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British Columbia, Corbin Selfe, trail building, Videos - October 31, 2020

Build It and Shred It | Corbin Selfe’s DIY Trails in British Columbia

Not everyone has an extensive network of trails in their hometown. In fact, some people don’t have any trails at all. And while traveling to find trails is what most riders resort to, others decide to grab a shovel and get to work. A prime of example is Corbin Selfe. Growing up in the small Read More

Digging Toward Detachment

From creation to completion to eventual self-determination, Digging Toward Detachment follows one trailbuilder's long road to letting go.

Grounded: A Trailbuilding Story

Trails are as old as humanity, but mountain bikes bring to them a unique marriage of ancient rhythm and modern art. Both humbling and empowering, to build a trail is to fall into the order of the natural world, and enjoy the ultimate form of two-wheeled creative self-expression. The land shapes us as much as Read More

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New Zealand, trail building, Videos - July 9, 2020

Three Years Building a $12M Trail in the New Zealand Bush

The Pike 29 Memorial Track was built as a living memorial to the men who died in the 2010 Pike mining disaster. A massive project culminating in a $12M trail, it was sculpted into the landscape by passionate mountain bikers and track builders and is a world-class and first-of-its-kind mountain bike track which doubles and Read More

Soil Searching: Tasmania

Famous for its koalas, kangaroos, eucalyptus forests, Vegemite, Hugh Jackman, and a million things that want to kill you, there’s still one thing not so well known about the Land Down Under. Australia is also home to some of the best mountain bike trail builders in the world, including Rhys Atkinson and Ryan De La Read More

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