Category: Events

  • Interbike Heads to Reno-Tahoe for 2018 Show

    Interbike, the Largest U.S. Bicycle Industry Trade Show  Chooses Reno-Tahoe for New Home Beginning September 2018  and  Announces Launch of Interbike Marketweek Interbike Marketweek will Start with World-Class Consumer Cycling Festival followed by OutDoor Demo and Culminate in Trade Show with Morning Education, New Show Hours and Mid-Week Day Pattern   Although Las Vegas was…

  • Wilkins Peak Trail System Named Top Mountain Bike Trail In Wyoming For 2nd Year

    I just got back from a quick trip to Sweetwater County Wyoming where I enjoyed bike riding, sight seeing, watching a rodeo and viewing Wild Horses up close and personal. On the first day, I got a quick jaunt on some local trails above Rock Springs. The second day I explored the incredible Wilkins Peak Trail…

  • Shimano Announces New Gravity and All-Mountain Footwear & Pedals

    Athertons Team Up with Shimano for Launch of New Gravity and All-Mountain Footwear & Pedals New top-level All-Mountain and Gravity Lines Offer SPD- and Flat- Pedal Options; First-Ever Shimano Women’s Gravity Shoe Shimano has just announced a slew of new shoes and pedals oriented towards the gravity crowd. The new SPD shoes include the flagship All-Mountain SH-AM901…

  • Sweetwater County Wyoming – Rock Springs Day 1

    Sweetwater County is conveniently located in southwestern Wyoming off the I-80 corridor and along the popular travel highways of 191 and 530 in Flaming Gorge Country. It’s 5 hours from the Denver Metro area and 3 hours from Salt Lake City, making a likely location for recreational activities. Sweetwater County has some incredible single-track trails just…

  • BC Bike Race and Kali Protectives Join Forces

    The BC Bike Race take place July 5th – 13th throughout sections of the West Coast of British Columbia and the Seven Stage race pits racers against tough trails and long days in the saddle. This year the BCBR has a new protocol for concussion management, and they have teamed up with Kali Protectives for support…

  • Ibis Introduces the Mojo HD4

    Introducing the 4th Generation Mojo HD The Mojo HD4 is the latest in a series of trail bikes from Ibis Cycles, featuring 27.5″ wheels, and 153mm of rear wheel travel, delivered through the efficient dw-link suspension, and it’s compatible with a variety of 160mm forks. The bike uses designs, expertise, and technologies derived from the HD3…

  • Ibis Team Debuts Mojo HD4 at EWS Race in Ireland

    We’ll have full news on the new Mojo HD4 on Tuesday, May 30th! Until then, here are some tidbits of information along with pictures from the EWS Emerald Enduro in Ireland. Supposedly the head angle has been slackened out to 64.9° (depending on the fork) compared to the HD3’s  66.6° . Also, the BB has been…

  • Emerald Expositions Acquires Snow Show from SnowSports Industries America

    The SnowSports Industries America (SIA) is the non-profit organization that has held the annual Snow Show industry ski trade show since 2011 in Denver, after a longtime home in Las Vegas (say what?). The large Emerald Expositions trade show conglomerate that runs the Interbike and Outdoor Retailer shows is acquiring the SIA Snow Show for a $16.7…

  • Moab May 2017 Trail Report – Navajo Rocks

    I rode the entire Navajo Rocks loop counterclockwise from lower lot, and it offered excellent views throughout the trip. The sun came out around the halfway point after a dreary and wet morning. I started on the fun Ramblin which had lots of swooping slickrock, then the sandier Big Mesa next to the majestic canyon…

  • Moab May 2017 Trip Report – The Whole Enchilada

    The Whole Enchilada is one of the premier mountain bike rides in the Utah desert, and the bottom Porcupine Rim portion was the only real singletrack in the Moab area back in the old days. Due to the heavy snow conditions and the recent rain, the Whole Enchilada Shuttle drop off was on the Loop road…

  • Moab May 2017 Trip Report – Mag 7 Trail

    The Magnificent 7 or “Mag 7” is a series of trails between Highway 191 and 313 in the Moab area. You can do loops on the trails, an out and back or point to point via a shuttle, the latter is what I did. My Mag 7 singletrack route started on Gateway, then Bull’s Run,…

  • Sea Otter 2017 – Light & Motion Vis Pro, Urban and Seca Lights

    Light & Motion added the new Vis Pro front and rear taillight system to their Vis lineup and they increased the lumen output by around 15% on all their Urban and Seca series of lights. VIS Pro The new VIS Pro commuter light follows in the VIS 360 footsteps, but the front light now has…

  • Sea Otter 2017 – Bar Fly Prime GPS Mount System and Air Lever Tire Inflater

    Bar Fly has released the 4 Prime mounting systems which provide adapters for almost any GPS device along with options to attach a camera, light, and a Di2. They also have the Air Lever which combines a tire lever with a CO2 inflator, and a slew of fenders for almost any bike. Bar Fly 4 PRIME…

  • Sea Otter 2017 – Cane Creek HELM Fork, AER Headset and DBAir [IL] Rear Shock

    Cane Creek was showing off their sweet new HELM fork, their lightweight AER headsets with aluminum cartridge bearings, the eeCycleworks eeNut preload assembly for carbon steerer tubes and finally the DBAir [IL] Rear Shock. HELM Fork Cane Creek was displaying their brand new HELM fork at their booth. It’s their first foray into the fork market,…

  • Sea Otter 2017 – Revolution Suspension Grips

    They’re ‘Shock Absorbing Grips’. The Revolution Suspension Grips are an innovative system that isolates your hand’s and upper body from the shock and vibration propagated through the handlebars from the trail, and this design helps decrease fatigue, repetitive injury and arm pump. The system features a two-collar lock-on design, an inner plastic sleeve which is…

  • Sea Otter 2017 – MRP

    MRP was displaying their sweet new Ribbon fork, the Better Boost front axle adapter, the Ramp Control for FOX 36 forks and finally the affordable 1x CS chain guide. Ribbon Fork Grand Junction Colorado-based MRP is proud to introduce the all new Ribbon fork with Ramp Control, pressure release valves and a bladder free damper. The…