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BikeGT Zaskar Carbon Expert
GT Zaskar Carbon Expert
Time tested gear from our 2016 Fat Tire Test.
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BikeNiner Jet 9 RDO 4-Star X01
Niner Jet 9 RDO 4-Star X01
Time tested gear from our 2016 Fat Tire Test.
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BikeScott Genius 700 Tuned Plus
Scott Genius 700 Tuned Plus
Time tested gear from our 2016 Fat Tire Test.
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BikeThe 2016 Fat Tire Test
The 2016 Fat Tire Test
We tested 16 mountain, groad, and women's specific bikes so you don’t have to. Which one is right for you?
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BikeRasputitsa Season in the Northeast Kingdom
Rasputitsa Season in the Northeast Kingdom
This gravel road race in East Burke, Vermont, celebrates community, cycling, charity, and quag.
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BikeIs This the World’s Best Singletrack?
Is This the World’s Best Singletrack?
Watch Rémy Absalon tackle some of his favorite trails in France's Les Vosges mountains.
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BikeTime Tested Gear: DryGuy Warm N’ Charge
Time Tested Gear: DryGuy Warm N’ Charge
The Claim: Whether you’re standing along a slalom course watching your 7th grader bomb gates, or pedaling a fat bike down the Iditarod Trail in December, the Warm ‘N Charge keeps hands and fingers hot enough to function. Field Test: The DryGuy does indeed pump out the heat over extended periods when hands normally suffer no matter how well gloved they are. I used mine on a 30-degree day while volunteer timing at my kid’s race, out walking the dog in a snowstorm, and on a chairlift when the temps dropped into single digits. Best feature: two different heat settings to accommodate for…...
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BikeTime Tested Gear: Cold-weather Biking
Time Tested Gear: Cold-weather Biking
Some of the gear we can’t live without. Kitsbow Alpha Snap Jacket Field Test: I’ve actually ridden a mountain bike in this midweight on a cold morning in November, but the Snap Jacket is more of a café cruiser item: It’s technical, but casual. The Polartec Alpha breathable insulation keeps you warm without overheating. The jacket/shirt styling means I wear it—probably too much. Why It’s Timeless: Schoeller fabric on the forearms boosts durability. And because the insulation is contained inside the face fabric, there’s less shedding of fibers. $390; kitsbow.com —Marc Peruzzi Kitsbow A/M Jersey Field Test: I swear by wool.…...
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BikeObese Bikes Putting the Sit and Squash on Crap Ski Days
Obese Bikes Putting the Sit and Squash on Crap Ski Days
Mountain magazine bike test director Nick Truitt in Breckenridge, CO. (photograph Lisa Seaman) With a fat bike, your worst ski day could become a highlight. My friends and I are zipping through the wooded foothills west of Boulder, Colorado, on a shite snow day. An inch-deep crust hides four inches of depth hoar. On stretches without snow: glare ice. Any softer and we’d endo into a tangle of juniper. Any slicker and we’d slide out of each turn. But our five-inch-wide tires pumped to a squishy five psi grip the crud snow like rubber tank treads. One minute we’re railing a…...
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BikeDarklight is Here
Darklight is Here
Sweetgrass Productions, the team that captured skiers after dark in Afterglow, brings a psychedelic touch to mountain biking. In the full 7-minute video, watch professional riders Graham Agassiz, Matt Hunter, and Matty Miles on location from Southern Utah to the Pacific Northwest....
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BikeEntropy in the San Juans
Entropy in the San Juans
Hut-to-hut mountain biking comes of age. It also comes with 200 off-road miles and 27,000 feet of climbing—and a cheeseburger at Milt’s. Story and photos by Dave Cox “I dropped my GPS.” I hope Dennis means our group’s only digital navigator—with all the huts pinned-—is scuffed but working fine. We all brake to a stop. Nope. Gone. A discussion ensues: Do we double back and help Dennis look, or do some of us continue on? Clap! You know you’re too close to a lightning strike when thunder sounds less like a drum roll and more like a wet hand slapping…...
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BikeA Better Tour of Utah
A Better Tour of Utah
Tackling Park City’s Point 2 Point endurance mountain biking race. Park City, Utah is a mountain biker’s dream destination (look for more on that in our Summer 2016 “Mountain Towns for Mountain Biking” cover story). With more than 450 miles of trails accessible from the center of this one-time mining town, Park City is the only gold-level Ride Center on the planet—as classified by the International Mountain Bike Association. From Main Street, point your bike in any direction, and you’ll hit a mountain bike trail in a mile or less. If there’s one event that celebrates this golden network, it’s…...
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BikeTime Tested Gear: OOFOS OOriginal Recovery Sandals
Time Tested Gear: OOFOS OOriginal Recovery Sandals
Field Test: I change into flip-flops after every mountain bike ride or trail run. But trailhead pebbles poke through thin soles, and flat-footed sandals lead to aches and pains. With OOFOS slides, proprietary foam absorbs 37 percent more impact than standard EVA. Arch support and a rocker sole evens out my stride. Why It’s Timeless: Think of these sandals as the après version of Hokas. A tad clownish, but who cares? $40; oofos.com —Olivia Dwyer From the Early Summer 2015 issue....
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BikeMTN Advocate: Durango Devo
MTN Advocate: Durango Devo
We give the Mountain pulpit to Amy Haggart, executive director of Durango Devo. Durango, Colorado is a world-class mountain biking town. When my family moved here in 2007, my husband and I wanted our family to ride the local trails together someday. So we enrolled our kids in Durango Devo, a youth cycling organization, and happily sent them off on weekly rides. They got more confident as mountain bikers, but there was a deeper transformation: They grew into leaders, trail advocates, and mentors. It can be difficult to engage kids in the outdoors, something I experienced firsthand as a climbing guide and…...
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BikeBuying Right—Carbon MTB Wheels
Buying Right—Carbon MTB Wheels
Complete carbon wheelsets run $2,000 and up. At first blush they seem like luxury add-ons to already overpriced bikes. But are they worth the investment? We called in four carbon wheelsets to see. By Marc Peruzzi As wheel diameters have grown from 26-inch to 27.5- and 29-inch, the many advantages of those bigger wheels came with some drawbacks. Bigger wheels roll better over small obstacles, carry more speed through transitions, and the gyroscopic effect makes staying upright easier, but to get aluminum wheels light enough for XC and long trail rides meant the taller wheels were softer laterally (on edge)…...
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BikeIn Search of the Beginning
In Search of the Beginning
In the fifth episode of the Hunt for Glory web series, mountain biker Nino Shurter explores his sport’s roots with fat tire pioneer Tom Ritchey. Shurter, a World Cup champion and multi-discipline threat, visits California to see the garage where Ritchey once welded prototypes and tour the singletrack he explored with contemporaries like Joe Breeze and Gary Fisher....
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BikeTime Tested Gear: Ibex Knee Warmers
Time Tested Gear: Ibex Knee Warmers
Field Test: I wore the same faithful pair of these Merino wool knee warmers to chase Cadel Evans at the 2011 Tour de France, on a week long hut-to-hut bike trip last summer, and for cool-weather rides at home in New Mexico. With wind-blocking nylon and wool in front, and breathable, loose-knit Merino behind my knee, they’re unbeatable for rides that start off cool, but quickly heat up. Why It’s Timeless: Enough spandex to stay in place, so I don’t look like Madonna on her Material Girl tour. $40; ibex.com —Dave Cox From the Early Summer 2015 issue....
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