I was talking with some riding friends the other day about past biking experiences and what we “thought we knew” when we first started riding. Like most mountain bikers, we did things like drool over rear derailleurs while forgetting about the rest of the bike, struggled to find the bike and riding style that fit [...]
As the weather starts to warm and daylight hours get longer, riding plans for the year start to formulate. From quick weekend excursions to week long epics, mountain biking vacations are a way to get out and ride trail that isn’t in your backyard. Ranging from full tours in foreign countries to single night hotel [...]
The time every rider looks forward to during the winter is finally here…daylight savings time. The beginning of the peak riding season is upon us as the daylight hours get longer, the snow melts and flowers start to bloom. Finally, we are able to start up our regular weekday rides without lights thanks to the [...]
We all know the joys of mountain biking. Heading down the unbeaten tracks, no motor traffic for miles, no exhaust fumes to deal with, superb views and a lot of camaraderie. Wonderful – especially in the summer months! In the winter months the challenge just gets harder and a lot muddier but not any less fun. [...]
Diamondback Bicycles is one of those names that has been cemented in the mountain bike industry almost since the beginning. I can remember back in the early 90′s drooling over some of their offerings that graced the covers of industry rags everywhere. With their newer Knuckle Box suspension design, Diamondback Bicycles is looking to bring [...]
Downhill mountain biking is a rush. There is nothing better for me than blasting down technical single track and feeling the freedom of releasing the bikes full potential and this is not singled out to big travel bikes with dual crown forks. Single track around the world can be the source of some of the [...]
What is the best mountain bike for you? This is a question that every single mountain biker asks as they look to replace a current bike or get into the sport for the first time. With all of the available options in today’s market, you have a wide range of possible suspects which is a [...]
The past couple of years in the mountain biking industry have been exciting. The mountain biking public now has more high quality frames and components to ride than ever before and it is almost to the point that we are asking…so what is next? Unlike the early days of mountain biking when the industry was [...]
Inadvertently, there was a conversation started on our local advocacy board last week about supporting local bike shops and the process of trying to find the best deal on parts we can by purchasing them online. I want to start this conversation by saying that there are two very different sides to this argument and [...]
This past weekend was a brutal one. With multiple weeks in succession of being out of town, I was itching for a ride in the worst way so there wasn’t anything that was going to keep me off the bike on Saturday and Sunday if I could help it. Sometimes you just need rides and [...]
This guest post was written by a great friend of Bike198, Kyle Glave. Not only is Kyle an avid mountain biker for over 19 years, part time endurance racer, lifelong outdoor adventurist, but we have ridden together for years. I thought this article on the perfect ride goes great with the holiday season. With the [...]
This guest post was written by a great friend of Bike198, Kyle Glave. Not only is Kyle an avid mountain biker for over 19 years, part time endurance racer, lifelong outdoor adventurist, but we have ridden together for years. I thought this article on flow would be a great lead in to a weekend of [...]
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