Fruita / Grand Junction has a fantastic reputation among mountain bikers, and many even rate it as the best mountain biking region in the USA. As soon as I reached Fruita, I knew I was going to love riding these trails, but was I up for a surprise, a very pleasant one!! . Trail Stats & Information Nearby City: Fruita Length: 17.2 miles Trail Type: Loops Skill Level: Aerobically: easy – strenuous, Technically: easiest-difficult Duration: 2 - 3.5 hours Trailhead Elev: … [Read more...]
Plantation Trail When I approached the West Virginia Mountain Biking Forums to find out what the "Best" trails were,the Plantation Trail was way on the top of the list. After having so much trouble finding up to date trail info, I was lucky that this trail is pretty easy and straight forward to ride. So, it was time to hit the Plantation, and see for myself if it deserves a spot in the "Big League" Trail Info: Nearby City: Davis Length: 19.7 total miles Trail Type: Loop Skill … [Read more...]
West Virginia.. What can I say, a very beautiful State, but WV has got to be the worst State I've Mountain Biked. I had set 3 weeks aside to ride some of West Virginia Trails, but after just one week and just one and a half ride, I packed up and headed for Colorado. Let me explain how I find the best rides. ** First of all, I have full access to Trails.com and Singletrack.com, these two sites give me a lot of useful Trail info about existing trails, once I am familiar with my options, … [Read more...]
The 4th Annual Moab Ho-Down Bike Festival October 30th, 31st and November 1st, 2009 Mark your calendar for the 4th Annual Moab Ho-Down Festival, happening the last weekend in October 2009. Moab’s original fat tire festival has changed and evolved over the past few decades into what is now being presented by Chile Pepper Bike Shop in Moab. KEEPING A 23-YEAR TRADITION ALIVE The Moab Ho-Down is the reborn bike festival held annually for 23 years in Moab on Halloween weekend. It … [Read more...]
The first time I started on the Tsali Loops was the "perfect storm" for a mountain biker's nightmare, within 15 min. I got stung just above the knee by a hornet that got caught under my shorts, stung like hell, but I pushed on. I just passed the 6 mile marker, when on a slight downhill I got a bit carried away, and on a minor jump, I blew both my inner-tubes and had to walk 5 miles back to the trail head, I always carry 2 spare tubes on a trail, but 2 weeks ago i gave one away to a fellow biker … [Read more...]
The Collective - Seasons is a film that follows seven of the worlds top mountain bikers through the course of four seasons of one year. The film explores what it means to be a full time rider as told through the lives of downhill racers, slopestyle competitors, and big mountain freeriders. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtFFm8HBeSA . … [Read more...]
In prepration for my 2009 Mountain Mayhem Tour USA, I spent a few months in the Dordogne, S.W France. I hooked up with my M8 "Duke" who runs an outdoor buisness taking people on hikes, canoe trips, horse riding, caving and Mountain Biking. I met Duke last year 2008, in Bend {Oregon}, and from there we travelled to Moab {Utah} and then Ouray {Colorado} it was on these trails that he invited me over to the Dordogne, to show me some of his trails Well , in all honesty, the Dordogne is no … [Read more...]
