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Photo: BTCHN’ Alpina Over the last year or so, 32” wheels have been a common thread on many mountain bike media platforms, including Singletracks. While this larger wheel size initially seemed like a unique one-off on equally unique bikes at trade shows, it now seems to have filtered into the industry’s bloodstream.  And while we’re…

The 100-Acre Wood Bike Park project is on its second iteration, and this one promises to be even better than the first one. Photo: SDMB. Tucson has some of the best mountain biking in the Southwest — and some of the steepest learning curves. When most of your local trails are raw and rough, getting…

All photos courtesy OZ Trails The OZ Trails Bike Park, the first chairlift-served bike park in Arkansas, has officially announced its opening day: June 12, 2026, during the Bentonville Bike Fest. “For the first time in Arkansas history, riders can load a chairlift and drop into world-class gravity trails, right here in the Ozarks,” said Gary…

Mountain bikes are becoming ever-more electrified today, from drivetrains to components like suspension and dropper posts. Wireless electronic dropper posts boast advantages when it comes to installation and configuration, though they’re also more expensive, and some riders worry about what will happen if the battery dies. Are the pros enough to outweigh the cons? We…

All prices and availability are subject to change. The Cannondale Spring Sale just dropped with popular XC and trail bikes 30% off or more. Or save $1,000 off a Topstone gravel bike that comes with a suspension fork and dropper post. Select components, like Lefty Ocho and Oliver forks, carbon wheels and bars, and saddles,…

New bike day, 2019. The Stoke is an occasional opinion series highlighting the things that get us stoked about mountain biking. 🤘 👍 👏 🙏 TIL that in 2025 the average passenger vehicle on the road in the USA was 14.5 years old. Though I can’t say how old the average mountain bike on the trail…

Photo: SWAMP “If you’re in Pinellas, you suffer.” That’s how SWAMP Mountain Bike Club (SWAMP) Executive Director Pat Sanchez describes the reality for mountain bikers in Pinellas County, Florida — a peninsula hemmed in by Tampa Bay and largely cut off from the state’s best trail systems. The county’s nearly one million residents have had…

North Vancouver, BC-based Knolly Bikes announced today that it is evaluating options to restructure. Like many bike brands, Knolly has faced challenges and has been working to right-size the business based on the current environment. The company’s bank, RBC, has called their account In a press release shared with Singletracks and posted on the Knolly…

Sandy Ridge, OR. Photo: Leslie Kehmeier, courtesy BLM In early 2025, President Trump signed an executive order mandating an increase in timber production on federal lands. To carry out that directive, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has put forward a proposal to open “approximately 2.5 million acres of highly productive timberlands in western Oregon.”…

Photos and graphics provided by BTCHN’. Another hardtail mountain bike is joining the 32er party, and it’s bringing chill California vibes. The steel BTCHN’ Alpina is offered in three stock sizes with complete bike prices starting at $6,800. Recently, BTCHN’ founder Tyler Reiswig announced the company would be moving away from custom frames and into…