By John Woeste — This story begins with two photographs taken 34 years apart—images that reveal how both bike technology and the rider have changed. I started mountain biking in the spring of 1986 and quickly fell in love with Moab’s now-famous Slickrock Trail. As Slickrock’s popularity grew, my friends and I searched for another […]

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By Tom Jow — The prospect of owning an E-MTB has been slowly creeping up on me. First one friend, then another. Let’s face it though, none of us are getting any younger. When they first came out, I was as disgusted as anyone that’s been around since the beginning of the sport. Gradually my […]

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Picture this: you roll out at 7 a.m. at 7,000 feet. Cool mountain air fills your lungs as you pedal onto a winding ribbon of singletrack. Your tires hum over smooth, velvety dirt. Alpenglow lights the ridgeline. You focus on the climb, the rhythm of your breathing, the quiet whir of your drivetrain. All around […]

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Australian World Cup racer completed the iconic Canyonlands loop having never ridden 90 percent of the route Cam Jones has set a new Fastest Known Time on Utah’s White Rim Trail, completing the roughly 100-mile Canyonlands National Park loop in 5 hours, 23 minutes and 27 seconds on Tuesday, March 31. The Australian SCOTT Sports […]

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HURRICANE, Utah (March 10, 2026) — Riders from across the region are invited to dust off their bikes and mark their calendars for the 15th Annual Hurricane Mountain Bike Festival, taking place March 27–28, 2026, at the scenic campground at Quail Creek State Park. Set against the dramatic red-rock mesas and sweeping vistas near Zion […]

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By Tom Jow — Lately I find myself around a lot of old bicycles. Really old. Not just ten or fifteen years, but twenty, thirty, and forty years old. Bicycles that I have seen, sold, repaired and owned. Seeing them brings up many memories. Places I went, how I rode, new technologies. Each bike was […]

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Partnership with SCOTT Sports expands summer offerings and cements local ties SNOWBASIN, Utah (October 16, 2025) — Snowbasin Resort is set to break ground on a new lift-served mountain bike park in summer 2026, part of a multi-year partnership with SCOTT Sports, which has also been named the resort’s official helmet and eyewear partner. The […]

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New Trailhead to Unlock 5,000 Acres of Riding in Teton Valley as Landowners Partner With Trust for Public Land VICTOR, Idaho (October 1, 2025) — Riders in Teton County, Idaho, are getting a major boost with the protection of a 10.2-acre parcel that will serve as a trailhead into thousands of acres of Bureau of […]

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By Charles Pekow — The deteriorating Crown Point Trail will get restored. The former railbed converted to a multi-use trail along Lake Cascade outside Cascade, ID, a popular mountain biking line, has suffered damage from “uncontrolled surface runoff,” according to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). The trail lies along a reservoir operated by the Bureau […]

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It’s easier than ever to ride Moab’s iconic trails. MOAB, Utah (April 22, 2025) – Porcupine Shuttle has always focused on excellent customer service and easy travel to the Moabs’ most sought-after mountain bike trails. For the 2025 season, Porcupine has joined the Utah-based Loam Pass,which provides discounted access to more than 50 mountain bike […]

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By Charles Pekow — A new mountain bike haven may be coming to Buckeye, Arizona. It would be within a 640-acre addition to the 8,700-acre Skyline Regional Park. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) owns the land and has agreed in principle to lease or transfer it to the city. BLM has opened a public […]

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By Lukas Brinkerhoff — The light is breaking from the east catching the tall, dry grass and making it glow a warm hue of yellow. The tread of the trail is dry and dusty and I’m in the middle of the group. The riders in front of me are kicking up dust and the light […]

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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (October 21, 2024) — Ryan Standish, a dedicated cyclist, and Scott sponsored athlete, attempted a challenging solo adventure through the rugged desert landscape. Inspired by his father’s battle with multiple sclerosis (MS), Standish pushed his physical and mental limits to honor his father’s legacy. “My dad has been a constant source of […]

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“Something will have gone out of us as a people if we ever let the remaining wilderness be destroyed…” — Wallace Stegner By Kevin Proescholdt — The goal of the Wilderness Act, now celebrating its 60th birthday, was to set aside a small proportion of public land in America from human intrusion. Some places, the founders […]

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By Tom Jow — This June my friends and I revisited two riding areas from our vacation last year. The first was the Spence Mountain trail network of Klamath Falls, Oregon. We planned to camp near the Shoalwater Bay trailhead, adjacent to Eagle Ridge County Park, about forty-five minutes north of downtown. Spence Mountain has […]

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By Charles Pekow — Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) has once again proposed legislation to allow mountain biking in wilderness areas, shifting the current national prohibition to the discretion of local federal land managers. The Human Powered Travel in Wilderness Areas Act (S. 4561) has been referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, but […]

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Limited spots available for the first-of-its-kind professional clinic, set to take place in September PARK CITY, Utah (July 15, 2024) — For those mountain bikers who love hitting the trail with their canine companion – or who’ve always wanted to do so but weren’t quite sure where to start, a unique new clinic offers the […]

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By Dave Marston — Marc Katz is a retired entrepreneur who lives part-time in Durango, Colorado, a town of 19,000 people who all seem to love the outdoors. You can’t have too many parks, he believes, because the demand seems inexhaustible. The way he tells it, when he bought the 1,680 acres adjacent to town, he […]

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By Tom Jow — One of the things I like most about having the bike experience I do is helping friends with their questions. Recently a couple friends have asked about what new bike they should purchase. During the interview process, I discovered that each of them like the uphills as much as the downhill. […]

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By Gene Hamilton — Do you want to master the art of cornering? If so, I’d like to share the ultimate on-trail drill to make you corner faster. This drill makes me so much faster that I often get PRs while doing it. I have found that focusing only on the front brake keeps you […]

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