Archive for the ‘Rides’

  • Capturing The Action: MTB Photography
    Last week, I shot up a poll on mountain biking photography asking how involved your process is on capturing the action on the trail. With camera technology taking huge leaps in recent years (especially with video and small HD camcorders), I was interested to see how many of you guys are using photography to capture pictures on the trail. Results: Mountain Biking Photography From...
    by 198 at March 18th, 2010 at 06:03 am
  • Finally, It Is Here…
    For those of us in the United States, our favorite time of the year has finally hit…daylight savings time. That glorious time of year where we get that extra hour of daylight and emerge from the darkness of winter. Where riding into the night without the aid of lights is reality. It is time for weekly rides and after this killer of a winter, I don’t think I...
    by 198 at March 15th, 2010 at 07:03 am
  • Much Needed Stoke: A Weekend Full Of Dirt
    Finally, after a long winter…we are getting in some time on the mountain bikes. This winter has been the worst in the southeast United States that I can remember in years. We went from having no rain at all to nothing but rain, snow and cold all winter long. As alluring as the trainer is (not really), a lot of us have just been bleeding to get in some time on the...
    by 198 at March 9th, 2010 at 08:03 am
  • Video: Levi Leipheimer On A Mountain Bike
    Apparently, Lance Armtrong is not the only one that jumps on a fat tire rig and blasts through the woods for some cross training. In this video, Levi Leipheimer is ripping up some California singletrack in the off season. For a roadie…he really has some trail riding skills as you can see with some small root drops and switchbacks. The speed he is carrying through...
    by 198 at January 27th, 2010 at 07:01 am
  • Mountain Biking and Yoga with Sacred Rides
    I do not normally publish press releases on Bike198, but I am a sucker for mountain biking specific vacations and Mike at Sacred Rides puts on some of the best of them. If you haven’t thought about an organized bike vacation, it is a great way to ride in a different part of your country or the world with other like minded obsessed mountain bikers. MOUNTAIN BIKING...
    by 198 at January 8th, 2010 at 06:01 am
  • Poll Results: How Many Bikes Do You Own?
    A week ago, I asked you guys to fill out a simple poll on how many bikes you currently own. I wanted to get an idea of how large the stables are in this community and what you are riding currently. To my surprise…the results were not at all what I thought they would be! (and that’s a good thing) Poll Results: How Many Bikes Do You Own? 3 bikes actually took...
    by 198 at December 4th, 2009 at 07:12 am
  • Silence Is Golden – SS Rigid Singlespeed Ride
    The past week or so has contained some stressful events both personally and professionally. As any seasoned mountain biker knows, the best way to shrug off the stress and get your head straight is to get out and ride…so that’s what I did. This past Saturday, I grabbed my rigid, SS, 29er and hit the trail with a friend. No cameras, no review product…nothing...
    by 198 at November 23rd, 2009 at 09:11 am
  • How To Shoot Mountain Biking Pictures – MTB Photography – Part 3
    This is the third article in a series of guest posts by Keith Pytlinski. Keith has shot for numerous bike magazines and professional publications…so needless to say…this guy REALLY knows what he is talking about. Mountain biking photography is a hobby of mine and a lot of the riders I ride with…so I found this invaluable information a must post. You can check out...
    by 198 at November 16th, 2009 at 08:11 am