In a little less than a month all the mountain bike companies, and magazines are all going to be flocking to one event. This event, The Sea Otter Classic, is the biggest cycling festival in the world.. It is held in Monterey, California at the world renowned Mazda Raceway. Every year, it draws close to […]

One of the most important things to be able to do properly is brake. It’s a safety thing, sure, but it’s also a fun thing. If you know how to brake properly, you’ll actually be able to go faster for the majority of the trail, because you’ll cut down the amount of space it takes […]

I’m supposed to be working on a post for Monday. I need to get it drafted and shared out to our editors tonight, because I’m leaving in the morning for a weekend away. The thing is, I’m so excited about the weekend away, that that’s all I can think about. I have some ideas of […]

Copenhagen is often touted as the most bike-friendly city in the world.  It’s not for its rolling single-track or steep descents, so bear with me, but being surrounded by bike culture at every turn is seriously awesome.  Over 50% of Copenhageners commute daily by bike and, according to www.visitcopenhagen.com, there are more bikes than inhabitants. […]

Every mountain biker has dreams of riding their own personal trail. To hell with braking bumps washed out corners. When you build your own trail you make that patch of forest your own. You can carve the soil to your liking. No more wishing that the trail went left instead of right. It is your […]

With stunning views, exhilarating downhills, challenging climbs, and leisurely fire-trails, the huge forests around the Glasshouse Mountains have something for any mountain biker. Mount Tibrogargan Geologically, the Glasshouse Mountains are the remnants of an ancient volcanic caldera. The Gubbi-Gubbi Aboriginal people refer to the mountains in their ancient stories as a family, complete with pregnant […]

So after my DIY last week on how to stud tires I was in a mood to put them to use. That’s a lie. It is still cold and snowy here so I really don’t have a choice if I want to ride. Got all my cold weather gear on, loaded up the truck and […]

With winter coming to an end have some new stuff in my hands to try out now that the snow is melting away. MRP makes a multitude of chain guides and also offers a more XC option. The XCG or as some I know call a Taco just arrived this week in the mail. This […]

I have been riding these shoes for almost a year now and while I have been injured for a far too much of that time I have ridden them more than enough to share my thoughts on the Shimano AM-41 shoes with everyone. To see what I thought when I first had these shoes please […]