The mountain biking in Pittsburgh, PA, has changed quite a bit over the past 20 years. With much of the trail mileage hidden among the towns parks, local riders have experienced the gamut from rogue trails that would often get torn out, to being chased by armed police officers for simply riding ...
Posted by BHowell on 1/30/2020 2:34 PM
"Durango, Colorado has some incredible mountain biking, and the town has been a centerpiece in the bike world for decades now. From John Tomac ripping Hogsback Ridge in Retread the movie, to the World Champs in 1992, to the various NORBA Nationals, the bike history in Durango runs deep. I was l...
Posted by bturman on 12/19/2018 8:41 AM
I’ve been hearing a lot about the scene in Arkansas, and more specifically, in Bentonville. I had mostly known about Bentonville as the global headquarters of retailer Walmart, however, in recent years a substantial mountain bike movement has grown. Now I keep hearing more and more about the t...
Posted by iceman2058 on 11/21/2018 1:30 AM
Jeff thought 'La Pura Vida' was just a gringo phrase to be printed on walls of airports, bar napkins, and cheap t-shirts, but it turns out locals really do say this every day. After three days in the country, he could see why. The crew headed down to the tropics right in the middle of the rainy...
Posted by bturman on 7/27/2018 3:25 PM
Posted by PNW Components on 4/2/2018 9:59 AM
Growing up in the redwood rain forest of Santa Cruz, CA, I took the soft, black dirt that lined our local trails for granted. It felt like paradise. Once I headed off to university, I was bitten by the racing bug, which brought me, and most of my friends, from our school in San Luis Obispo, CA,...
Posted by iceman2058 on 3/28/2018 6:53 AM
As the rain in Jeff’s homestate of Washington began to plummet down, accompanied with quickly dropping temperatures, it was time to head someplace warmer, and more exotic, for a final riding edit in 2017. After a very successful visit to San Luis Potosi, Mexico, to present the WTB product ...
Posted by iceman2058 on 12/20/2017 2:43 AM
Seven years ago, Jeff fielded a phone call while working at Ibis Cycles, in sunny Santa Cruz, CA, USA. It was a fellow named Runar, from Iceland, who wanted to sell Ibis in the small country. Sure enough, after a couple years, the two met at Eurobike, then again randomly crossed paths while ri...
Posted by iceman2058 on 10/18/2017 10:01 AM
Mountain bike Vancouver Island with Jeff Kendall-Weed! Jeff finds some inspiration at a neighborhood garage sale with a handy guide book to the island ("Get in the Van! Vancouver Island that is!" Insider tips to discover Canada's Second Most Populated Island After The Island of Montreal by Bike"...
Posted by iceman2058 on 7/26/2017 5:49 AM
Escape the dreary winter rains with a trip to Hurricane, Utah, with pro mountain bike rider and general shredder Jeff Kendall-Weed. It's all fun and games as Jeff jumps and wheelies across the beautiful desert terrain that lies in the foreground to Zion National Park. Presented by Ibis Cycles,...
Posted by iceman2058 on 5/4/2017 12:08 AM
Posted by sspomer on 7/8/2014 10:29 AM