevada City, CA.
The Elliotsville Foundation, Inc. is developing an 84-mile mountain bike trail system on a 10,000-acre tract of land that they own in Piscataquis County, Maine.
The Wambenger Trails network in and around Wellington National Park has expanded to nearly 175km, making it the largest mountain bike trail system in Western Australia. The expansion is part of an effort by the town of Collie to position itself as a major mountain bike destination.
Two of the most popular trails in St. George — the Zen Trail and Bearclaw Poppy — could be destroyed if the Utah State Trust succeeds in selling a parcel of land to real estate developers.
It's not us versus them. Together, we can build a better future... and more trails.
A study of 2,607 people showed that "bicyclers were 21% less likely to have X-ray evidence and symptoms of osteoarthritis compared to those who did not have a history of bicycling."
We're seeing shuttle-served bike parks operating on private land spring up all around the world — and for good reasons.
The Indian Peaks Traverse project in Colorado is slowly making headway, thanks to the new 5-mile Kinglet trail near Nederland. However, a missing 1,200-foot trail segment is preventing a critical legal trail connection.
A 9-mile trail system is coming to Oak Hill, West Virginia, located just outside of the New River Gorge National Park.
The first trails to open in Silverton's new Baker's Park trail system might be the first high elevation machine-built flow trails outside of a bike park in Colorado.
It seems like a new trail opens in Arkansas every other week. Despite that stiff competition, Benton Bike Park came out on top as the "Outdoor Facility of the Year."
Have your say: nominations are now open for the best new MTB trails built in North America in 2024.
A state law passed in November, 2023, has banned e-bikes from natural surface trails by default in the state of New Mexico. Albuquerque has been working to open trails to e-bikes, but the city is struggling to enact the right legislation.
IMBA's membership software no longer meets SORBA's needs, so the org is working to launch its own. However, SORBA will still continue to support IMBA.
Hurricane Helene was "a one in 1,000-year rain event." Seth Alvo of Berm Peak shares on-the-ground footage of the devastation.
For a destination that is so progressive when it comes to mountain bike access and outdoor recreation, including motorized recreation, it feels like this step has been a long time coming for Moab, Utah.
A $3.7 million CAD investment has dramatically expanded the 40-mile trail system in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, with more on the way.
With 38 miles of new singletrack nearing completion, Mt. Hough in Quincy, CA, will offer over 70 miles of shuttle-served singletrack that's also e-bike legal.
The site of the former Northville Psychiatric State Hospital in Northville, MI, will soon be home to a brand-new 17-mile mountain bike trail system.
Collegiate Mountain Bike Nationals, which were scheduled to be held at Ride Rock Creek in Zirconia, North Carolina this month, have been "postponed indefinitely" due to damage from Hurricane Helene.
COPMOBA opposes proposed day-use fees at four popular mountain bike trailheads on Colorado's Western Slope.
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