Andrew shot us over a preview awhile back of his HD video footage of the downhill race at Bootleg. Well…this week he shot me over an email to post the finished version! Check out this incredible HD video of the Bootleg downhill mountain biking race. Bootleg DH Race Footage in HD by Andrew Waldron The Bootleg Canyon Down hill race near Las Vegas and Lake Mead. The...

I threw the question out there a little while ago…”what PSI are you running?”…with the hope that it would create some conversation around mountain bike tire pressures in relation to other outside variables. While I could have included all of the different variables in the poll, I wanted to stimulate discussion around the topic and what better way...

As most of you already know, Sunday afternoon was supposed to be filled with miles and miles of north Georgia mountain biking, but responsibilities at home made getting away for an entire day nearly impossible. That’s ok…it happens from time to time, but that does not mean I have to be off the bike for that day…it just means I do not have the time to...

The 2009 Tour de France is over and now we have to wait another 49 weeks until we are able to shut down our lives for 3 weeks as we watch the best in the world take on the streets of France. The 2009 Tour de France was a special event this year. With the return of Lance Armstrong and an extremely strong Astana Team, the Tour de France saw a 54%+ increase in viewers as...

Today was the day…I had been semi-training for this long mountain bike ride for about a month now…and I am not going. Sometimes, as mountain bikers and obsessed cyclists, we have to make the decision to skip a large ride in favor of what we have going on at home. The decision to ride or not to ride is a tough one as we weigh the preparation vs. other obligations....

For 2009, Trek Mountain Bikes completely revamped their downhill and freeride offerings by releasing the 2009 Trek Session 88 FR and DH. The Session 88 FR is all new for 2009 and features technologies like Full Floater, Active Braking Pivot and EVO to give this new platform a better ride than the previous Session 77. Over the past couple of months, we have had the chance...

As a part of the Hayes/Manitou review process, Mountain Biking by 198 is also looking at the Hayes Stroker Gram mountain bike hydraulic disc brakes. The Gram’s are the lightweight option out of the Hayes mountain bike brake lineup with a carbon lever and light weight calipers. These all black hydraulic disc brakes are intended for those that want to count every gram...

This guest post was written by Betty over at http://bettymountaingirl.blogspot.com I brought up the topic of mountain biking alone, in this last post as a way to progress as a rider. A few great comments from other ladies brought up it’s about who you ride with. While, I’ve found hitting the singletrack solo has helped me lose the free advice, I also agree that riding...