Archive for the ‘Trail Reviews’

  • Mountain Biking Trails In Europe
    This guest post is from the crew over at Crowdstorm. While these are some short excerpts of what is available in Europe, it will give you some ideas if you live in the area or have a trip planned in the near future. The range of different and dramatic landscapes throughout Europe provide the keen mountain biker with an extensive playground in which to enjoy the sport....
    by 198 at December 23rd, 2009 at 10:12 am
  • Report: Monte Sano Fat Tire Festival – Rock Tech Mountain Biking
    As I mentioned on Friday, we headed over to Huntsville, Alabama over the weekend to get in some mountain biking at the Monte Sano Fat Tire Festival. This annual event attracts about 100 or so registered mountain bikers ready to stay at the cabins and camp sites for a weekend of rocky trails and good food. Friday night, we packed up the truck and headed over to a hotel...
    by 198 at October 5th, 2009 at 08:10 am
  • Our Local Trails Are Underwater In Atlanta
    I don’t know if you guys have seen it on the news yet, but our local trails (and most of the northern part of the state) are under water. The massive amount of sudden rain that we received over the weekend flooded every waterway we have in Atlanta and the surrounding areas to the point that they were overflowing the highways. Most of our local trail systems are located...
    by 198 at September 23rd, 2009 at 07:09 am
  • Video: Bent Creek in Asheville, NC – Green’s Lick and Ingles Field Gap DH
    This HD mountain bike video footage is from Bent Creek in Asheville, NC. Green’s Lick is known for being an extremely fast, groomed bob sled run that heads down the north boundary of the hill. A simple YouTube search for Green’s Lick will show you plenty of eager mountain bikers getting their speed way over their head in an attempt to show off for the camera....
    by 198 at September 22nd, 2009 at 09:09 am
  • Building Dirt Jumps – Big Creek Work Party
    This past Saturday, I gave up some precious spin time in favor of a work party at our local trail. Work parties are a great way to give back to the mountain biking community and show your local governments how much support the mountain biking community actually has. Big Creek Dirt Jump Work Party For this work party, we needed to rebuild the dirt jumps at the top of Big...
    by 198 at August 18th, 2009 at 07:08 am
  • Bull Mountain – Dahlonega, Georgia Mountain Bike Trail Review
    Review by cRash and Lonestar The Bull Mountain trail system and general area offers a little something for everyone.  Too much rain lately?  Knock yourself out on all the forest service roads in the area.  But the real draw here is the miles and miles of singletrack/FS road options available to put together a long day in the saddle.  So much so, the Fool’s Gold 50/100...
    by 198 at May 1st, 2009 at 07:05 am
  • Norris Watershed High Point Trail in Tennessee – Mountain Bike Trail Review
    Review by Aaron Gilson Long fireroad uphill, quick decent with nice jumps and a lot of other options to change up the ride. Type: Mainly fire roads Distance: 2+ miles Jumps: yes – 15 or so. Best time to ride: anytime Traffic: Barely any Other Riders: very nice, helpful, and local Trail options: tons – over 30+ miles Parking: yes and free Norris Watershed High Point...
    by 198 at April 24th, 2009 at 07:04 am
  • Government Camp Oregon / Skibowl Loop – Mountain Bike Trail Review
    Review by Marcus Young Pictures and Maps from skibowl.com You’ll be spinning and grinning taking in the freewheeling fun of our unique Mountain Bike Park. With over 40 miles of Mt. Hood’s only lift-assisted, marked trails, there’s something fun for every level of mountain biker. From our family-friendly Scenic Fun Loop to our NORBA Mt. Bike Championship...
    by 198 at April 10th, 2009 at 10:04 am