Mountain

Reigning overall World Cup DH champ Sam Hill loses Australian national jersey after crash. Sid Taberlay wins short track XC title.

New singlespeed category at the MTB stage race in Kamloops, BC will run with the geared categories on the same course.

Pending final UCI approval at the end of the month, the Carmichael Training Systems International Classic set for July 9 through 11 in Colorado Springs will be a UCI C2 stage race.

Tinker Juarez, Jeremiah Bishop and Roel Paulissen will spearhead Cannondale's domestic and international mountain bike campaigns.

Lottery process for a spot to race one of the Chequamegon Fat Tire Festival events in Wisconsin begins in February.

Iceman Cometh Challenge race director Steve "Iceman" Brown has just wound up the official data on the 2009 event and the numbers are impressive.

If you have the dough, head south of the border with Sacred Rides Mountain Bike Adventures to ride and then recover with yoga in Mexico.

New Belgium Brewing Company will support non-profit cycling organization's effort to get at-risk kids on mountain bikes.

This weekend the Australian Mountain Bike Championships kick off, with 2009 overall World Cup downhill champ Sam Hill slated to race.

With a little assistance from technology and the Ergon blog, Dave Wiens takes questions from fans.

We went with a few criteria for choosing the top Phat Phat-Tire Photos from December, including straight-up scenic wonder, composition of the photo, "whoa!" factor and the nebulous "a picture with a bike and singletrack in it says a thousand words."

Endurance champ Rebecca Rusch is hosting a five-stop mountain town movie tour of Race Across The Sky, the documentary of the 2009 Leadville Trail 100, which she won along with Lance Armstrong.

Seamus McGrath and Andreas Hestler to offer seven-day camps in Victoria, British Columbia.

A reader just bought a $5,000 bike and something ain't right. Singletrack.com's resident wrench Lennard Zinn views the reader's video and offers some thoughts.

Elevation is just part of Peru's mountain bike equation. It's how quickly the country's mountains rise — and fall — that makes the former Inca Empire epicenter a life-list must for any self-respecting fat-tire enthusiast.

To support mountain biking in the New River Gorge trail proposal, IMBA has a sample letter of support on its Web site. The commentary period ends Jan. 15.

Ariel Lindsley and Abby Hippely will pilot SCB's demo rig around the western half of the country, with a foray into BC and a trip east around the time of the World Championships.

The growing Chinese middle class is getting into sports cycling and other outdoor endeavors. To tap into the profit, many companies, including Trek, Pearl Izumi and Look are setting up shop there other than to build bikes.

Dave Wiens will lead first-ever Marin County fund-raising ride on Super Bowl Sunday aimed at ensuring that kids have safe roads and great trails.

The new Ibis Mojo HD is all about multi-tasking on every kind of trail.

Series stops at Houffalize, Belgium and Windham Mountain in New York are on as scheduled for 2010 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup.

With the final stop of the 2010 World Cup mountain bike season at Windham Mountain in Upstate New York on Aug. 28 and 29, hitting the UCI MTB World Championships at Mont-Sainte-Anne just a few days later is a no-brainer.

A riding reader says it seems he's constantly rubbing one or both of his disc break pads. Master mechanic Lennard Zinn has the fix.

The most notable addition to the 2010 Pro XCT is the Mellow Johnny's Classic, to be held Memorial Day weekend on Lance Armstrong's Texas ranch.

The Dallas Off Road Bicycle Association's Frozen Endurance Mountain Bike Race Series starts Jan. 9.

Upstate New York community ponies up $100K to keep World Cup race; news not so good for World Cup stop in Belgium.

Whether you're a racer or trail ripper, it's time to hit the base training, which means long rides, a sore butt and the need for some energy to get you home.

WTB stalwart Mark Weir's family safe after fire on Sunday, but "magnificent" bike collection destroyed.

The winner of November's reader-submitted photo contest is being voted on as you read this. Meanwhile, start sending in your shots for December.

Sometimes the only way to learn a valuable lesson is the hard way, like crashing that new Gary Fisher while on a bike shop test ride.

Readers have more questions about mixing up fork and wheel setups on 650B rigs. Singletrack.com's Lennard Zinn has the answers.

The best of the best: Take a look at who went off off-road in 2009.

For the most part, mountain bike racing is a singular sport. But 2009 proves that a strong team can produce results.

Federal agents seized more than 300 pounds of marijuana when former world champion downhiller Missy Giove and two other people were arrested last June in New York.

A reader asks tech guru Lennard Zinn if a 650B bike doesn't work out, can 26-inch wheels work on the rig instead?

While details are still to come, the enduros are set for Sept. 4-5, 2010, in Leadville, Colorado — elevation 10,152.

The $250 Razer has already been in use on the World Cup MTB circuit with European Cross Country Champion Ralf Naf and long-time Northwave athlete Jose Hermida.

While riders in the BC Bike race have traditionally tackled an average of 60km a day on the seven-day journey from Vancouver, British Columbia to Whistler, BC, the 2010 edition will feature an option of 30km a day.

