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All prices and availability are subject to change. In case you didn???t know, it???s Presidents??? Day on Monday here in the USA. Even if you don???t have the day off work, you can at least take advantage of these Presidents??? Day weekend deals on everything from MTB clothing to tools and components. Save $1,000 on…

File photo: Daniel Palma For some riders, this might be a hard question to answer. Though we can likely list off the names of the trails we enjoy riding, we don???t always know who manages the land. And even when we do, there???s not always a relationship between the land manager and the quality of…

In my opinion, mountain bike grips don???t get the scrutiny they deserve. Not only are grips crucial for both comfort and control, they also give riders an opportunity to make a statement. And boy, do the $39 Portland Design Works (PDW) Lisbon cork grips make a statement! However, after trying these on my hardtail, I…

Ed Sutton was one of the pioneers of modern trail building. Photo: Craig Brickser/Community Trail Design. Ed Sutton spent over 20 years building the trails that shaped a generation of mountain bikers. The professional trail builder and co-founder of Trail Dynamics passed away recently after a brief battle with cancer at age 68, leaving behind…

File photo. It???s a second dawn for Scottish mountain bike brand Deviate Cycles. Today, the high-pivot purveyor announced that they???ve officially re-opened their online store following the December 2025 liquidation of Deviate Cycles Ltd. ???The last period has been incredibly difficult for everyone connected to Deviate our team, our partners, and especially the riders who…

Photos provided by Tom Ament. Arizona-based bike brand Vassago has been here before. In 2005, founder Kris Fowler ???started Vassago to do 29-inch wheels specifically,??? the brand???s current owner, Tom Ament, told Singletracks. That was the same year that Niner got its start with a similar focus on big-wheel bikes. Ament purchased Vassago from Fowler…

Photo: Lance Ghostkeeper A legendary downhill race track in Alberta has been brought back to life. The Baseline Mountain Biking Club (BMBC) secured $115,000 in grant funding to rebuild the Canada Cup trail a track that hosted a Canadian national DH race series in the mid-90s and the work was completed earlier this year. Baseline…

What happens when a bike brand that started out building downhill bikes moves into short-travel trail bikes? Well, you get a bike like the third-generation Propain Hugene. This trail bike looks the part of a much bigger bike, yet it???s a surprisingly efficient pedaler. Though it doesn???t boast the descending chops of a longer-travel trail…

Photo: OSI A $260,000 grant is bringing 3.5 miles of new mountain bike trails to northern Maine???s Peavey Brook Outdoor Center, expanding the remote town of Patten???s trail network to as much as 10 miles and positioning this timber town-turned-outdoor-recreation hub as the next destination in the state???s growing mountain bike scene. The expansion at…

Photo: Adam Munich, Rock Solid Palo Pinto Mountains State Park has been coming soon for almost 20 years. While we know that most mountain bike trail projects take years to come to fruition, creating an entirely new state park unit from scratch much less one that measures some 4,871 acres is a massive undertaking on…