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I owned the first version of the Contour HD helmet cam., and if I was to use one word to compare the new Roam model to the original it would be: refined. While the original Contour captured great video, it … Continue reading → Related posts:

1. Win a Contour HD Helmet Camera from VholdR!
2. New Contour HD Helmet Camera Adds GPS
3. VholdR ContourHD Helmet Camera Review

Last week I met up with Greg and Jeremy near Chattanooga, TN to check out a couple mountain bike trails. Chattanooga was recently named “Best Town Ever” by Outside Magazine thanks to the miles and miles of fresh singletrack in … Continue reading → Related posts:

1. Ride Report: Raccoon Mountain, Tennessee
2. Mountain Bikers Ride from Alaska to the tip of South America
3. Oak Mountain SP MTB ride report

So you did the unthinkable and forgot to clean up your bike for the coming riding season. Now you?re stuck, and the shops are all backed up for weeks. Well you could panic, cry, curse? or all of the above. … Continue reading → Related posts:

1. Mountain Bike Fork Servicing (Manitou)
2. Spring Is Here! (Last Week’s Mountain Bike PODs)
3. Spring mountain bike adventures: Fruita

Coming to you from British Columbia, this video might capture the essence of downhill mountain biking better than any video I’ve ever seen! That, and the fact this guy is flippin’ flyin’ down the mountain with more steeze than I … Continue reading → Related posts:

1. Cinema Sunday: MTB Strength Training Exercise
2. Cinema Sunday: Mountain Bike vs. Snowboard
3. Cinema Sunday: Hans Rey at Singltrek pod Smrkem

The seasons are changing all across the nation (and the rest of the globe). Spring is in full swing in in the northern hemisphere, and in the southern US we are already feeling the heat of summer in places. With … Continue reading → Related posts:

1. Week in Review: Mountain Bike PODs
2. Week in Review: Mountain Bike PODs
3. Week in Review: Mountain Bike PODs

Soon after getting bitten by the mountain biking bug, you will be ready to purchase your first ‘real’ mountain bike. The myriad of prices, models and types of mountain bikes available makes the process not unlike buying a car. This guide will … Continue reading → Related posts:

1. How to Choose the Best Mountain Bike Pedals
2. Shopping For A Kid’s Mountain Bike
3. Mountain bike and component price trends

I was afraid these shoes arrived too late for a review; out here in Wisconsin we got a mercifully mild winter and there was a 2-week spell of 70s and 80s that made me want to pack up all my … Continue reading → Related posts:

1. Shimano M310 Shoe Review
2. 2010 Time MXS Carbon Mountain Bike Shoe Review
3. Five Ten Karver MTB Shoe Review

A 100 mile mountain bike ride is totally doable – you just need to train for it. While there are plenty of training plans out there, I’d like to share my finisher’s plan for those who, like me, are only … Continue reading → Related posts:

1. The Metric Dirty Century Training Plan
2. The Dirty Century
3. 57 Days to My First Dirty Century: The Cohutta 100

It’s spring here on the Western Slope of Colorado and that means bikers.  Lots and lots and lots of bikers.  Bikers are great!  There are festivals and campgrounds filled with tents; the Hot Tomato and other pizzarias and restaurants do … Continue reading → Related posts:

1. The Fruita of the Front Range … In Pueblo?
2. Spring mountain bike adventures: Fruita
3. Avoiding Disaster on the Trail: My Story

A few months ago I introduced you to the Red Metal 29 XL, the top-of-the-line 29er wheels offered by the Italian company Fulcrum.  The wheels have been through plenty of local rides, a cyclocross race, all three rounds of the … Continue reading → Related posts:

1. On Test: Fulcrum Red Metal 29 XL Mountain Bike Wheels
2. Final Review: Slingshot Ripper 29er Mountain Bike
3. Fulcrum Red Fire DH Wheelset Review

This is easily the best deodorant commercial I have ever seen. Related posts:Cinema Sunday: Downmall Cinema Sunday: Exposure Cinema Sunday: “Routes” Related posts:

1. Cinema Sunday: Downmall
2. Cinema Sunday: Exposure
3. Cinema Sunday: “Routes”

I know, I know: every week I talk about how we have amazing photos from all over the world. While normally we do have a ton of amazing international photos, I think this week has set a new record for … Continue reading → Related posts:

1. Week in Review: Featured Mountain Bike Photos
2. Week In Review: Featured Mountain Biking Photos
3. Week in Review: Mountain Bike PODS

And now for something completely different. The Tyke Toter is a seat + handlebar that attaches to an adult’s bike seatpost, allowing your toddler to go along for the ride. My daughter and I have been testing the Tyke Toter … Continue reading → Related posts:

1. 4 FREE Ways to Reduce Your Bike’s Weight
2. Feedback Sports Pro-Elite Bike Repair Stand Review
3. Rear-view camera for your bike

