The storied Specialized Stumpjumper EVO—arguably the most famous mountain bike model in the history of our sport—is back for 2021, and...
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The venerable Trek Slash is back for 2021, armed with more suspension travel than ever before. The new Trek Slash 9.9 X01 comes equipped with the...
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By the summer of ’93, King was already older than all of us. His years of working summer camps around Brevard, North Carolina hadn’t...
Certain things in the world give me comfort. Like the sound of rain through an open window on a summer night. The rumble of thunder in a mountain...
Can a helmet make you ride faster? My Strava times seem to indicate this is the case. On the very first ride wearing Fox Racing’s Speedframe...
Rocky Mountain Bicycles has beefed up its venerable Altitude trail bike for 2021, adding 10 millimeters of travel to the front and back to make it...
It comes from my right, an explosion in the trail-side bushes that puts my heart into my throat. I jump aside, and my surprise fades as a ruffled...
Ibis Cycles describes its Mojo V4 as “the all-mountain playbike,” and from the moment I hopped aboard this playful beast it was clear to...
For a town of 325 citizens, Downieville, California, is home to a lot of ghosts. They wander through the 150-year-old buildings lining the scrap of...
It’s mid-August, and the dirt on our trails in Bellingham, Washington is as dry as it gets. At this time of year, the tires roll faster than...
Casey Brown paves the way for freeriding to become a viable career for female athletes.
Daylight is fading as we pack up our gear from various ridges of a past Red Bull Rampage venue in Virgin, Utah. Our crew has been here since 9 a.m....
More than 5,000 years ago, Ötzi the Iceman was rocking a fanny pack. When the naturally mummified man was thawed out in 1991, archaeologists...
The 2020 Norco Optic sits squarely in my favorite category of bikes: Those mid-travel trail rigs that blur the lines between a traditional trail bike...
At the sound of predawn bagpipes on the final morning of the 2018 Cape Epic, I awoke, and sat up slowly. I was empty and weak, but I was OK. I rolled...
Wilde’s technical prowess and audacious instincts, paired with his deep love for mountain bike culture, enabled him to document nuances of the sport...
With a few dry-weather rides under my belt, I stood at the top of Galbraith Mountain in Bellingham, Washington, wondering how this new Niner RIP 9...
I’m sitting in the Bonny Doon, California, home of Rick Hunter, the reclusive—some would say reluctant—custom bicycle builder. At...
Once upon a time, I was a true clipless evangelist. Nearing a cult-like level, I was oblivious and uninterested to what might be outside the confines...
I never expected to spend the last five years living out of a van, traveling around North America to ride bikes. After eight years of university, the...
The Day of Wreckoning is upon us. And what a joy it is. Evil Bikes didn’t hold back the squish on its updated long-travel 29er, with 170...
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...
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...
Adam McCoy, owner of trailbuilding and clothing company Treelines Northwest, is one of the most passionate people I’ve ever known. I first met...
When it comes to helmets, safety is number one, comfort is a close second and, of course, sleek style is always a nice perk. POC has always been...
Bernardo Cruz takes it well past 90 degrees at the inaugural Crankworx whip-off in 2011—a stylish way to kick off one of mountain biking’s most...
As warmer temperatures hit the Pacific Northwest and the dirt starts to dry, I’m always eager to get out on some long rides with some big...
It’s a drizzly gray October morning in Durango, Colorado as I walk down the slick concrete sidewalk of Main Street. From the looks of things,...
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