Mt. Hood Skibowl Shuts Down Bike Park Due to Injury Lawsuit
The operators of Mt. Hood Skibowl in Oregon have decided to suspend bike park operations following an $11.4M verdict against them in an injury lawsuit.
Diamondback Haanjo 6C Carbon Gravel Bike in for Test
The Diamondback Haanjo 6C Carbon gravel bike is priced at $2,550 and is in for test.
This MTB Group is Building Trails and Having Fun on Their Own Terms
Dale Boyd and Drew Hall are mountain bikers and trail builders living in Mobile, Alabama. They’re part of a group called Ride the Rebellion that posts videos and podcasts about their efforts to build and ride trails in a part of the US that isn’t traditionally known for mountain biking.
Where Will You Travel to Ride This Summer?
One of our favorite things about mountain biking is traveling to ride great trails all over the world. Tell us where you’re heading to ride bikes this year, or where you’ve already been!
MTB Pioneer Wende Cragg on the Early Days of Trail Riding
Wende Cragg has been a part of mountain biking since the beginning of the sport in California in the 1970s, racing and photographing the early Repack races down Mt. Tam.
If You Had $2,500 to Spend, Would You Buy a Hardtail or a FS Bike?
Twenty five hundred dollars is a lot of money but let’s face it, that amount of cash doesn’t go as far as we would like, especially when it comes to buying a new mountain bike.
New Antidote Woodsprite Trail Bike, GPS Unit from Giant, and a Packable Torque Wrench [Gear Watch]
This week we’ve got a couple new kids bikes, tips for snagging a Salsa, a GPS unit and watch, and a bike with a “Floating Damping Suspension” design.
The Stoke: Bikepackers are Turtles, Too 🐢
Strapping a bunch of gear to a bike and rolling around for days feels, in many ways, like becoming a turtle.
How the Whistler Bike Park Opens Earlier Than Most Each Season
The Whistler Bike Park in British Columbia typically opens in mid-May each year thanks to preparation, the hard work of the trail crew, and a bit of help from nature.
Should Mountain Bikers Care About Fitness Metrics Like VO2 Max?
We ask cycling coach Ben Turits about popular fitness metrics like VO2 max and lactate threshold to understand how/if they can help us get faster.
Do You Like Wall Rides? [Survey]
While some may enjoy the thrill of aiming for the top of the boards, for others, wall rides are a thing to be feared. For others still, they’re a little boring and unnatural.
When Work Commutes Dried Up, Some Bike Benefit Programs Shifted to Reward Mountain Bikers
Mountain bikers don’t tend to think of the benefits of riding in terms of dollars and cents, but corporations do. People for Bikes is working to convince companies that employee bike benefit programs are good for business.