Easton recently released the Havoc 150 UST wheels and I had a chance to throw a pair on my new Santa Cruz V10C  and give them a whirl. Just to be clear: these are not the Havoc DH wheels but … Continue reading → Related posts:

1. Easton Havoc 26″ MTB Wheel Review
2. Easton AM Havoc Wheel Set Review
3. Easton Havoc DH Wheels review

What is a pump track? In this article I will explain the basic techniques required for riding a pump track. But when I say “pump track,” there are probably a number of people that have no idea what I’m talking … Continue reading → Related posts:

1. UK High School Gets Mountain Bike Track
2. The $242 track stand
3. How to Track Your MTB Statistics Using Singletracks.com

This past weekend I completed my first dirty century mountain bike ride – the Cohutta 100 – near Ducktown, TN. It took me nearly 13 grueling hours to finish the 100-mile course with 14,000 feet of climbing but I’m proud … Continue reading → Related posts:

1. 100 Days to the Cohutta 100 Mountain Bike Race
2. Race Report & What I Learned at My First XC Mountain Bike Race
3. Snake Creek Gap Time Trial #1 Race Report

HimalayanRides, a mountain bike touring company in Nepal that works in conjunction with Sacred Rides, just released a new video featuring the Himalayan trails and some of the locales that you can visit on their tours. They put it better … Continue reading → Related posts:

1. Cinema Sunday: “If Only Every Mountain Biking Video Was Shot Like This”
2. Forget Everest: Mountain bike race in Nepal
3. Mountain bike trail video profiles

The right tool for the job; horses for courses; a nail for every hammer. I don’t even know what I’m talking about! The conclusion I want you all to take away from this blathering: you gotta experiment with rubber and … Continue reading → Related posts:

1. Two DH Tires from ITS: The 909 & Intruder
2. How to avoid flat tires on the trail (or, why you get so many flats)
3. Intense Tires MK2 Review

Danny Macaskill, the trials genius and Youtube legend with millions upon millions of views to his name, is at it again in “Industrial Revolutions.” Sit back and enjoy if you can… or if you’re like me, sit on the edge … Continue reading → Related posts:

1. Cinema Sunday: Danny MacAskill, Inspired Bicycles
2. Cinema Sunday: Danny Hart’s 2011 DH World Championship Winning Run at Champery
3. Cinema Sunday: Exposure

In case you missed any this week, here are all 7 of the fantastic Photos of the Day that we published: Lost Lake in Whistler, BC. Photo: manuel1821. Trail: Forcella Angagnola, Bolognola, Italy. Photo: Sergio Barboni. Expert Play Area, Reservoir Trails, Curt … Continue reading → Related posts:

1. Spring Is Here! (Last Week’s Mountain Bike PODs)
2. Week in Review: Mountain Bike PODS
3. Week in Review: Mountain Bike PODs

A broken chain is a surefire way to turn an epic ride into an epic hike. Fortunately, with the right tools, it is a quick and easy fix, getting you cranking again in no time. What to Carry The only … Continue reading → Related posts:

1. Trailside Repairs: Fixing A Flat Tire
2. How to fix or replace your MTB chain
3. What to do with a broken Garmin eTrex Vista?

Man, this ‘winter’ has made it tough to plan for the right gear. I imagine most of you in the cooler climates have been on a good many rides with way too many layers. As I mature in my great … Continue reading → Related posts:

1. Pearl Izumi being sold to Shimano
2. Gore Tool Jacket and Fusion SO Pants
3. Stay off the Trainer and on the Singletrack: 7 Essential Pieces of Cycling Apparel for Winter MTBing

Man, as short as this winter was, it felt really long. Just before the snow started to fall on the slopes, Cane Creek sent down some gear for testing, including the Double Barrel rear shock. I was super stoked to … Continue reading → Related posts:

1. Cane Creek 40 Integrated Headset Review
2. RockShox Vivid 5.1 MTB Shock Review
3. Elka Stage 5 MTB Shock Review

Last Wednesday evening I joined an all-abilities group ride with the Singletrack Sisters group.  We met in Fruita, at 18 Road for some much needed after-work riding. About Singletrack Sisters:  According to their Facebook page, Singletrack & Skinny Tire Sisters … Continue reading → Related posts:

1. Crankbrothers Christmas Sidewalk Sale & Group Ride w/ Hans Rey
2. Singletrack for beginners
3. SRAM XX MTB component group rumors

If you’ve spent any time here on Singletracks or at the LBS, you’ve likely heard people talking about the “geometry” of their bike. You’ll have heard terms like slack, steep, aggressive and of course every mountain biker’s favorite: DIALED! Let’s … Continue reading → Related posts:

1. MTB Frame Geometry Part 1: How It Fits
2. The Diamondback Sortie Black Mountain Bike Frame
3. Learn How to Build Your Own Custom Mountain Bike Frame