In the past 30 days alone, nearly 3,000 visits to singletracks.com were on an iPhone or iPod Touch (plus hundreds more on other handheld devices). If you were one of those visitors, you probably had a hard time reading the site without zooming and panning so we decided to do something about it. Meet singletracks mobile v1.0.
The new mobile site has all our trail and gear reviews in a no-frills package that’s easy to read and navigate on just about any portable device. Just hit singletracks.com on your phone and you’ll automatically be redirected to the mobile site (m.singletracks.com). Simple.
Perhaps the coolest feature (iPhone only) is the ability to find the nearest mountain bike trails no matter where you are. The site taps into the iPhone’s integrated GPS to find bike trails within 25 miles of your coordinates and returns an ordered list in seconds. We know there is at least one iPhone app out there that claims to do the same thing but it’s clunky and it costs $$. Singletracks mobile is free, fast, and isn’t a silly app. It’s a webpage. (if you use Firefox 3.5 or higher you can give this feature a try on your desktop)
Our heads are full of ideas for future mobile enhancements so stay tuned for more!
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Local Bike Trails Nearby
* Standley Lake
10.69 miles
* Green Mountain
11.04 miles
* Apex Park
11.64 miles
* Matthews Winters
11.7 miles
* Red Rocks/ Dakota Ridge
11.73 miles
* Colorado Hills Trail
12.55 miles
* Practice Loop
12.59 miles
* Mount Falcon Park
12.6 miles
* Chimney Gulch
12.88 miles
* Dirt Jumps
13.24 miles
* White Ranch
14.2 miles
* Lair O' The Bear/Bear Creek Trail
14.95 miles
* Unknown
15.06 miles
* South Valley Park
15.21 miles
* Bluffs Regional Park Trail
15.66 miles
* High Plains Trail
15.98 miles
* Deer Creek Canyon
16.04 miles
* Monarch Backcountry
16.05 miles
* Backcountry
16.13 miles
* Coal Creek Trail
17.39 miles
* Colorado Trail / Waterton To South Platte
18 miles
* Waterton Canyon
18 miles
* Indian Creek Loop
18.02 miles
* Glendale Open Space Trail
18.4 miles
* Marshall Mesa Area
19.14 miles
* Dedisse Trail
19.6 miles
* Ridge Trail
20.01 miles
* Meyer Ranch Park
20.03 miles
* Bergen Peak
20.19 miles
* 3 Sisters / Alderfer
20.5 miles
* Rattlesnake Gulch
20.75 miles
* Elk Meadow
20.75 miles
* Centennial Cone Park
20.78 miles
* East Boulder Trail
21.36 miles
* Flying J Ranch
22.14 miles
* White Rocks Trail
22.29 miles
* Maxwell Falls
22.42 miles
* Ringtail-swallowtail
23.19 miles
* Walker Ranch
23.43 miles
* Hidden Mesa
23.91 miles
* Golden Gate Canyon State Park
24.09 miles
* Ridgeline Open Space Trail
24.97 miles
Jan 19, 2010
Here's another scenario: You're at the bike shop and there's a sweet deal on a helmet (or saddle or whatever). Fire up m.singletracks.com, read the reviews, and see if it's gold or crap.