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Photo: Craig Durkin Following years of investment in trails and bicycle infrastructure, Northwest Arkansas has become known around the world as a top mountain bike destination. The initial vision for that development focused on improving the quality of life for residents, and as word about the trails spread over time, tourism naturally followed. Now that…

Dan Wegelin. Photo: COPMOBA.org When we head out into the mountains to ride, we know that injury is always a risk. But digging trail? Less so. Unfortunately, a freak accident left Delta Area Mountain Bikers (DAMB) board member Dan Wegelin in the ICU with multiple fractures and internal damage following a day of trail work. On…

Photos provided by Race Face. Tailgate pads are convenient for hauling bikes with a pickup truck, but they can be a hassle to store. The new Race Face Stash tailgate pad is designed to roll up when not in use, like a sleeping bag, so you can store it inside your truck or at home.…

Photo: Jeff Barber We participate in an expensive activity. Nearly a decade ago, Singletracks looked at the nine most expensive mountain bikes on the market. Topping off the list was a $13,000 BMC Fourstroke 01 XTR Di2.  Since then, prices certainly haven’t gone down. The price of that same Fourstroke increased by $500. Pivot’s topped…

Photos provided by Reeb. The all-new Reeb Hall Pass is a hardtail mountain bike that delivers a “champagne ride” on a “beer budget,” according to Colorado-based Reeb. That’s a particularly fitting description, especially coming from a bike brand created by Dale Katechis, founder of Oskar Blues Brewery, and whose name, Reeb, is “beer” spelled backward.…

All prices and availability are subject to change. Direct-to-consumer brand Hunt is known for offering quality wheels at a competitive price. Their Spring Sale just launched, with some of the brand’s most popular wheelsets priced 30-40% off! Plus, save on tires and tire inserts with the purchase of a wheelset. HUNT Proven Carbon Trail H_Core…

NOBL Ethos Ti70 hub, left. All photos: NOBL. NOBL is rolling out a whole slate of fresh mountain bike wheelsets designed for everything to XC to enduro. One wheelset in the new Ethos line, the Ethos SL180, is said to be the lightest, 30mm internal width cross-country production wheelset on the market. NOBL Ethos SL180…

All photos courtesy Will Bruce Most American riders planning a winter trip think desert Southwest: Sedona, Tucson, and Moab. But for East Coast riders especially, there’s a case to be made for skipping the domestic destinations. Santa Coloma de Farners (SCF), an hour from Barcelona in Spain’s Girona province, offers dry mid-winter riding and direct…

In 2025, things were not looking super for the “Super Boost” axle standard. Three brands that had adopted Super Boost spacing — Evil, Salsa, and Devinci — announced updated bikes last year without the wide-axle standard, moving back to more ubiquitous Boost 148 spacing. Now, the polarizing 157mm hub standard could be in for a…

Doqos Trail, Redding, CA. All photos courtesy Shimano. It???s a simple fact of life: without trails, we wouldn???t have anywhere to mountain bike. To help us keep our wheels rolling (and their drivetrains selling), Shimano has committed a laudable $10 million over 10 years to building new mountain bike trails through the ???Trail Born Fund.???…