Active Knowledge in Albuquerque picked up the USA Cycling award for offering children the opportunity to be involved with mountain biking.

Scott Tedro — owner of Team ShoAir and chairman of US Cup, which was managing the Pro XCT for USA Cycling — has announced the 2010 dates for the inaugural Triple Crown All Mountain Series.

A reader asks bike tech guru Lennard Zinn if it still make sense to cover the inner legs on suspension forks.

Gravity racer David Mock tested positive for marijuana following the Yankee Clipper Four-cross in Windham, New York in August.

Mountain bike racer David Mock has accepted a three-month racing ban after testing positive for a marijuana metabolite at a race in New York in August.

It's been a while since the Panaracer MTB tire line got any love. But by the looks of the new rubber, it could have been worth the wait.

Quality Bicycle Products set to supply bicycle shops with freeride components, accessories and apparel for skilled mountain biking.

Geared or SS versatility can be yours on big wheels in early 2010 with Niner's Air 9 Carbon.

In 2002, the first TransRockies mountain bike race rolled out of Fernie, British Columbia, bound for Canmore, Alberta, nearly 600km and seven riding days away. In 2010, riders will again start and finish in the same towns.

Fox knocked it out of the park with its 2010 F100 FIT RLC. The only question we have is how Fox will possibly improve upon the fork in 2011.

Topics at the May 5–8 IMBA World Summit will include destination and urban trail networks, land conservation and sustainable trails, youth outreach and new programs for mountain bike clubs.

Neal Rogers recalls his descent into cycling madness; it involved a credit card and a mountain bike

We have a winner of the November Phat Phat-Tire Photo Contest: Lester Pardoe and son in Moab, Utah.

Cycling Sports Group refurbishes nearly 100 bicycles for Connecticut town's Wheels for Kids program.

The 87 members of Team IMBA 2009, raised a total of $84,937 for local and national trailbuilding projects by riding their bikes.

U23 cross-country national champ Amy Dombroski will race fat tires for Team Luna Chix, but expect to see her on the road and racing 'cross too.

Singletrack.com takes Fisher's thoroughbred 29er on course, and the result isn't surprising if you've heard the hype.

Word from Lance Armstrong's Austin bike shop is that an application is in to USA Cycling for a May 29-30 spot for the Mellow Classic on the national calendar.

Full World Cup schedule set for teen U.S. rider, with his first race in Vigo, Spain, at the end of March.

OK, it's not the definitive list. It's actually a list of events that we'll be building up over the next several months as information comes in to Singletrack.com.

You know the guy — maybe you've been him — the guy who is already suited up, with tires pumped, waiting for the rest of the gang to get its act together?

If an affordable off-road shoe that doesn't take months of agonizing rides to break in is of interest, then Pearl Izumi's Race MTB is one to consider.

The new Spot Brand SS or geared or belt-driven bike from the folks out of Golden, Colorado, is too cool not to leak to the rest of the world — so here it is!

After split with national cross-country series management company, number of UCI-sanctioned races goes from six to three.

Call yourself a clydesdale and are worried about your 29er wheels turning into tacos? Singletrack.com's Lennard Zinn says there is safety in strength.

Team Lapierre International to add DH, enduro and XC riders to it's stable, including ten-time downhill world champion Nicolas Vouilloz. French team to be at Sea Otter Classic and World Cups.

Yes, it's time for you to pick a Phat Phat-Tire Photo contest winner for November.

In the wake of each World Cup season, riders, teams, journalists, sponsors and UCI officials vote for the best event venues of the year.

The owners of US Cup MTB Event Management have announced their intention to withdraw as organizers of the 2010 Pro XCT series.

US Cup Chairman Scott Tedro, the man behind Team ShoAir, said UCI sanctioning demands impose unnecessarily high costs and provide only small benefits to a limited number of riders. He is set to start a new 20-race series.

Out of Dish gets all philosophical on your ass and informs men that if they can handle a back ache, well then bearing a child would be a breeze...

The stems in question — from 2007, 2008 and 2009 — can crack and eventually break during use.

California resort's grassroots program gives expert-level racers, swag, break on gear and Giant bike.

Graham "Aggy" Agassiz signs with Kona's freeride team.

Aussie cycling star was part of Cycling Australia's development program, winning two mountain bike World Cups before his move to the road.

The North Umpqua Trail in Oregon is divided in to multiple sections, or you can just go for the total 78-mile epic. Take a look at the slideshow and then get ready to go.

Mylar packaging tape in lieu of rim tape? Find out what master mechanic Lennard Zinn has to say about that.

Cycling Australia will end its high performance mountain bike cross country program at the end of the year.

In 2010, one new addition will be a single-speed class added to the USA Cycling Marathon Mountain Bike National Championships.

The five-day "cloverleaf" stage race is centered in Kamloops, British Columbia and will run July 26-31, 2010.

Dainese, the Italian company that specializes in protective clothing for a variety of wheeled sports, is getting the word out for its 2010 cycling lines.