When it comes to Idaho’s White Cloud Mountains, biking tends to involve hiking. Back in 2014, we were midway through the Gem State’s...
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Every year during the first weekend of May, the ferry to Orcas Island is packed with mountain bikers. An assortment of vans, trucks, minivans and...
One time, when my mom was in college, she saw a guy get his ear bit off at the World-Famous Brick Saloon. There’s a 23-foot-long running-water...
On the west side of Bend, a town of 80,000 people located in central Oregon, there is a neighborhood dubbed “Klister Corner.” The name...
Orthopedic injuries are some of the more common injuries sustained while on your mountain bike. Fractures, dislocations and soft tissue injuries like...
Neglecting your emergency riding essentials is all too easy. Chances are we’ve all gone riding regardless if there’s an extra tube or an energy bar...
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...
It was stage one of the Revy 3-Day Heli Enduro, and as Will rode by me I was sure something was wrong with his bike. After shattering my elbow in May...
Terry Johnson is a timber beast. Not because he has a trigger-happy finger on a chainsaw, but because of his tenacity and efficiency while stewarding...
Chris Orr has the type of riding style that deserves a soundtrack: deliberate, fast and backed up with heavy chords, as you’d expect for someone who...