Historias de mountain bike
Two photographers set out on a 10-day road trip in search of connection, community and a whole bunch of singletrack.
As temperatures rise in the Southwest, mountain bikers in Phoenix, Arizona, are going nocturnal to escape the heat.
Finding the line between safety and adventure is often a delicate question while making first ascents in Slovenian mountains.
Simplicity, style and lessons in bike jazz on Eastern Washington’s Beacon Hill. Listen to the story All photos by Ken Etzel If you get your nose close enough, ponderosa pine bark smells like vanilla. Or butterscotch, depending on the tree. Washington is famous for its pine trees. It’s portrayed as a land of constant water…
In the wake of a devastating wildfire, the communities of California’s Lost Sierra look to trails for hope, healing and a dose of dirt magic.
In a small British Columbia mountain town, one woman is using trails to help heal wounds and bridge two communities.
Searching for Europe’s most infamous predator in the Italian Alps
Descending through Colombia’s coffee country, a crew of mountain bikers explores how climate change is impacting one of the world’s most cherished beverages and the lives of those who depend upon it.
A mountain biker examines the true story behind the UK’s “natural" landscapes.
Delusional optimism and alpine immersion in British Columbia’s South Chilcotin Mountains.
Grappling with her aging trail dog’s declining health, a mountain biker decides to give her furry best friend one last dose of singletrack.
In learning her ancestral language, one mountain biker finds a different way to relate to the world, herself and her community—and ride her bike.
You’re never too old to send. A film about bikes and one bad-ass mother hucker.
After nearly 30 years on the hallowed trails of southern British Columbia, Betty Birrell still thinks life is one big playground—and that you’re never too old to send.
In North Carolina’s Pisgah National Forest, a collaboration between anglers and mountain bikers uses better trails to create healthier rivers.
In a tiny Colorado ski town, the world’s oldest mountain-bike club is facing the complicated reality of recreation gone right.
Rolling through a full-scale sensory rebellion in New England.
An interview with Gabo Benoit, trail advocate and mountain-bike mayor of Coyhaique, Chile.
An unlikely community, in the most unlikely location, has become an even more unlikely force for public lands conservation.
Following in Indigenous footsteps on the Ute Pass Trail.
The mountain-biking star of Becoming Ruby seeks out some of skiing's most powerful females.
As editor of the world’s largest mountain bike magazine, Nicole Formosa showed her audience the world’s largest issues—and revealed the sport’s resistance to confronting them.
How one suburban mountain biker’s vision for a trail system reshaped a former industrial town—and turned trail building into a family tradition.
In the second installment of our “Best of Home” series, photographer, writer and editor Colin Wiseman takes us to Washington State’s gloomy, fern-filled Whatcom County for a signature Pacific Northwest ride.
Photo editor Kyle Sparks kicks off our new social media series, “Best of Home,” documenting the everyday, out-the-back-door trails that mountain biking depends on.
Outdoor recreation can be a lifeline for local economies, but the industry has also benefited from the erasure of Indigenous peoples from their lands.
BIKE Magazine contributing editor Michael Ferrentino on our perceived right to ride wherever we want.
A bikepacking expedition inspired by one of North America’s most iconic landscapes, and the American Prairie Reserve’s audacious effort to restore it.
