Singletracks Mountain Bike News

advocacy, government, GPS for MTB, map, mapping, maps, strava, trail building, trail maintenance, trail management - January 12, 2017

How Strava Is Using GPS Map Data to Help Mountain Bikers

Last year, Strava users logged 9.6 fitness activities per second. Think about it: in the time it took you to read that sentence, 50 rides, runs, and workouts were logged by athletes around the world. If you’re like me, you’ve probably wondered what Strava does with the data from those 300+ million activities, beyond the leaderboards and the kudos. Monitoring …

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Forest Service Says “No Evidence Bike Use Would Degrade Trails”

A proposal has been put forth that mountain bikes be allowed on a historic trail in the Alleghany National Forest: Tracy Ridge, in Pennsylvania. The USFS conducted an environmental assessment about the fitness of this trail for mountain bike access and they found that “there is no evidence that bike use of the area would degrade the …

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After Yet Another Loss, Montana Mountain Bikers Fight Back With a Lawsuit of Their Own

Editor’s Note: John Fisch is an avid backcountry enthusiast who hikes, bikes and backpacks at every opportunity. While John is a regular contributor to Singletracks.com, the opinions expressed in this commentary are his alone and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Singletracks.com. Anti-cycling forces have long used lobbying clout and legal action to close longstanding cycling routes …

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advocacy, Opinion, politics - December 20, 2016

Riding the Middle Ground: Mountain Bike Politics and Lifestyle

Editor’s Note: John Fisch is an avid backcountry enthusiast who hikes, bikes and backpacks at every opportunity. The trails in this editorial are part of his big backyard. While John is a regular contributor to Singletracks.com, the opinions expressed in this commentary are his alone and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Singletracks.com. Times are strange, seems …

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6 Reasons Why Scotland May Be the Most Progressive Mountain Bike Destination in the World

Scotland is a small country of just over 5 million people, but despite being small in population and relatively small in landmass, Scotland is BIG in mountain biking! I recently had the opportunity to spend a couple days riding in Cairngorms National Park–the largest national park in the UK–and I also spent a few days …

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