Mountain Bike

Women’s Olympic Mountain Biking will air tonight at 10pm EST, with Men’s airing at 3am EST. Watch as Julien Absalon defends his Gold in Athens against the…

Mary McConneloug (USA) will be rockin’ a special edition Sola Gold that’s about 50g lighter than the regular Sola frame.  The weight savings are acheived…

If you haven’t ridden the Dark Mountain or Over Mountain Victory trails in Wilkesboro, NC, drop what you’re doing and go now.  The guys at…

26 West Mountain Bike Park kicks it off (officially) with a Grand Opening this Saturday, August 23.  From their website: “The Southeast’s only lift-assisted Mountain Bike Park! Only…

The Fool’s Gold 100 (and 50) went off perfectly in Dahlonega, GA, this past weekend.  Shown above is the start of the 50 miler, which…

Registration is open for the Swank 65 on Active.com.  The race is a 65k (42 mile) romp through the Pisgah National Forest on a combo…

Geax has released images of one of their new 2009 mountain bike tires…which looks strikingly similar to Bontrager tires of old (click picture to enlarge).…

A-Class, from Alex Rims, will launch 10 new wheelsets for ’09. MTB Highlights include the VXD1 ultralight set at 1350g using Scandium rims (300g each!)…

Hadleigh Farm, Essex, was confirmed as the venue for the Olympic games in London in 2012.  According to the organizers, “the route weaves through grassland,…

The big day is here! Out of the blue, we received an email announcing the big reveal! Quick, go to www.magicmechanics.com and get the scoop.…

Presented by Tinker Juarez and the Cowbell Challenge team, the last race of the USAC NUE Calendar heads to the sweet little trail at Fisher…

Men’s Journal shows off the Delta 7 Sports’ Arantix mountain bike in its Sept. 2008 issue.  The frame uses an open lattice, carbon-kevlar “Iso-Truss” design,…

Rock Shox will introduce several improvements for 2009, including: “Maxle” – 20mm thru-axle sheds 50g Using a thinner aluminum axle body, it will maintain its…

Come ride with Jeremiah Bishop next weekend in Dahlonega, GA at the Fool’s Gold 100. Of course, you, me and the rest of the field…

Truvativ’s (SRAM) revolution in bicycle transmissions, named HammerSchmidt, has been getting some stellar reviews from the blind-folded, sworn-to-secrecy industry folk that have ridden it, but…

When the clock ran out, Chris Eatough (Baldwin, Md.) and Pua Sawicki (Mililani, Hawaii) both retained their titles in the men’s and women’s solo divisions.…

Area Boy Scouts and the Queen City Cycling Club have built a new 1.25 mile trail at Montgomery Hall Park in Staunton, VA.  After crushing…

For the first time, Giant will debut it’s 2009 complete lineup of Maestro suspension mountain bikes and STP freeride bikes, as well as preview an all-new…

Trek has revamped both their EX and Top Fuel bikes for 2009, with both receiving major carbon frame makeovers and gaining the hyped ABP (Active…

River’s Edge Mountain Bike Marathon, a 50-mile race, will be held at the US National Whitewater Center on Sept. 7, 2008.  Neal Boyd, founder of…