-WHISTLER, BC
Photos by Adrienne Schofhauser & Ralf Hauser
Words by Adrienne Schofhauser
“You’re going to come off a little jump to the right, then there’ll be a berm to the left and then a berm to the right. After…

A LOOK BACK, AND AHEAD, AT THE STORY OF THE INTERNATIONAL MOUNTAIN BICYCLING ASSOCIATION

Words by Mark Eller
Photos courtesy of IMBA
The world’s first bicycles were mountain bikes. Because very few roads were paved in the 19th century when…

Tehachapi, California
Words by Patrick Spencer
Woodward Camps may be responsible for one of the happiest yet saddest days of my life. While growing up skateboarding, I was blessed with two consecutive years at Woodward, which proved to be some…

BoiseLife.org : Project Ride
Written By: Kip Edwards
Each year adventure seekers travel from all across the country to come visit Boise, Idaho. What seems to the occasional visitor to be a hub for climbers, kayakers, anglers, skiers, and above…

Ashland, Oregon
Words by John Baxter
You love bikes. Perhaps you work tirelessly on your own rig, dreaming of a job where you could fix and build bikes every day. Desk jobs are for suckers, right? Whether it’s wrenching in…

Bellingham, Washington
‘At Least Our Name Doesn’t End with A’
Words by Matt Shelton
Photos by Sean Hreha
Many Washington State residents—and plenty of people from further a field—dream of living and riding here in Whatcom County. Nestled mere minutes…

New Orleans, Louisiana
Words by Dan Jatres
From the tree-lined boulevards of Uptown, to the narrow streets of the French Quarter and onto the Katrina scarred neighborhoods of the 9th Ward, bicyclists wind through New Orleans much like the mighty…

Seattle, Washington
Words by John Kennedy
Photos by Reid Morth
If you were mountain biking twenty years ago in the greater Seattle area, you probably caught the news circulating throughout the riding community: “Cougar Mountain is being closed to mountain…

Photos by Carmen Freeman
Words by Josh Poulsen and Hans Rey

If you had the power to change the world, what would you do? Some people build homes and give blankets. Some bring fresh water and food. And others choose…

Words Bill Boles
Photos John Goeller
Origins
Boston is both the capitol and the population center of the state of Massachusetts. Since the 1600s, it’s been pretty thoroughly developed, with two notable exceptions. Just to the north of Boston, there’s…

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
Cycling & Recycling
Words by Lee Ravenscroft
Bike styles change, kids grow out of their bikes and bikes fall into disrepair. In addition, bike shops charge as much as $90/hour to repair a bicycle which makes many department…