Mountain

While a new directive establishes hiking and horseback riding as the primary uses of the trail, other shared, non-motorized and human-powered uses — including mountain biking — are allowed.

Send in your phat phat-tire photos to Singletrack.com. The top vote-getter at the end of November will get Singletrack.com swag, worldwide fame and, well, what else more could ya ask for? So, whatcha got this month, folks?

Annual ride in Marin covers ground that spawned mountain biking legends Gary Fisher and Joe Breeze.

CTS International Classic in Colorado Springs will be the final event of the 2010 Pro XCT series.

Tom Moran's best photos of the decade

The elite series will feature six UCI-sanctioned events in California, Alabama, Wisconsin and Colorado.

The Pro XCT will feature six UCI-sanctioned events in 2010, kicking off in California on March 13. Races follow in Alabama, Wisconsin and Colorado.

A reader asks if there are any 180mm 2x9 specific cranks on the market, or are taller riders just out of luck?

New site was chosen last year to replace initial venue after the UCI ruled that it was not challenging enough.

Lance flatted out of his own Mellow Johnny's Classic race on Sunday and became a spectator. Check out what he was watching in the Singletrack.com slideshow.

In a new weekly column, "Out of Dish," Singletrack.com will scour the nether-regions of cyberspace for cycling-related material and then disgorge, plop and present it right on your doorstep. And it won't (hardly) ever be in a burning paper bag.

Steady rain — road-closing, trail-soaking, river-swelling rain — kept anyone from getting an early taste of the singletrack at Lance Armstrong's Juan Pelota Ranch on Friday.

The mountain bike park at Northstar-at-Tahoe resort will host the Race for Tara 4 on Oct. 2-3, 2010.

Size matters when it comes to tires: Many sizes that have the same, or almost the same, designation are actually completely different sizes.

USA Cycling held its second annual race promoter summit at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs Nov. 13-15.

Collegiate categories added to the 19-mile mountain bike cross-country race during Sea Otter on April 17.

Through some magic manipulation of cosmic economic forces, Stan's NoTubes sells its innovative wheels at blue-collar prices.

Dueck placed fifth at Crankworx, Colorado and second at Goat Style in Creston, BC, in 2009.

Lance Armstrong floated the idea of a mountain bike race on his ranch on Sept. 22, 2009. The race, coming this weekend, was sold out in a matter of days.

Prolouge to event will be on Vancouver's North Shore with the finale of the seven-day adventure at Whistler.

Bring canned goods and non-perishable food items to any Performance store Nov. 13-22 and get a discount on purchases.

Check out Joe McManus' winning phat phat-tire photo. And then send in your's, because the November reader-submitted photo contest is in full swing.

Also attending SoCal league benefit are Southern California-based riders Pua Sawicki, Brian Lopes and Sid Taberlay.

Caribbean rain fell all of Friday night and throughout Saturday making for a wet and muddy ride to the end of La Ruta de los Conquistadores in Costa Rica.

California-based Costa Rican Manuel Prado of ShoAir/Specialized scores victory in his sixth attempt at the classic four-day stage race.

Didn't get down to Costa Rica for La Ruta? We've got it in living color right here...

Are there any detailed instruction manuals available that can guide me through the disassembly/reassembly process of Shimano XTR shifter/brake levers?

Unoffical results for Friday's stage 3 of La Ruta have Deiber Esquivel, Costa Rica, repeating his stage 2 victory of Thursday.

Costa Rica's Deiber Esquivel won the stage after finishing 13th in stage 1

So what's East Coast downhilling all about? Check it out in movin' pictures.

Through December, Ellsworth Bicycles customers are eligible for a $500 discount with the donation of a bike to Trips for Kids

The 17th installment of La Ruta saw 225 racers from various countries start the 389-km race on Costa Rica's Pacific coast. The race will finish on the country's Caribbean shore on Nov. 14.

From the Pacific to the Caribbean, La Ruta de los Conquistadores will serve up four days of suffering.

From June through October 2010, USA Cycling has most of the mountain bike national championships venues chosen.

Even though the hard-core Iceman Cometh Challenge vets say they relish racing in the snow and cold, there is something to be said about a picture-perfect fall day in the Northern woods — particularly for family, friends and finish-line frivolity.

National champion Jeremy Horgan Kobelski and mountain bike legend Alison Dunlap (Luna) won the Iceman Cometh cross-country on Saturday in Michigan.

British star Liam Killeen is stepping down from the Trek World Racing team and says he may not commit to any team for 2010 as he struggles to overcome a recurring back injury.

From 30 to five, Singletrack.com staffers have narrowed down the reader-submitted October "Phat Phat-tire Photos" for a final vote. Now it's up to you all, the readers to pick the winner.

When it comes to the weather, the 20-year-old Iceman Cometh Challenge in Michigan is like a box of chocolates: Ya never know what you're gonna get.

If you want a lightweight, slipper-like mountain bike shoe that is good for racing, check out the Fury.

While Fruita, Colorado is not as famous as its neighbor to the west — Moab, Utah — the small Colorado town is home to some of the best mountain biking in the region.

MTB non-profit group named top organization in 2009 by California Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports.

Thousands of racers and a strong pro field will line up on Nov. 7 for the classic Iceman Cometh Challenge in Michigan.

In NASCAR, rubbin's racing, but when it comes to disc brakes on your rig it's just annoying.

In his first weekly column for Singletrack.com, tech guru Lennard Zinn takes questions on disc brake performance and compatibility, the longevity of press-in bottom brackets and the availability of "special" Shimano tools/

You got ‘em, we wanna see ‘em. Send us your sweet mountain-bike related photos. So figure on some showing and, if you want, some telling.

