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Mountain Bike Trails

Mountain bike trail building and development are going platinum

We've been living in the "golden age of trailbuilding" for some time now, and we discuss the latest developments.

by Jeff Barber and Greg Heil

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Utah

It's tough to choose, but you can't argue with these top 5 MTB trails in Utah

by Greg Heil

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Hardtail bikes

A previously custom-only hardtail is now available for the masses. And it's made in the USA.

by Jeff Barber

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Mountain bikes

Have you ever broken a mountain bike frame?

by Jeff Barber

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Mountain Bikes and Gear

Today only: Take 20% off one of these "forever" picks at Backcountry

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Stems

Computer-controlled bots didn't make this MTB stem. And there's a reason it's 31.8mm-only.

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Community

Why mountain biking didn’t prepare me for running — but still saved me when everything started to hurt

Mountain bikes

Have you ever broken a mountain bike frame?

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Colorado

Forks

We can only speculate about this inverted Fox fork spotted at Sea Otter

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Drivetrain

Prototype gearbox promises a compact package, constant chainline

Utah

It's tough to choose, but you can't argue with these top 5 MTB trails in Utah

Hardtail bikes

A previously custom-only hardtail is now available for the masses. And it's made in the USA.

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Louisiana

The new MTB trails at Louisiana's Bogue Chitto State Park have been an outstanding success

Mountain biking at Bogue Chitto State Park in Louisiana feels like a festival every single weekend. This expansive trail system boasts over 20 miles of trails, plus superb jumps and endure lines.

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Alaska

Homer, AK, is taking bids on a new MTB trail system in the Cottonwood Eastland unit of Kachemak Bay State Park

An 11-mile network of professionally-built singletrack trails is coming to the remote fishing town of Homer, Alaska.

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North Carolina

North Carolina's Big Branch Bike Park is about to double in mileage

Big Branch Bike Park near Jacksonville, NC, was so popular from day one, the locals decided they needed to double the singletrack mileage from 6 to 12.

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Ontario

Ontario's Manitoulin Island is getting its first purpose-built downhill MTB trails

An abandoned ski area on Manitoulin Island in Ontario is the perfect spot for the region's first purpose-built flow trails.

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Ontario

A $256,000 grant will turn Kivi Park in Sudbury, ON, into a 'world class' MTB destination

Kivi Park's original mountain bike trails were built a bit too quickly. Thanks to a FedNor grant, the park is revamping their trails to make them ride better — and adding new singletrack to boot.

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Mountain Bike Trails

Two new paved pump tracks are coming to Seattle's I-5 Colonnade Park

The I-5 Colonnade bike park in Seattle, WA, will soon have over 9,000 square feet of new pump tracks — and more upgrades are in the planning phase.

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Arkansas

More details have been revealed about the new lift-served bike park coming to Northwest Arkansas

The new OZ Trails Bike Park in Bella Vista, Arkansas, will feature a detachable quad chairlift serving 300 vertical feet of terrain. We talked to the Runway Group to learn more.

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California

The Cotoni-Coast Dairies National Monument unit near Santa Cruz, CA, is home to a brand-new MTB trail system

Long, backcountry-style mountain bike rides are coming to Santa Cruz, CA, thanks to a massive interconnected trail development that's currently underway.