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
Ibis has crossed their Ripley 29er with the Mojo HD4 enduro bike to produce the Ripmo, a long-travel 29er enduro mountain bike that has already scored an EWS podium spot.
Commencal is relocating their US office from Carlsbad, California to Golden, Colorado, due in large part to the vibrant mountain biking community in Golden.
The Monster Bike Sale in Taupo, New Zealand brings 5 bike shops together offering 33 different brands, a used bike sale, and more, all next to some fantastic singletrack mountain biking.
Network marketing businesses can have a negative connotation, and while it's unlikely that any mountain bike brand would set out to create a network marketing business on purpose, Ellsworth's new brand ambassador program appears to move toward this business model.
Finish Line is marketing a Kevlar-based, tubeless mountain bike tire sealant they claim will never, ever dry out.
RockShox has just released a new DebonAir air spring that is now available across much of their product line, including in the new Lyrik RC2 mountain bike fork and Super Deluxe RCT shock.
The Santa Cruz Blur full suspension cross-country mountain bike is back with modern geometry and updated features. Santa Cruz has also revamped their Highball 29er hardtail for 2018.
Sea Otter Europe brought in 30,000 visitors in 2017, and for 2018 over 300 brands will be in attendance. The festival will offer 400 bikes for demo rides and over 20 races and events.
Rocky Mountain has released completely revamped the Vertex XC hardtail race bike, with an all-new carbon frame, trail-friendly geometry, new features, and updated build kits.
E-bikes have been banned by default from singletrack mountain bike trails in Washington State in a new bill passed by the state legislature.
The excitement that our dogs have for going outside every single day can teach us a valuable lesson about what's worthwhile in our life on this planet.
Niner Bikes has officially been purchased by the parent company of Huffy Bikes.
The 10 most affordable mountain bike towns in the United States include cities in the southeast and Rocky Mountains. This analysis considers housing prices, cost of living, and accessibility to great singletrack bike trails.
Choosing the perfect type of mountain bike can seem very complicated. Asking yourself these 5 questions can help make your bike buying decision significantly easier.
Intense has just released their new Sniper mountain bike in both XC and Trail configurations. The Trail model is slightly slacker than the XC model and features 20mm more suspension travel--120mm vs 100mm. The XC version, on the other hand, is available in more build kits, soaring up to $8,499 MSRP.
The nuts-and-bolts of mountain bike advocacy is surprisingly mundane, and boils down to attending a lot of meetings. But meeting-goers are absolutely vital to getting legal mountain bike trails built.
In response to a petition, REI has halted orders for products from popular mountain bike brands like CamelBak, Giro, Bell, and Blackburn, due to their ownership by Vista Outdoor, a conglomerate that also owns gun-related businesses.
IMBA, in partnership with the Walton Family Foundation, is launching a new grant fund called the "Trail Accelerator" that's designed to help new trail systems get started.
A new 1,100-mile bikepacking route, dubbed the Arkansas High Country Mountain Bike Route, is well on its way to development, thanks to a $100,000 grant from the Walton Family Foundation.
For Greg, mountain biking -- and cycling in general -- isn't motivated by fitness. Instead, it's motivated by adventure.
e*thirteen has revamped the internals of their TRS+ dropper post, eeking out an extra 20mm of post drop while shortening the overall length of the dropper post.
The 10 best mountain bike trails in the Chattahoochee National Forest include the Pinhoti Trail, Bull and Jake Mountain, Bear Creek, Mountaintown Creek, Snake Creek Gap, Dry Creek, the Aska Trail System, Stonewall Falls, Lake Russell, and Windy Gap.
Niner has reintroduced their steel mountain bike fork, which has been updated it to work with some of the newest standards like Boost hub spacing. The Niner steel MTB fork is also compatible with multiple wheel sizes including 27.5+, 29er, and 29+.
Repente is a new Italian saddle brand that is introducing carbon bike saddles with replaceable padded covers.
Jenny Rissveds is leaving her contract with the SCOTT-SRAM race team in order to focus all of her energy on recovery.
Bell has released two new mountain bike helmets: the Bell Sixer open face trail helmet and the Bell Super DH helmet with a removable chin bar.
Working a side hustle is hot right now, but would you be happier and more fulfilled if you just went mountain biking instead?
A $12 million investment in new mountain bike trails in Central Australia is set to make the area near MacDonnell National Park a national--and even international--mountain bike destination.
Two men have been arrested and charged with building an illegal mountain bike trail in a state park in Indiana, allegedly causing over $50,000 in damages.
Gore Wear has released new SHAKEDRY rain jackets which they claim are completely waterproof, highly breathable, ultra-lightweight, and packable.
IMBA will hold it's first-ever women's summit, called "UPRISING," in Bentonville, Arkansas March 22-25, 2018.
Sedona is building another 27 miles of mountain bike-legal singletrack with the addition of the Western Gateway Trail System.
Quarq has dropped prices on the ShockWiz and has added new software functionality in the companion app.
Time is our single greatest limitation but if we choose to spend our time wisely, if we choose to prioritize the things that matter, even the time that's left over after the most basic of tasks required to survive can be used to do and achieve great things.
Bike industry jobs can be hard to come by, since the market is extremely competitive. Many people consider these to be "dream jobs," so if you want to get a job in the mountain bike industry, you'll need to stand out. Here's how to get a bike industry job.
The all-new Capra from YT Industries is available with either 27.5" or 29" wheels, and the suspension travel increases across the board. In the top-tier 27.5" model, the Capra offers a whopping 180mm of suspension travel front and rear.
In an effort to stay healthy health, Greg decided to stop measuring the number of miles that he bikes in a year and instead focus on a different goal: elevation gain.
World Ride is a new non-profit mountain bike guiding company that has just launched. They "organize mountain bike trips that are led by female Nepali guides, to support the growth of women
Intense Cycles achieves a very affordable $2,399 price point by reintroducing the aluminum-framed 27.5" Spider trail bike with a foundation build kit.
The debate about mountain bikes in Wilderness areas is pitting recreation groups against conservation groups, and mountain bikers against each other. The crazy thing about this entire debate? If mountain bikers were allowed in Wilderness areas, we could all join forces and work together instead of being divided.
Santa Cruz Bicycles has added the Sustainable Trails Coalition to a list of advocacy organizations the company supports.
Strava's revamped Global Heatmap, which includes anonymized data from 1 billion activities, could show the locations of secret military bases around the world.
Strava has updated their Global Heatmap. It now incorporates 1 billion activities and shows 6x as much data as the previous version of the heatmap.
7 ways to get a great deal on your next mountain bike purchase include shopping in the off season, buying a used bike, buying from a direct-to-consumer company, and more.
Fat biking on groomed singletrack trails (fattrack) requires special considerations to ensure that you don't leave ruts in the groomed trail surface. Here are 10 key tips for being a responsible fat biker.
The Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board on Wednesday approved spending $4.95 million on up to 92 miles of mountain bike trails in Northeastern Minnesota, comprising three different trail systems. They expect the move to cement northeastern Minnesota as a national and international mountain biking destination.
A booby trap has been discovered on the Sesame Canyon mountain bike trail near Colorado Springs, CO.
The FATS trail system in South Carolina is officially closed due to the shutdown of the United States Federal Government, and other trail systems are likely closed as well.
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