Trail Tales

Splitting borders while chasing Alpine singletrack, stone huts, and good food.

Not just Miranda Miller - that's World Champion Miranda Miller! Miranda riding and talking about her journey to the circuit...

" Are we guiding the sport? Or are we just another arm that can be used to sell people shit that they don't really need..."

"These are the reasons for you. You'll need different reasons for your spouse..."

Around here a Triple Crown involves climbing to the top of Seymour, Fromme and Cypress in that order - but Andrew Major had other ideas...

Why do we itch for a new bike when our current ride works flawlessly - whether we are racing or not?

I have this hope that identifying crash mechanisms and codifying them might keep me safe - but I have no idea if this is true...

A slideshow of Dave Smith's selects from the past year

Jesse had his first EWS victory within his grasp but luck wasn't on his side just yet...

"We just wanted the no bullshit version of mountain biking, which as eveyone knows is just having fun outdoors..."

"Is it possible that wearing my flat-rimmed hat while driving the family mini-van will scare the shit out of a hipster as I drive by..."

We didn't go down to see new tire models, but we did come back with a renewed respect for Maxxis' approach to tire R & D. And the riding in Georgia was a damn good time.

A Survival Guide to Group Rides

Dylan Sherrard shows us how the clay spires, sagebrush, and the wildlife of Kamloops has been a driving force behind his two-wheeled self...

The Hive's e13 TSR cranks use proprietary tools for the bottom bracket and direct mount chain ring, and crank removal. All made of steel and included!

"While it is impressive that he was able to hurtle down 45º slope in Chile at 167 km/h down, I’m stuck wondering a few things..."

For those of us who get our fitness entirely from the mountain bike, winter can be a frustrating and fat making time...

If you own a hardtail, Andrew Major thinks you should add a rigid fork to add spice to your trails and convince your friends you're a badass...

Looking for the stiffest bar available but not wanting to feel like you've been beaten with it? That is what Spank's Vibrocore promises...

"I’m a little bit saddened that Specialized Gravity thought that this was the fourth most important piece of information..."

"I pointed my bike downhill and half rode, half skied my way back to my house..."

"It's easy to feel inadequate if you aren't slaying foreign trail with a Red Bull in one hand and a Gopro in the other..."

Todd's list is simple: a tool and a trail. But what a trail and tool they are.

"They are, after all, some of the most genuine and humble riders in the sport, untainted by sugar water sponsorhip..."