Memorial Day is the unofficial kickoff to summer here in the USA, and we don’t want to waste a single moment! With that in mind, here’s a list of 49 things you have to do on your mountain bike during the roughly 100 days between now and Labor Day. Print this out and check off the list!
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- Enter a mountain bike race.
- Go for a night ride.
- Ride a fat bike on dry trails.
- Build a trail.
- Go on an overnight bikepacking trip.
- Change a tire yourself.
- Ride at a bike park or resort. Take the chairlift to the top!
- Go for a dawn patrol ride that starts before the sun rises.
- Start (and end) a singletrack ride from your front door.
- Explore a trail this isn’t marked, or blaze your own across open land.
- Complete a dirty century (100 miles off road).
- Review a great trail on Singletracks. Review a terrible one too.
- Buy something you might normally buy online from your local bike shop.
- Go for a ride on a day when you think you’re just too tired.
- Book a guide and ride somewhere new with a tour group.
- Learn how to manual.
- Spend half a day maintaining your local singletrack.
- Take a kid mountain biking.
- Jump your bike into a lake.
- Ride above treeline.
- Go for a ride that involves more than 2,000 feet of climbing.
- Learn how to bunny hop without relying on your clipless pedals.
- Ride in another state.
- Build a ramp.
- Ride a 1,000+-foot continuous descent.
- Ride a pumptrack.
- Demo a bike you’ve never ridden.
- Ride a hardtail.
- Go for a ride with flat pedals instead of clipless.
- Ride with a dropper post if you don’t already have one. Or, just manually lower your seat on a big descent.
- Invite a friend who has never tried mountain biking for a ride.
- Put a new chain on.
- Wash your mountain bike thoroughly using dish soap and an old toothbrush.
- Ride in another country.
- Go to a mountain bike festival.
- Volunteer at your local bike co-op.
- Ride a rigid and/or singlespeed mountain bike.
- Bring your favorite bike mechanic a 12-pack.
- Stick a singletracks sticker somewhere.
- Shuttle a ride using a friend’s vehicle.
- Dip into a swimming hole mid-ride.
- Help a rider stopped on the trail by offering a tire change or a snack.
- Listen to the singletracks podcast on your way to the trail.
- Replace the sealant in your tires or go tubeless if you haven’t already.
- Take a selfie on the trail and share it with the hashtag #singletracksummer.
- Spend all day riding.
- Organize a group ride with half a dozen friends.
- Go for an analog ride: no GPS, no music, no phone.
- Attend a skills clinic–you’ll probably learn something even if you’ve been a mountain biker for years!
What did we miss? Let us know what else you have on your list this summer!