Finders Keepers The Origin Story of 'Bike Short'
Why would anyone steal a pair of wet, post-ride biking shorts, and more curiously, who would commit such a heist, drying rack and all?
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If mountain biking can be a unifying force, then this remote community on BC’s Sunshine Coast is living the truth.
It’s a Thursday morning in late September, and Nate Hills is eyeing the 69er—the biggest and most imposing launching pad at the Frisco...
The following is a collection of photographer JB Liautard’s finest images, along with his thoughts on what inspired him to create them.
Adventure Features
Los Senderos De Oaxaca Southern Mexico's Soul-Filled Singletrack Ascendancy
Across Oaxaca, Mexican mountain bikers are working with locals in small villages to tune up the trails once used as footpaths.
A group of three riders search for ancient singletrack in the storied deserts of Jordan.
With remoteness comes responsibility and the residents of Terrace, British Columbia have no shortage of both. Though the small city is only about...
Brice Minnigh shares a waterlogged account of the world-first mountain bike circumnavigation of Russia’s Mount Elbrus. Unforgiving terrain and lung-...
Culture Features
Decades in the Making Photographers Reflect on 20 Years of Crankworx
In recognition of Crankworx’ 20-year anniversary in 2025, some of mountain biking’s most notable professional photographers to comb their archives in search of moments that felt especially notable to them.
![“Brett Rheeder’s front flip off the start drop at Crankworx in 2019 was sure impressive but also a lead up to a first-ever windshield wiper in competition,” said photographer Paris Gore. “Although Emil [Johansson] took the win, Brett was on a roll of a year and took the overall FMB World Championship win. I just remember at the time some of these tricks were still so new to competition—it was mind-blowing to witness.” Photo: Paris Gore | 2019](https://freehub.com/sites/freehub/files/styles/banner/public/articles/Decades_in_the_Making_Opener.jpg)
Women made slopestyle history in their first premier slopestyle event in the Crankworx World Tour in Rotorua, New Zealand.
Everything you’ve heard about Colorado is true: the Saturday morning traffic congestion, the singletrack that looks like a strand of spaghetti...
Don Cook Crested Butte Pioneer
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Awareness Features
Pedal to the People A New Wave of Americans Discover Mountain Biking
The growth of mountain biking is leading swarms of newcomers to rush to their local trail systems amid calls to build more places to ride closer to home.
When Tom Stuessy took the job as executive director of the Vermont Mountain Bike Association (VMBA), the organization’s bank account had only $...
Climate change is impacting mountain bike races in British Columbia, leading to trail degradation, race cancellations, and adaptive solutions.
Mountain bikers have long promoted the socioeconomic benefits of trails, but rising housing costs in trail towns are pushing many locals out of their...
Travel Features
Diamonds in the Rough The Singletrack Gems of Sprawling Phoenix
It took the home air conditioning revolution of the mid-20th century before cycling could truly blossom in Phoenix’s oven-like heat. The...
As the location of the genesis of modern mountain biking, Crested Butte and Gunnison have a storied history worth telling.
Phil Kincheloe unfolds his Sedona trail map and spreads it across the trailhead picnic table in front of us. His hand sweeps across the entirety of...
BC Bike Parks Travel Guide
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Across British Columbia, lift-access riding has become a defining part of mountain bike culture, shaping trail design and rider progression with as...
