Category: Sports & Outdoors

[ad_1] Photos: Matt Miller unless otherwise noted Sometimes, for a product to get a great review, it doesn’t need to go above and beyond or be extraordinarily innovative. Often, as I’m thinking back on my experience with a piece of gear, if I can get to the point where I’m ready to review it and…

[ad_1] You can call Larch trees by the name Tamarack in some parts of the world, and you can also call some hardtails “gravel bikes” if you happen to pedal them on dirt roads. Super fast-rolling XC race tires like the Schwalbe Thunder Burt will help convert almost any hardtail to a passable gravel bike,…

[ad_1] Some of the first bicycle shifting systems were hand derailed. Riders would dismount at the hill’s crest to loosen their rear axle and move the chain to another gear before descending. Nearly every drivetrain component has improved since then, and there have been some poor choices like adding a second derailleur and extra chainrings.…

[ad_1] That crease line on the toe break is where the flex happens. Sound the alarm! Someone just wrote the word “hike” into the title of a mountain bike shoe review. In all seriousness, it’s a good thing. The previous Specialized 2FO built up faithful fanfare for good reason. The shoes were light, durable, appeased…

[ad_1] Trail Flow Thursday is a roundup of all the mountain bike trail related news of the week including new trail builds, advocacy, and planning. Do you have trail news? Email [email protected] for possible inclusion. Georgia’s first shuttle serviced bike park opens in May Photo / map from jarrodsplacebikepark.com. A new bike park is scheduled…

[ad_1] The Pro’s Closet Start of the Season Sale The Pro’s Closet just marked down a bunch of certified pre-owned bikes and other goodies for their Start of the Season sale. Size and availability on the bikes are constantly updated but you could get lucky and find an older model bike with a custom spec…

[ad_1] Mountain bikes are BACK baby! Bikes have been in high demand and low supply these past few years. Well these times are a-changin’…. We found every type of bike from hardtail to MEGA squish, that are currently available right now. And if a bike isn’t in the budget, perhaps these new mtb products or…

[ad_1] “Stupid question but…” It seems like that’s how most of my chat messages to Gerow start out. In addition to being an incredibly creative and talented writer and photographer, he easily knows more about working on bikes than the rest of the Singletracks staff combined. Whenever anyone has a question about how something is…

[ad_1] No component of bike setup is without consequence. Set up your shock firm for climbing, and it may suffer on a descent. Run your tires softer for cornering traction and risk the consequence of a flat. Even though cleat placement — where a clipless pedal cleat is placed along the toebox of a clipless…