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Abu Ren lays a naked bike frame on the ground of his shop, steps onto the rear triangle and starts bouncing up and down. It would be an impressive...
There are, at least in regions with moderate weather patterns, two types of mountain bikers; those who view the arrival of spring as merely a shift...
It took 22 years for someone to try Josh Bender’s Jah Drop near Kamloops, British Columbia. That someone was Brage Vestavik who took a leap some...
Scotland is making a historic investment in mountain biking that's already paying dividends in rider development, culture, and community.
Anderson Wood Fenders: not recommended for use as an umbrella, but they could work in a pinch; Tom Anderson displays his fine-grained, functional art...
Trail beta comes in many forms. Sometimes you hear about a new spot from someone you meet at a fat tire festival. Sometimes, often with a glimmer in...
Primed The Stevie Smith Story
Culture
Just another day at home for Stevie Smith, a place where the pressures of World Cup expectations are as absent as cell service. Although Smith doesn’...
Sometimes, finding the perfect gift is easy. Other times, not so much. Mountain bikers can be extraordinarily particular about their setups, which...
Goggles are a piece of equipment I generally don’t get too ecstatic about. Scott’s Prospect Goggles have changed that. The first time I...
Who We Are Issue 14.2
Community
Mountain bikers love the word community . It’s a catch-all term that, while imperfect, does the tidiest job of describing the real reasons so...
From worldwide exhibition tours to appearances on international TV shows to expeditions on nearly every continent, Hans is arguably the best rider in...
A new season has arrived, and depending on your location, the onset of spring means a long defrost after a big winter. Or maybe you’re among...
Knee pads with hard caps seem to have gone by the wayside, but 661's Rage Hard Knee pads are bringing the style back. 661 Rage Hard Knee Pad Review...
The Scott Genius LT: a bike that is not prided one specific performance, because it can do it all. And then some. Words by Steve Dempsey | Photos by...
Elaine’s recurring malaise had been “fixed” at least four times already this year. Each cure had come with a corresponding revelation—“It’s a carb...
Other than the bike frames themselves, the single most drooled-over, talked about component on a bike is probably the front fork. From exotic...
The van we’ve purchased runs great—except when it comes to starting, idling or climbing hills. It has also developed a fairly serious mouse problem...
I remember my first mountain bike ride like it was yesterday. I was 11 years old, and my uncle—thinking I might have a knack for it— lent...
In the heart of the surfing mecca that is Southern California, the small town of Laguna Beach has become a highlight, with beautiful beaches and...
A wheelset is one of the most important build considerations for any bike. Various factors including the quality of the hubs, strength of the rims...
You could suppose that photographers are artists at their soul. That they’re master technicians, the camera a second extension of themselves....
The pig is starting to burst from its own juices. Rotating over a bed of hot coals, it spins slowly on a homemade spit powered by an electric drill...
All-women's events at Crankworx and festivals like Roam Fest are shaping the terrain of mountain biking.
If I’m being honest, I never saw myself as a “mountain biker.” Long, exhausting workouts were never something I particularly looked...
As you approach the city of Chattanooga, Tennessee from the east, one unmistakable landmark dominates the skyline: Lookout Mountain, which rises from...
Trek made a statement with their new Fuel EX trail bike. In throwing away the usual method of incremental development so common in this industry,...
For a town whose laid-back demeanor earned it the nickname “City of Subdued Excitement,” Bellingham, WA can’t seem to keep it...
It was a Tuesday morning in the fall of 2002 when I walked into my local bike shop and sat down in that one chair that’s meant for the...
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