Mountain Bike

TransRockies, one of the largest and longest running mountain bike stage races, just announced they’ll offer a shorter 3-day stage race event for 2009.  Dubbed…

Just got word on these new wheelsets from Hope for both 26″ and 29″ wheels (click pic to enlarge).  It’s a Hope Pro III hub…

The prizes and contests have been announced for the 2009 U.S. MTB Cup Mountain Bike race series. They include Podium Kickbacks from Kenda Tires, Round…

Kenda’s gearing up for the new U.S. MTB Cup mountain bike race series with their giant inflatable finish line arch.  I spoke with Kenda this…

Summary: Kona’s Regular Joe (Schwartz) will feature new monthly video from trails around to world to show off great riding locations and Kona’s bikes at…

From the Arkansas Democrat Gazette: Clark County has been awarded a $65,000 federal grant by the Arkansas State Highway Commission to help pay for the first…

Phase One of the Boulder Velodrome Mountain Bike Park is complete, as shown above, which provides kids and beginners somewhere to practice their skills. Work…

Correction from prior post: This year’s Cowbell Challenge will be a 50+ mile Marathon mountain bike race, not a 12 Hour like years past.  It’s…

USA Cycling announced today that it will hold the 2009 24-Hour Mountain Bike National Championship at the 24-Hours of Moab in Moab, Utah on Oct.…

Santa Cruz has debuted their 2009 Driver 8 freeride downhill mountain bike.  Intended as a general use at gravity parks, Santa Cruz says it can…

Speed channel TV Star and motorcycle stunt king Jason Britton will perform a stunt show, guest announce, and shoot a segment of his popular TV…

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A prototype Marin 4X bike was stolen Tuesday night along with 11 other models totalling £30,000. UK’s ATB Sales said one of their vans was…

Klunkerz, a movie about the creation and history of mountain biking, won “Best Cycling Film” at the Endurance Sports Awards in California. The awards, hosted…

The Warrior Creek Loop is now finished.  The BMCC is working diligently on a few trail re-routes to make the trail more sustainable for the…

A big addition to the Cowbell Challenge 12 Hour this year is the U.S. Cup Race, part of the new NORBA/USA Cycling National Series.  Now…

In an encouraging bit of news, Portland, Oregon’s Bike Master Plan is officially including mountain biking as an important part of the growing cycling infrastructure.…

Coming March 20-22 to the IMBA Epic trails at Santos is the OMBA Spring Break Fat Tire Festival. The event will have demo teams from…

The Crested Butte Fat Tire Festival celebrates its 29th year when it returns June 24-28, 2009. This oldie-but-goodie bike festival celebrates Crested Butte as a…

Depending on the results of the Forest Service’s environmental analysis, Stevens Pass could be the first ski park in Washington state to get lift-accessed downhill…

Update: Here’s the corrected link to apply for the GT Dirt Coalition amateur race program we posted about a couple of days ago.

A little birdy sent us some spy shots of the upcoming Niner carbon fiber rigid 29er mountain bike fork.  The fork has been in development…

GT Bicycles today announced it will recruit 35 mountain bike racers nationwide for its new grassroots mountain bike program: the GT Dirt Coalition. Each member…