Awareness
Racing the Climate Canadian Event Organizers Feel the Heat
Climate change is impacting mountain bike races in British Columbia, leading to trail degradation, race cancellations, and adaptive solutions.
Features
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Every accomplished photographer is driven by foundational forces that provide the inspiration needed to harness a variety of elements into a...
Across the churning waters of the Harlem River from Yankee Stadium, New York City’s ultimate temple of sport, lies Highbridge Park. Here, on...
The laws of physics are immutable. In Newtonian mechanics, momentum is the product of an object’s mass and velocity. This could explain why...
Adventure Features
Always on Time Moonshine and Magic in Switzerland's Engelberg Valley
Across an idyllic Swiss landscape are trails that endure because of farmers, climbers, animals and countless others who have walked them for centuries.
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...
There is an awful lot of pride among mountain bikers along the eastern seaboard of the United States in relation to the word “jank”...
Low-hanging bushes whip me in the eyes as I lay my bike over into the next turn. The sun set at least 30 minutes ago behind the high plain on which...
Culture Features
Fertile Ground No Mountains, No Worries in Bermuda
In 2010, the Bermuda Bicycling Association called a meeting to discuss the growing presence of mountain bikes around the island. James Holloway and Hans Hirschi then decided to up the ante for trails.
March 2024 marks 15 years since we announced our signature, community-driven independent publishing model and launched headfirst into the realm of...
With humble mining origins, this area of British Columbia has claimed modern-day status as a haven for mountain bikers.
Uncover the lush beauty of Rotorua, where ancient Māori once landed amidst towering peaks and serene lakes.
Awareness Features
No Place Like Home Affordable Housing Problems Grow Amid the American Mountain Biking Boom
Mountain bikers have long promoted the socioeconomic benefits of trails, but rising housing costs in trail towns are pushing many locals out of their hometowns.
A single cord dangles from the ceiling of a nearly finished two-story house on the outskirts of Bellingham, Washington. It’s tastefully low key...
A master and his paintbrush. Jerome David gets dirty on Hey Bud with a McLeod, a classic trail-building tool he’s spent thousands of hours...
When Tom Stuessy took the job as executive director of the Vermont Mountain Bike Association (VMBA), the organization’s bank account had only $...
Travel Features
Hallowed Ground Breckenridge’s Backyard Trail Bounty
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 community of Stowe offers all the glitz and glamor of a high-end mountain destination, but the trails themselves have been built by generation...
A deeply rooted culture of mountain biking has embedded itself into this region's social fabric, emanating from Burke Mountain and imprinting itself...
Darren Dencklau makes the trek from the Colorado desert out West. As he settles down in Seattle, he explores all Pacific Northwest has to offer, from...
