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Photo: Christian Rigal Just south of Tillamook, Oregon, the Tillamook Off-Road Trail Alliance (TORTA) is building the area’s first public trail system in Pacific City. Previously, mountain bikers in the area traveled at least an hour or more to reach any sort of trail system, with many heading to Drift Creek in the Tillamook State…

All prices and availability are subject to change. REI Member Days are going on now through March 23, and mountain bikers will find some great deals on gear. Select Outlet items are 50% off and Co-op members get access to exclusive deals and can take 20% off one full-price item. We’ve highlighted some of the…

Mountain bike buyers have a number of options when it comes to purchasing a new bike, each with their own pros and cons. Local bike shops do a great job helping customers weigh their options, while online retailers work to make the process as easy as possible. Buying a used bike from a private party…

Five Ten made a name for itself in the mountain bike world with the Freerider, which is still the brand’s top-selling mountain bike shoe. In second place? The Five Ten Sleuth. This year, an all-new version of the shoe, the Five Ten Sleuth DLX 2, was released to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the…

File photos: Singletracks reader swerverider Multiple news outlets report that a 25-year-old California man has died after being bitten by a rattlesnake while on a mountain bike ride at the Quail Hill trailhead in Irvine Ranch Open Space in Orange County, CA. Julian Hernandez was mountain biking with his father “when he was bit by…

Baileys Trail System. Photo: Delia Palmisano Mountain biking is booming in states that many riders wouldn’t expect. One of the unsuspecting locales now leading the charge? Ohio. Trail building has exploded in Ohio in recent years, and the singletrack gold rush is only gaining steam. In the past 16 months or so, we’ve published five…

All photos courtesy Rotorua Trails Trust The Whakarewarewa Forest Loop (WFL) circles the renowned mountain bike trail system in Rotorua — one of the most famous MTB destinations in New Zealand, if not the world. Running for roughly 21 miles (35km), this loop provides an easy cross-country ride through the spectacular forest, passing stunning lakes,…

Last summer Shimano announced their most affordable wireless electronic mountain bike drivetrain yet, Deore Di2. Dropping at the same time as the mid-range workhorse XT group, Deore was overlooked by many riders, myself included. Since the beginning of the year, however, I’ve been testing Shimano Deore Di2 on my eight-year-old hardtail, and it’s proven to…

Editor’s note: this article originally appeared in the February 26, 2026, Singletracks email newsletter. It’s free to sign up, and you’ll receive links to the week’s top articles plus original content just like this in your inbox each week. I don’t mean to brag, but I can fix a flat mountain bike tire pretty dang fast. A friend…

Conceptual renderings courtesy of East Bay Park District “Is the East Bay the most anti-mountain bike place in America?” I asked in a 2012 article after spending a week attempting (and largely failing) to ride singletrack in the area. While a few trails have been built in the region in the intervening 14 years, whenever…