The Competitor Group announced today that Columbia Sportswear will become the title sponsor of the popular Muddy Buddy Ride & Run Series. The agreement includes naming rights of the 18-event Columbia Muddy Buddy Series, as well as the Columbia Mini Muddy Buddy and designates Columbia as the exclusive apparel and footwear sponsor.

Truckee, California may not get the attention of its neighbor, Lake Tahoe, but the riding around the historic railroad town is worth a day or two.

So, what did ya think of the film about the Leadville Trail 100? Did you go? Did you like it? Hate it? Inspired? Laugh? Cry? Let's see your thumbs!

The new league is part of the National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA), and is based on the high school mountain biking program established in California, where mountain bike racing has become a varsity high school sport.

Trail work is physically demanding and dangerous, but Joey Klein of the International Mountain Biking Association is a 15-years veteran of traveling the globe making singletrack for the rest of us.

Colorado teens will likely get a chance to race in the state's first high school mountain bike league in September next year. Supporters recently formed the Colorado High School Cycling League and plan a fundraising ride this weekend, led by Tom Danielson of the Garmin-Slipstream team. The ride departs at 9 am from the Bácaro Venetian Tavern in Boulder, Colorado.

Stan Koziatek's garage invention has earned one of the best compliments possible: "Stan's" is now the generic term for tire sealant, in the same way the brand name "Xerox" means "copy" and "Kleenex" means "facial tissue." He's at it again for 2010.

Twenty-year-old J.D. Swanguen will serve a three-month suspension for testing positive for pot at doping control at mountain bike National Championships.

The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency announced Tuesday that downhill racer J.D. Swanguen has accepted a three-month suspension from competition after testing positive for a metabolite of marijuana at this year’s national championships. A urine sample provided by the 20-year-old Swanguen at the USA Cycling national mountain bike championships on July 19 of this year tested positive for Carboxy THC, a metabolite of cannabis.

16-year-old gravity phenom Neko Mulally is ready for his first year on World Cup circuit and the mountain bike Worlds at Mont Ste Anne.

The 2009 mountain bike campaign was in question earlier this year for Luna racer Katerina Nash, but dominating Downieville and posting podium finishes are just a part of her season so far.

Fort Lewis College and Brevard College clinched the Divisions I and II team omniums as the 2009 USA Cycling Collegiate Mountain Bike National Championships in California.

Fort Lewis College and Brevard College posted strong results Saturday at the Colliegiate Mountain Bike National Championships, gaining leads in the Divisions I and II team omnium competitions.

It's all academic: Two top-level pros take home Stars & Stripes jerseys at Collegiate Mountain Bike National Championships in Truckee, California.

Nearly 700 racers and as many spectators braved crisp fall temperatures at the season finale of the 2009 Wisconsin Off Road Series, held Oct. 10-11 in Sheboygan, Wisconsin.

The debut of "Race Across the Sky" will be a one-night, in-theater event featuring a taped roundtable discussion with Lance Armstrong, Dave Wiens, Chris Carmichael, Leadville Trail100 founder Ken Chlouber and other elite cyclists.

Neko Mulally wins DH and dual Slalom crown while Dawn Bourque takes home DH title following Gravity East Finals at Plattekill Mountain in New York.

24 Hours of Moab was to be Chris Eatough's last race while Pua Sawicki was aiming at a world record, but both riders were taken out by illness.

Josh Tostado and Eszter Horanyi recorded more laps than any other solo riders in the male and female division to earn solo national titles.

Tires are the least expensive component upgrades available for your bike, but one that can make a huge plus in performance.

2009 World Cup champ Julien Absalon has extended his contract with mountain bike manufacturer Orbea with an eye on London Olympics.

Two-time Olympic cross-country mountain bike champion Julien Absalon has inked a deal extending his contract with Orbea for three years, until the London Olympics in 2012. "I have been with Orbea for three years and I want to continue with them,” Absolon said Friday. "The London Olympics are the big goal," said Absolon, who won back-to-back gold medals in the Athens and Beijing Games in 2004 and 2008. The 29-year-old Absalon, who won a silver medal in the 2009 mountain bike world championships in Canberra, Australia, has also won the world title four times (2004-2007).

24-hour championships for 2009 are being held in conjunction with the 24-Hours of Moab event. Pua Sawicki shoots for Guinness Book of World Records as Chris Eatough rides into the sunset at race.

A total of 1,620 racers have started at least one Gravity East event in the second year of the series. This weekend it's the finals at Plattekill in New York with Neko Mulally likely to grab championship.

The Pisgah Mountain Bike Stage Race offers 130 total miles of riding, 31,000 cumulative feet of climbing and a $15,000 purse for dividing between the victors.

MTB summit aims at discussing the direction and changes within the sport, share best practices and develop initiatives to advance mountain bike racing in the US.

With the Gravity East Finals at New York's Plattekill Mountain coming up Oct. 10, can Neko Mulally continue his late-season charge and win the 2009 series championship?

Had Chicago won its bid for the 2016 Olympics, the MTB venue would have been in Wisconsin. Rio's mountain bike venue hosted the 2007 Pan American games, where Adam Craig took gold.

IMBA will celebrate its sixth annual International Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day on Oct. 3 with events in a dozen countries for 2009.

If you think Xterra riding isn't "real" mountain biking, just ask Conrad Stoltz and Ned Overend. Oh, and they'll also tell you all about the benefits of riding 29ers while they're at it.

Press Release

Sixteen-year-old Neko Mulally went two-for-two at the first major gravity race at the new Vertical Earth Mountain Bike Park at Blue Mountain.