• Do You Know What These Vital MTB Advocacy Groups Do? Learn More, Join and Maybe Win a New MTB.

    Submitted by Bill Plock on October 18th, 2021

    The Northern front range mountain bike associations are holding a membership drive and when you join or renew your membership in October you’ll be automatically entered to win a Commencal Meta TR frame AND $1,500 toward your dream build Read more

    • The Town of Norwood’s Rally for Ride the Rockies, “We Really Shined”

      Submitted by Bill Plock on October 14th, 2021

      Almost 20 years ago the Colorado town of Norwood was command central for one of the states’ largest forest fires, the Burn Canyon Fire. Patti Grafmyer, the town administrator recalls Norwood rallying to help the hundreds of firefighters on duty, but she said it felt nothing compared to how the town rallied to help hundreds of cyclists in the 2021 Ride the Rockies Read more

      • Utah’s Unique Mountain Bike Hut System Unites a Group of Colorado Cyclists

        Submitted by Bill Plock on October 12th, 2021

        In south central Utah surrounded by National Parks, ancient river beds and views of what was once the floor of a great sea bed, lies a system of huts sheltering mountain bikers as they wind through the Escalante Plateau. 

        The area, more than twice the size of Rhode Island is bordered by Zion, Bryce, Capitol Reef National Parks and Lake Powell. It offers a huge variety of terrain tempting all levels of cyclists to explore the high deserts, deep canyons, daunting plateaus and sandy washout basins. Read more

        • High School Mountain Bike Racing; an Aspiration, Inspiration and Fun for All

          Submitted by Bill Plock on October 11th, 2021

          The sound of the drums echoing off the mountains created a stadium like atmosphere this weekend at Grandby Ranch for the North Regional Championship of the Colorado High School Cycling League. About 800 high schoolers battled through rain and hail to qualify for the the Championship to be held October 23- 24 in Durango.  A couple of mountain passes away, the South region had their championship in Eagle this past weekend so a total of about 1,600 student athletes competed.  Read more