Welcome to the Freehub feature catalog—14 years of documenting mountain bike culture through long-form storytelling in print and online.
In the last three decades, mountain biking has exploded across Vermont. What started as small communities of passionate enthusiasts has grown into a...
In the remote Alaskan wilderness, a team of pro riders drop into first descents of some of the most breathtaking backcountry freeride lines in the...
High in the hills above Washington-Grizzly Stadium, riders can hear chants from the roaring crowd echo throughout the mountains.
Central Ohio is more known for rolling pastures and farming communities than radical riding terrain, but trailbuilders here are known for making the...
Anka Martin's cycling journey takes her to the Azores islands of Portugal on a 6-day adventure through the region's finest trails.
Aaron Theisen explores the small but mighty Big Belt mountain range in Southwest Montana. This bikepacking adventure takes their group through...
Kurt Gensheimer recounts the grueling work put into the Toiyabe Crest Trail of Nevada. In the middle of a state that most people write off as a...
Paying tribute to six seasoned adventure photographers who reflect on some of their most transformative memories
By this point, hundreds of thousands have seen North Vancouver-based freerider Steve Vanderhoek charging some of the most consequential lines ever...
On the last day of this year’s Northwest Tune-Up, Bellingham, Washington's unique bike, beer, and music festival, I loaded up my bike and...
New Zealand rider Robin Goomes’ ascent into free riding has been nothing short of legendary, making a name for herself among the greats.
In both geology and evolution, there is a theory called “catastrophism.” Don’t stop reading yet. I know such esoterica may sound...
Straddling his bike on Colorado’s Grand Mesa amid brilliant fall colors, days before the first winter storm put trailbuilding season into...
When Vermont’s storied Bolton Valley Resort first decided to spin lifts for mountain biking, it built off a network of rogue trails scraped in...
Having grown up during the formative years of Quebec’s mountain bike scene, Les Sentiers du Moulin (SDM) holds a special place in my heart....
The younger members of Canada's First Nations are finding a new connection with their land through two wheels.
I can’t sit on my couch. The tick of spinning hubs is too distracting. It’s an all-day, every day parade past my front lawn during the...
Small-scale society has many merits, and the entire state of Vermont is decidedly small-scale. With a population of fewer than 650,000, a solitary...
It's love at first sight on arrival into Queenstown, New Zealand's ultimate biking destination on the South Island. As you descend toward the...
The community of Stowe offers all the glitz and glamor of a high-end mountain destination, but the trails themselves have been built by generation...
