Mountain

Zinn answers your questions on not converting to a 29er, rusty frames, and carbon seatposts in Ti frames

On Monday, Jose Alcala arrived in Colorado Springs, Colorado, to drive to the next event on the SRAM Neutral Race Support calendar. But much to his dismay, the Sprinter van he was scheduled to drive had been emptied while it sat parked at the Holiday Inn Express on Commerce Drive in Colorado Springs.

Thieves took eight bikes that are used in SRAM's 2X10 mountain bike demo program

While snow-bikes aren't new, a surge in popularity has seen the emergence of new frame trends

Headlining the company's 29er cross country fork line, the Tower range replaces the older Minute line

You may love people, but there's no guarantee they love you. So go ahead and buy some love with these sweet holiday gifts from our first gift guide

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Swiss MTB stalwart Christoph ‘Susi' Sauser compares 26ers and 29ers

Jay Petervary blew up the record at the recent Iditarod Trail Invitational

USA Cycling has nominated eight men and nine women for the Olympic mountain bike long team

The shoes have been completely redesigned from the ground up to be lighter, stiffer, and more comfortable

Dear Lennard, I started messing around with a newish XTR rear derailleur with the intention of converting it to a short cage

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Drum roll for the resolution readers have been waiting for with bated breath

She surprisingly escaped prison time

Dear Lennard, I hate the IMBA trail rule to yield to uphill riders

Former pro Burke Swindlehurst will be crushing Utah's Tushar Mountains in 2012

He may not be what you expected

Check out Giro's latest creation in the mountain bike world.

In a word: flawless

Sitting in the shadow of Zion National Park, the giant cliffs provide a stunning backdrop to all the riding in the area

All we can say is, Georgia Gould is a good sport

New Hampshire will host the 2012 Hampshire 100 in conjunction with the NUE

Madison residents are invited to join NICA directors to learn about how to increase youth participation in the sport

Held over the weekend of the daylight savings time change, the third annual 25 Hours in Frog Hollow boasts 25 hours of non-stop racing from 10 am Saturday to 10 am Sunday.

2011 Bell's Brewery Iceman Cometh Challenge Gallery

The Bell's Brewery Iceman Cometh Challenge is the largest single day point-to-point mountain bike race in North America.

Todd Wells on Saturday became the first American to win La Ruta de los Conquistadores.

Two things are certain: La Ruta is as grueling as ever and who the winner will be is uncertain.

Sonntag out of the running in the Costa Rican stage race. "I guess it wasn't supposed to be this year"

See the gluttons for punishment in Costa Rica while they're still smiling

The Breezer #1 is a golden relic of mountain biking's modest origins

You've read the race reports, flipped through the pictures, traced the GPS files, and thought to yourself, wow, that looks pretty cool. Now you're asking yourself, if I decide to sign up for the 2012 Brasil Ride, what do I need to know?

A single point separated the top teams entering the final day.

Fast, fast, fast. That was best descriptor for stage 7's 49km loop on the flat roads and techy trails around Mucuge.

Icy, and then muddy, conditions in Angel Fire.

It's was back to the stage 1 and 2 start town of Mucuge by way of an 128km route with 1716 meters of climbing.

Collegiate racers from around the country watched anxiously to see how much snow would fall on the small mountain resort

Hot temperatures and brutal roads challenge racers in Brazil

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There's no doubt that the 33-year-old Milka-Trek rider deserves to be the overall winner of the 17th Crocodile Trophy.

Many proverbial lunches were eaten

This was solid test of true mountain biking skill

• 1. 3. LUIS PINTO TEAM SPANO - LUSO ALEJANDRO LOPEZ 0:31:11 6:32:24 1:39:16
• 2. 1. KRISTIAN HYNEK FUTURECYCLING-SWEEP ROBERT NOVOTNY 0:30:51 6:35:21 1:37:23
• 3. 2. JOSEMBERG PINHO JC BIKES RAPHAEL MENDES 0:31:41 6:57:50 1:38:22
• 4. 5. LUKAS KAUFFMANN TEAM EASTON ROCKETS CHRISTOPHER MALETZ 0:30:39 7:03:04 1:40:32
• 5. 6. HUGO NETO OCE-TREINE/KHS/INFANTI DOUGLAS NETO 0:31:43 7:06:18 1:41:48

Lennard Zinn answers your questions on rotors and carbon frames.

Defending mixed duo champs Brian and Jenny Smith are forced to withdraw with food poisoning.

The Collegiate Mountain Bike Championships begin Friday in New Mexico

1, 30 ADRIANA NASCIMENTO (LADIES BRASIL SOUL - RC BIKES) in 0:44:10 53 2, 46 ANDREA MARCELLINI (HORA DO BLUSH) in 0:46:57 71 3, 47 CARLA PLENS (CM/SZ) in 0:54:42 93

1. 37 BARTI BUCHER (BIXS -ZELLEWEGER ARCHITEKTEN) HANSJUERG GERBER in 0:33:55 10 2. 4 ABRAAO AZEVEDO (MASTER BRASIL SOUL - RC BIKES) PAULO FREITAS in 0:34:27 11 3. 6 PLINIO SOUZA (BRASIL / ALEMANHA) EDWARD SZRAUCNER in 0:36:22 19 4. 38 PEDRO NETO (PEDAL POWER EPIC) DANIEL ALIPERTI in 0:38:42 26 5. 139 MARTIN PORTMAN (FBC) DENIO FRANCO in 0:41:31 37

Fast Facts on the 12.4km prologue, Mucuge to Mucuge.

"I definitely aim for a medal. Preferably gold. Gold's cool."

The second annual Brasil Ride mountain bike stage race rolls out at noon local time Sunday on the outskirts of Parque Nacional Chapada Diamantina. First up is a 12.4km prologue time trial that starts and finishes in Mucuge, a small town in western Bahia, the sprawling Brazilian state that gave the world samba, capoeira and Carnival.

Lance Armstrong will take on the third triathlon of his comeback at the Xterra World Championship this Sunday.

USA Cycling on Friday announced the dates and locations for nearly all of the 2012 national championships.

The success of the Moab event could signal a change in the way the bike industry talks to consumers

Mount Misery Road and a river crossing make the difference for Urs Huber

While it doesn't have the name recognition of Fruita or Moab, little Cortez, Colorado rocks.

Heather Irmiger wins first medal of the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara.

Officials neutralize Crocodile Trophy's first stage; Bart Brentjens out of the race before it even starts

Urs Huber tries to make it three in a row.

" ... an excellent all-rounder that is nimble and climbs like a goat"

The Chicago Triathlon puts Ryan's fueling plan to the test

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