Welcome to the Freehub feature catalog—15 years of documenting mountain bike culture through long-form storytelling in print and online.
Walk into the Tippie family household on any given day, and you're likely to stumble upon bike helmets, ski boots, or a flurry of outdoor gear. But one thing you’re guaranteed to see is Alix Tippie, sitting in the living room, surrounded by towering stacks of her sketches, markers in hand, completely absorbed in her art.
Across an idyllic Swiss landscape are trails that endure because of farmers, climbers, animals and countless others who have walked them for...
The following is a collection of photographer JB Liautard’s finest images, along with his thoughts on what inspired him to create them.
Being the 2019 Red Bull Joyride champion, all eyes were on Emil Johansson as the 2020 Crankworx tour kicked off in Rotorua, New Zealand. Learn how he...
The universe has 94 known naturally occurring elements. Hydrogen and helium, the two most common, are understood to have formed during the Big Bang...
A group of three riders search for ancient singletrack in the storied deserts of Jordan.
Three women embark on a 180-mile bikepacking mission to the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas that started with a helicopter drop in the hinterlands.
My eyes burned in the parching air as I squinted through blinding rays of midday sunlight at the imposing, snowcapped anvil that loomed above the...
Cumberland, Vancouver Island, has transformed into a premier mountain biking hub with 120 miles of trails, driven by local passion and rich history.
In this small, sleepy town, a core group of riders turned this half-acre of dirt into a haven for biking progression. Many of the greats got their...
As the dust settled in Virgin, Utah, following the final runs of the May 2022 iteration of Red Bull Formation, the energy at the venue was soaring....
Åre Sweden hosts an annual festival, boasts diverse trail offerings, and nurtures a vibrant community, solidifying its status as Sweden's adventure...
Thanks to a stroke of genius, a triumph of reverse psychology and a leap of faith, Teton Pass survived its unsanctioned roots to become a prodigious trail network curated by mountain bikers and backed by the United States Forest Service.
Local, state, and federal agencies are taking notice of the rise in eMTB use on trails. Advocates for the technology believe it will provide greater...
For Tim Haren, a former Green Baret, a ride in the woods isn’t a mission. It’s therapy, community, and perhaps a little bit of salvation.
As you approach the city of Chattanooga, Tennessee from the east, one unmistakable landmark dominates the skyline: Lookout Mountain, which rises from...
Durango’s trails reflect the region’s rugged qualities. Most were built in vast open spaces with little oversight and reckless abandon—rowdy kids beating in paths or herds of horses wandering through sagebrush fields.
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...
In the last three decades, mountain biking has exploded across Vermont. What started as small communities of passionate enthusiasts has grown into a...
For mountain bikers like Reese Bradburn in North Central Washington, enduring the necessary evil of the uphill lets them get to the good stuff. For...
