Local Trails Get a Boost From the Tahoe Fund’s Trails Endowment Nonprofit grants $45,000 to local trail organizations for trail maintenance With higher trail usage in the Tahoe region, many of the existing trails are being loved to death. The Tahoe Fund is hoping to help solve this issue through its Tahoe Trails Endowment. The nonprofit recently awarded $45,000 in grants from the endowment to the Tahoe Rim Trail Association (TRTA) […] Cycle CycleBrains | July 21, 2022 0 Comments
Mountain Bike Shootout – Flats vs. Clipped In Back when I was growing up and working in bike shops, everyone I knew rode clipped in. Road, Mountain, DH – it didn’t matter. Flat pedals were reserved for BMX, dirt jumpers, and kids. I spent another ten years in the bike industry, and it was the same story. Flat pedals? What the heck are those? This past summer, I’ve […] Cycle Mike Lavery | July 15, 2022 4 Comments
Gear Review: The SCOTT Pro Shield Sunglasses—My Daily Driver for Mountain Biking Eyewear Winter has come and gone but bike season has happily arrived to save my sanity from boredom and help me get my daily mountain ‘fix’. I’ve never been much of a cyclist, but with Salt Lake City’s legendary Corner Canyon trail system a short 25-minute ride from my house, it’s a no-brainer that I get into the sport this summer. […] Gear Review Martin Kuprianowicz | July 14, 2022 0 Comments
Electric Bikes: Same Great Workout, Less Actual Work? Credit: pedelecs.co.uk Researchers at Brigham Young University concluded that, despite general public perception to the contrary, electric bikes offer nearly the same aerobic benefit as their standard pedal-fitted counterparts. The study, ‘Pedal-Assist Mountain Bikes: A Pilot Study Comparison of the Exercise Response, Perceptions, and Beliefs of Experienced Mountain Bikers,’ which was conducted between May 24 and June 16, 2018, was […] Cycle Reed Philips | July 12, 2022 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Insane POV Video From Winner of Megavalanche 2022 Check out this insane POV footage from Kilian Bron, who won this year’s Megavalanche downhill race. Related: Snow, Dirt, Crashes, and Absolute Insanity At The Megavalanche DH Marathon Famous for its carnage, the Megavalanche is a downhill mountain bike marathon-style race, starting on the glaciated summit of the Pic Blanc (10,826 feet) and descending to the lush meadows of the […] Cycle CycleBrains | July 11, 2022 0 Comments
[PHOTOS] The Gorgeous Annual Ride Idaho Summer Tour Peak Media conducted its annual Ride Idaho summer tour for Ski Idaho last week, shooting videos and photos at a half-dozen Gem State ski areas:June 26 — Route of the Hiawatha (operated by Lookout Pass)June 27 — Silver MountainJune 28 — SchweitzerJune 29 — Brundage MountainJune 30 — Tamarack ResortJuly 1 — Bogus BasinEleven Idaho ski areas offer summertime mountain […] Industry News CycleBrains | July 7, 2022 0 Comments
[VIDEO] North Shore Betty | You’re Never too Old to Send [arve url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9iuSVnfisI"] CycleBrains | July 1, 2022 Likes Tweets 1 Comment
Man Splits the Rear Wheel of his Bike in Half for a Head-Turning Result There are a lot of physics that go into riding a bike. There is the gyroscopic theory effect of the spinning wheels. Also, the external forces such as gravity, friction, and rolling resistance. But how about a simple math equation? Just normal bike math, like 0.5 x 2 = 1 wheel. That is what engineer Sergii Gordieiev made sound simple […] Cycle Brent Thomas | June 29, 2022 0 Comments
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