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Riding the North Shore… of Oahu: A Day on the Pupukea Trail

As the child of a lifetime airline employee, my eventual wife had the benefit of free travel, and her family made regular trips to Hawaii.  Then she grew up, married me, and I took her to exotic places like Ohio and North Dakota instead. While many know me as a knucklehead with a sometimes unsafe …

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Gunnison Adds Urban Fat Bike Trails, Hopes to Expand Grooming

Gunnison Trails has been working hard to push the fat biking envelope. Currently, they are “test driving” 3.7 miles of impeccably-groomed urban singletrack and working with the BLM on a proposal to groom a portion of Hartman Rocks for fat biking. We met with Jonathan Houck for a tour of the amazing Gunnison urban winter singletrack. …

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Winter Bikepacking, Backcountry Hut-Style

For anyone curious about winter bikepacking, but not quite ready to rough it, there is a perfect solution in Gothic, Colorado. The Maroon Hut, operated by Crested Butte Nordic has been a winter overnight destination for skiers and snowshoers for many  years. Now, thanks to Crested Butte Mountain Bike Association (CBMBA), blessed with US Forest …

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Crested Butte Strives to Become a Fat Bike Mecca with Extensive Grooming

Crested Butte is all-in when it comes to fat biking. If the success of the inaugural Fat Bike Worlds (FBW) in 2016 wasn’t convincing, the second edition in 2017 solidifies Crested Butte’s dedication to all things fat. Beyond FBW, there are big ambitions to make Crested Butte a true destination for fat bike aficionados. Since …

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A Dozen Delicious Descents to Ride in 2017

Whoever first decided to make “going downhill” a euphemism for things going badly obviously wasn’t a mountain biker.  While most of us love to ride up, level, or down, it’s the down that really gets the adrenaline going.  It’s the down that we look forward to.  It’s the down that we talk about over a …

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