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Gear Review: Lolo Vertical Bike Rack

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When our family was expecting our third child, I had to finally admit that my little Subaru Impreza wasn’t going to be big enough for our family adventures. I sold my beloved Subaru to a friend and bought a full-size SUV. This was in December at the beginning of ski season, so I wasn’t too worried about my bike transport […]

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Avatar photo Brent Thomas | June 22, 2022
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11 Idaho Ski Areas Will Be Offering Mountain Biking This Summer

BOISE, Idaho (May 24, 2022) — Eleven Idaho ski areas offer summertime mountain biking, nine of the operations are lift-served, most are debuting new trails this season, and two — Silver Mountain, and Soldier Mountain — are opening Memorial Day weekend. So is the Route of the Hiawatha, and the crown jewel of the nation’s rails-to-trails initiative, which is operated […]

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CycleBrains | May 25, 2022
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Turn Any Bike into an E-bike With This Pocket-Sized Battery

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Do you have a bike and wish it was electric? Maybe you should make the switch. Or should I say Swytch? That is exactly what the company Swytch Bike wants to help you do, as they look to completely disrupt the e-bike industry with the smallest, lightest, e-bike battery in the world.  The Swytch Kit is an affordable way to […]

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Avatar photo Brent Thomas | May 16, 2022
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[VIDEO] ‘Outdoor Synchrony’ – Pro Mountain Biker Kilian Bron’s Multi-Sport Adventure Edit is just Plain Jaw-Dropping

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | November 2, 2021
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5 New Bike Routes Adding Over 550 Miles of Bicycling are Coming to Utah Soon

Utah is getting five new bicycle routes that will provide over 550 miles of biking—allowing bicyclists to travel from Arizona to Idaho without even having to get off the designated paths. KSL News reports that the American Association of State Highway and Transportation recently approved a measure to designate the five new routes in Utah through its United States Bicycle […]

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CycleBrains | August 11, 2021
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60% of Idaho Ski Areas Offer Summer Mountain Biking Adventures

This article was provided courtesy of Ski Idaho  BOISE, Idaho (June 14, 2021) — 11 of Idaho’s ski areas offer lift-served mountain biking, and four — Lookout Pass (plus the Route of the Hiawatha), Silver Mountain, Soldier Mountain, and Tamarack — have already opened their trails for the season. Five more — Bogus Basin, Brundage Mountain, Grand Targhee, Kelly Canyon, […]

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CycleBrains | June 16, 2021
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Salt Lake City, UT Report: Multi-Sport Season Blossoms—Skiing, Climbing, Biking, and Debauchery

Brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing  Report from Thursday, May 13, 2021 It’s that time of year. The time of year where you want to squeeze in as many outdoor activities into one day as humanly possible—and can.  You can get your springtime adventure-fix in every which way—snow, rock, dirt, the party scene, etcetera.  On Thursday, May 13, we skied […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | May 17, 2021
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Utah Gets New Hut-to-Hut Trail for Mountain Bikers

Mountain Biker on the Aquarius Trail

The Aquarius Trail system, spanning 190-miles from Brian Head resort to the town of Escalante, is one of Utah’s newest and coolest offerings for mountain bikers. This ride makes its way around some of Southwestern Utah’s most striking landscapes and famous natural features, such as Bryce Canyon National Park, Escalante National Monument, and the Aquarius Plateau, as it descends over […]

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Anson Brown | April 26, 2021
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Mountain Dew Will Refund Your Outdoor Recreation Pass with Their New “Outdoor Stimulus” Program

Mountain Dew is making it easier to get outdoors by giving away $1 million in prizes to celebrate the great outdoors. This $1 million will be given out as $25 gift cards in exchange for scanning your outdoor license or pass for the 2020/2021 season. Mountain Dew accepts almost every type of license/pass, including fishing licenses, hunting licenses, off-road vehicle […]

Miles Wong | April 7, 2021
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The US is Building a 6,000km Coast-to-Coast Bike Trail

