mountain biking

I'm not posting this video on a Friday, because actually I have a lot to say about it. I've watched a metric ton of mountain biking how-to videos, and almost…

"Hard right!" I yell over my shoulder, as I saw back onto the line, releasing the brakes. "Rideable! Left hand exit!" This is the language of the lead rider on…

An hour into a remote mountain bike trail ride, where you might cross paths with a half dozen riders in three hours, I pull to the side halfway up a short…

Cycling nirvana. The sweet scent of the towering pines and firs gets lost in desperate, heaving attempts to squeeze some oxygen out of light mountain…

Is it possible that any cyclist who is a parent wouldn't want their kid to find their way to cycling? Yeah, it's possible, but it doesn't seem probable. When I…

You know who's charming as all hell? Zoe Cuthbert, that's who. Here's another production by TCI sponsor Shimano, and this one highlights the joys and…

We'd been climbing this hillside in gradual, swooping switchbacks when Koop's chain popped. There at the ridgeline was a boulder with a wooden ladder granting…

When you love a place, like the city of Manchester, it's because you love the people. The people make the culture. And, Leo Smith reminds me why I love…

For as long as there have been production mountain bikes there has been Shimano's Deore XT group. Few products in cycling can so thoroughly lay claim to…

Dangerous Dave is a better bike rider than I am. He's very likely better than you, too. I watch his videos occasionally, as much because I enjoy his commentary…