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This article was produced in partnership with Elixinol. Like short-travel 29ers, ever-slackening geometry and e-MTBs, CBD is having a moment in the mountain bike world. Ever since the World Doping Association removed CBD from its list of banned substances in 2018, pro mountain bikers have picked up sponsorships from brands selling CBD products. It’s likely Read More

Home has meant so much more than ever before in 2020. It’s been our offices, our kids’ schools and the starting and ending point of rides we would have otherwise eschewed for gnarlier or farther-flung or more picturesque trails. And it’s the underlying theme that runs throughout our Summer issue, which is on newsstands today. Read More

Watch pro racer on the rise Joe Breeden ride his Polygon N9 like there is no tomorrow! Take a deep breath as he turns traction control off and go as hard as the law of physics let him!

In this installment of Palmer’s Peeves, our favorite malcontent takes aim at some of aggressive mountain biking’s most treasured tools. The practice of “overforking,” or installing longer-travel front suspension than a bike is intended for, is a practice that took hold long before we knew what we know about geometry. In simpler times when bikes Read More

The Bears Ears bikepacking network joins multiple routes through some of the most remote and remarkable desert landscapes.