There is something so American about packing up your bags and going on a coast-to-coast drive across the entire United States of America. However, as our generation becomes more outdoorsy and environmentally conscious, perhaps this iconic road trip will be done on bicycles as opposed to automobiles. Related: The American Perimeter Trail- 12,000 Miles of What Could Be The Longest […]

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Miles Wong | January 7, 2021
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Celebrating Sun Peaks Bike Park Closing Weekend

Sun Peaks Bike Park Mountain Biking Berm

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Peter Craigen (@petercraigen) Sun Peaks Bike Park is a must-do trip for any mountain biker. Tucked away just 45 minutes from Kamloops, B.C., the Bavarian Style village at Sun Peaks is colourful and charming with lots on offer. Skiing, biking, and golfing might be their main attractions, but the village in […]

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Peter Craigen | September 29, 2020
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Trip Report: Powderhorn Mountain Resort, CO Downhill Mountain Biking

Report from the weekend of 12-13 September 2020 I recently had the pleasure of riding a new (to me) Lift Accessed Downhill Mountain Bike course. It just so happens, it was at the same great little resort that I learned to snowboard (and ski a bit) many years ago. Powderhorn Mountain Resort has been hauling bikes uphill since 2016, with […]

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James Pulfer | September 16, 2020
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VIDEO: Always Late | Epic Urban Biking Video From Andrea Maranelli

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CycleBrains | August 21, 2020
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The Ultimate Triathlon: Climb Everest, Swim The English Channel, Bike Across the U.S.

Triathlons are hard enough as they were originally designed. Per the International Olympic Guidelines, a triathlon consists of a 0.93-mile swim, 24.8 miles on a bike, and 6.2 miles of running. Rob Lea decided that he wanted to blow that out of the water by changing the stakes. His plan was to climb Mount Everest, swim across the English Channel, […]

Avatar photo Ryan Flynn | July 10, 2020
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Starting July 1 Hikers Will Have to Pay to Visit Some Colorado Outdoor Areas, Like Dome Rock

New times bring about new rules — and not always to everyone’s satisfaction.  The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Department is now requiring a fishing or hunting license to hike in Dome Rock State Wildlife Area this summer. The Teller County property features a long loop trail with overgrown aspen groves, wildflower meadows, and the granite, jutting monolith. Outside Colorado reports […]

Avatar photo SnowBrains | June 26, 2020
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Miles of Utah Mountain Biking Trails Saved from Oil and Gas Companies

The sale of several parcels of land near Moab, UT that included up to two-thirds of the popular Slickrock mountain biking trail has been reversed by the BLM, sparing the pristine area from oil and gas companies who were looking to drill there. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that the Bureau of Land Management decided against selling the land to oil […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | February 24, 2020
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VIDEO: Red Bull Drops “Urban Freeride Lives 3” – An Insane Urban Biking Clip with Fabio Wibmer

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CycleBrains | December 13, 2019
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America’s First Coast-to-Coast Bike Trail Is More Than Halfway Built

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Picture yourself pedaling across the entire country on a safe, seamless and scenic pathway—or walking a local trail that connects along historic routes. Imagine the incomparable experience of exploring America’s heritage by trail—its potential, its beauty and bounty, its people and places. Consider the economic opportunities and the benefits for communities along the route of a multi-use bike trail that […]

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CycleBrains | November 1, 2019
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Mt Abram Scheduled to Open Maine’s Largest Mountain Bike Park In Spring 2020

Mt Abrams is offering all sorts of new routes

Mt Abram, a ski resort in Greenwood, Maine prides itself on being home to one of the best and most affordable ski resorts in New England, and now, they’re adding a sweet new bike park for those summertime shredders. The area offers five lifts and a nice vertical of 1,150 feet. The resort plans to have the first trails, two […]

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Kristen Strom | October 11, 2019
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Mountain Swings, Thanks to #AspenSwingProject

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A few spots around the ski town of Aspen, Colorado got a special gift. Random swings have been popping up in the forests that surround the city, and nobody knows who’s doing it. Several swings, covered in a deep-red coating of paint, dot trails around Aspen. The only clue about them is the etching in each swing: #AspenSwingProject. Related: Several […]

Joseph Phillips | August 29, 2019
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