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The Haw River State Trail. Photo: Alamance County Alamance County sits directly between Greensboro and Durham, North Carolina. And that is exactly where mountain bikers living in the county go to ride – west to Greensboro or east to Durham and Raleigh. While certain areas of the state are mountain bike destinations, there aren’t any…

File photo: Mike Cartier. I don’t know about you, but the moment I arrive at a mountain bike trailhead, I’m a ball of anxious energy, raring to ride. It’s the same feeling I used to get pulling into the parking lot at Six Flags and seeing the throngs of people who arrived before me. These…

The POC Barocon Carbon brings together new ideas for safety, weight, ventilation, and material fusion. It sets a benchmark for what can be integrated and achieved in a modern full-face helmet.  Commenting on the Barocon Carbon, POC’s Chief Product Officer, Oscar Huss, said, “For over twenty years, we have built up a wealth of experience supporting…

Photos courtesy of Tamarack Resort On Saturday, July 4, Tamarack Resort reopened its bike park after a Memorial Day storm damaged one of the towers on the Tamarack Express lift on May 25. The storm was a significant blow to the resort, halting operations just days after the bike park officially opened for the 2026…

Photos: Travis Reill Like a lot of people who land on the more aggressive side of trail bike riding, my go-to tire combo is a Maxxis Assegai up front and a DHR II out back. Do I believe these are the very best tires one can buy? Not necessarily, but they are damn good, are…

Just a couple of months after the release of the ultra-lightweight Specialized Epic 9 cross-country bike, the California-based brand is trickling down its best race tech to a lower price point. Now, complete Epic 9 Comp and Sport bikes are priced starting at $4,700 with low weights and surprisingly capable specs. Specialized Epic 9 Sport.…

Aaron Roger is the founder and CEO of Rock Solid Trail Contracting which provides planning, consulting, design, and build services for projects mostly around the US. Rock Solid has built thousands of miles of trails in the US since 2014, in iconic destinations like Bentonville and Copper Harbor. What was the first mountain bike trail…

Photos courtesy of Édouard Castonguay Sandwiched between Saint-Mathieu Lake and Saint-Mathieu Mountain, Parc du Mont-Saint-Mathieu is a brand new lift-served bike park with some of Quebec’s most unique trails. What made the trails so unique? Quebec’s unending rocky terrain. “Rockwork is a defining element throughout the trail network and has become a central theme of…

Photo courtesy Maryland DNR We can now add Maryland’s state parks to the growing list of trail systems that allow Class 1 e-bike access. In a post on the state’s website, Maryland announced that the “Maryland Department of Natural Resources has approved new regulations to allow some pedal-assist e-bikes on multi-use trails on public lands…

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