How to Buy Your First Mountain Bike: A Complete Guide
Buying your first mountain bike can be a very intimidating experience. It’s a blessing and a curse to have so many options. This industry is constantly growing, expanding, and making a product for every type of rider on the trail. With so many options, it means that...
The Ultimate Indoor Mountain Bike Training (With a Free Plan)
As mountain bikers, we all love riding on trails. Sometimes though, our schedule or workout just doesn’t allow it. There are plenty of times that I have gone to trails with the intention of executing a specific workout, only to discover that I am simply unable to...
11 Off Season Mountain Bike Training Tips
What do you think when you hear the word off-season? Do you imagine yourself hanging up your shoes, bike, and helmet in the garage and waiting to be able to ride again when spring rolls around? Don’t let the phrase ‘off-season’ fool you. I like to refer to the...
Best Mountain Bike Tire for Street and Trail
One of the benefits of living in a small city, as I do, is that there are still quite a few trails to mountain bike on within a reasonable distance from my home. However, during the week I still mostly ride my bike in the city. I started looking for the best mountain...
Best Mountain Bike Tire for SAND (Plus Tips to Ride Better)
When I was in college, my friends and I would go down toward the river and race around a 20-minute mountain bike trail. It was always so fun to race both each other and our own time. The winning move, however, always came around the one very deep and sandy section. If...
Can I Use Mountain Bike Shoes on a Road Bike?
Cycling can feel like such a complicated and expensive sport. There is equipment and accessories for every need and there is an even bigger price tag attached to each item. I coach a lot of athletes who are just getting into the sport or who are trying to optimize...
Best Mountain Bike Tire For Muddy Terrain
When I first started racing bikes, I rarely thought to consider tire choice. In fact, I was skeptical as to whether or not all of those fancy tread patterns and tire selections really made a difference at all. It wasn’t until I raced a mud race with a non-mud specific...
Best Mountain Bike Tire For Rocky Terrain
As mountain bikers, we are usually meticulous about the equipment that we ride. We focus on every gram, millimeter, alloy, and angle. While it’s all beneficial, the fact remains that when we ride our beloved machines, we only have 2 contact points with the terrain we...
10 Ways To Make A Mountain Bike More Comfortable
When I’m out riding my bike, I often see people pulled over on the side of the trail stretching out or resting their achy body from the rigors of the sport. I think many people attribute these pains to a lack of fitness, but I’m here to tell you that a little extra...