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All prices and availability are subject to change. Without a question, tires are the #1 upgrade for any mountain bike. Whether you???re swapping out your entry-level tread for a high performance tire, grabbing a speciality tire for specific conditions, or replacing a favorite tire that???s worn out, your bike will ride much better with some…

In 2021, we asked Singletracks readers if electronic drivetrains were a game-changer or a gimmick, and 87% said it was more than just a gimmick. Just two years later, 44% of readers reported they had an electronic drivetrain on one of their mountain bikes; the next year, that percentage was up to 51% a slim…

All photos courtesy Adam Munich, Rock Solid Rock Solid Trail Contracting is widely regarded as the largest trail building contractor in the world, with crews spanning the USA from coast to coast out of their dual headquarters in Bentonville, AR, and Copper Harbor, MI. While theyve completed innumerable massive trail projects over the years, theyre…

Photo: Paul Foster Editors note: this article originally appeared in the February 5,2026,Singletracks email newsletter. Itsfree to sign up, and youll receive links to the week???s top articles plus original content just like this in your inbox each week. Tucked between a concrete bike path, a dog park, and a community garden, there???s a rather…

Photo courtesy Explore Butte County Its not every day that a five-mile downhill flow trail with over 1,400 feet of vert and filled with purpose-built jumps and drops is built in Northern California, but thats exactly what riders will find on Colby Mountain outside of Chico. And its just the beginning of an epic new…

Today, Aventon is launching an updated version of their electric hardtail mountain bike, the Ramblas ADV, that promises to improve on the original, even if only just. Still priced at $2,899, the bike is marketed as an eMTB for ???navigating challenging mountain trails or cruising city streets.??? The Aventon Ramblas ADV switches between Class 1…

Scenic overlooks like this one could be part of a new trail system in Island Falls, Maine. Photo: OSI.  A town of 800 people in northern Maine is about to build 18 miles of mountain bike trails and that???s just phase one. Island Falls sits 30 minutes south of the Canadian border, and until now,…

All photos courtesy AZTA and Flagline Trails I won???t rest until [the Arizona Trail] is an 800-mile trail between Mexico and Utah, said Matthew Nelson, Executive Director of the Arizona Trail Association (AZTA). So there???s about 80 miles right now that are co-located with dirt roads.??? That 80-mile number used to be much higher. Over…

Studio images by Ibis Cycles and Josh Sawyer. Outdoor/action video by Drew Boxold and Tanner Stephen. The all-new Ibis Ripley SL is here, though the brand could have just as easily called it the Exie Trail. Like the XC-race-focused Exie, the Ripley SL frame is made in the USA and utilizes a similar DW-Link shock…

Photo: Leah Barber Alabama may not boast the big East Coast mountain ranges that can be found in nearby Eastern Tennessee and Western North Carolina, but the Appalachian Mountains actually do extend into northern Alabama, providing an amount of topographic change that those unfamiliar with the state might find quite surprising. Even in central Alabama, large…