If you haven’t heard, there’s a new trail off of Hiline in Sedona that is double black. It’s called Hardline and it looks steeeeeeeeeep. You can read about it here: https://www.singletracks.com/mtb-trails/sedonas-new-hardline-is-their-most-brutally-technical-mtb-trail-yet/
Remy gives it a go here:
Freehub Magazine has a beautiful new West Virginia issue out now. I’ve ridden the Davis/Plantation area and also down by New River Gorge, before it became a national park. The Wild and Wonderful State has deep roots in mountain biking history. Here’s a Freehub feature on Sue Haywood, who was so kind as to be part of this little Substack a little while back:
Freehub article: https://freehub.com/shorts/far-finished
Paseando MTB Q&A with Sue Haywood:
MTB Legend: Sue Haywood
During the late 1990s and into the 2000s, the Trek East Coast Factory Racing Team, with regard to mountain biking, had one of the best teams in the world. On that team were a handful of some of the greatest athletes in U.S. mountain biking history. One of them was Sue Haywood. With multiple national championships and a world 24-hour solo championship, a…
Wanna support trails development in WV and possibly win a new Pivot? You can do that here: Poca Trails and Pivot Contest
Here’s a little piece on mountain biking in Oaxaca, one of my favorite places to ride, eat, wander, learn, read, and relax:
https://nsmb.com/articles/mountain-biking-in-oaxaca/
Is the bike industry broken? Here’s an in depth look at it from The Radavist:
https://theradavist.com/the-bike-industry-is-broken/
Pop tarts as fuel on the trail? We’ve all done it, right?! Protect your tarts!
https://theradavist.com/it-exists-pop-tart-riding-wallet/
Cheers, everyone!
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