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New SDG bike grip has a hidden feature years in the making

SDG Open Core Thrice grips feature a partially hollowed internal core designed to increase comfort while maintaining lock-on security.

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Mountain Bikes and Gear

This under-the-radar bike retailer is having a Mega Sale

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Mountain Bike Trails

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Flat Pedals

Crankbrothers weighs into the platform size debate with a new set of oversized pedals

Forks

Do trail riders even climb anymore? Yes, but Fox says most don't lock out their forks.

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Trail Bikes

For $2,300, Giant's new trail bike looks pretty dang good

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British Columbia

This BC lake town got tired of watching mountain bikers drive past without stopping, so they built a bike park

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Clipless Pedals

New DH clipless pedals let you change your stance width

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Hardtail bikes

I didn't think the new Surly hardtail could handle Pisgah. Boy, was I wrong!

Handlebars

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Arizona

Tucson's 100-Acre Wood Bike Park will reopen in 2026 with 10 miles of trails and a new progressive design

After years of delays, a pandemic, and a major site cleanup, Tucson's 100-Acre Wood Bike Park is finally reopening this summer. And this time, it's purpose-built for progression.

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Arkansas

The first lift-served bike park in Arkansas is set to open with 20 miles of DH trails

The OZ Trails Bike Park has announced its official opening day: June 12, 2026.

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Florida

SWAMP Mountain Bike Club is bringing the first trails to Pinellas County at Lake Seminole Park

After nearly 30 years of building some of Florida's best trail systems around Tampa, the SWAMP Mountain Bike Club is turning its attention to Pinellas County, where nearly one million riders have long been cut off from decent singletrack.

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California

Kids on dirt bikes are 'destroying progress,' delaying the opening of Santa Clarita's new bike park

A multi-million dollar bike park opening has been delayed due to trail damage from unauthorized dirt bikers.

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Iowa

The all-new Carlson Park in Decorah, Iowa, offers the region's first flow trails

Decorah's legendary mountain bike trail network has long been known for rugged, technical singletrack, but that's about to change with flow trails for riders of all abilities.

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New Mexico

A woman's ricochet bullet claim accidentally got the trails shut down. But local riders fought back and got them legalized, and even scored e-bike access in the process.

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Oregon

New pro-built trails are coming to Buzzard Butte, part of a 35-mile vision for the Oregon coast

TORTA is gaining momentum on the Oregon coast, with big grant funding, adaptive trails, and pro riders helping shape what could become one of the region's premier trail systems.

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New Zealand

The Whakarewarewa Forest Loop circles the famous trail system outside of Rotorua, New Zealand. Now, the loop trail has been rerouted off of pavement and is entirely on dirt.