If there’s a common thread to my life story it would have to be the pursuit of adventure. Nothing has been more foundational to me than the...
James Doerfling sets the standard for building community-oriented, trails to get people outdoors, and living healthy, active lives.
Over the course of 4,000 vertical feet of shredding loam and surfing scree shards, yells of “Heyyoo!” served as both a stamp of approval and as grizzly bear deterrents deep in Idaho's panhandle.
Steffi Marth and Micayla Gatto dive into the impact of injury and how it profoundly affects our lives, routines, and relationships with our bodies.
Pacific City, Oregon reignites a spark as the area becomes a destination for riders, breathing new life into the local economy and giving the community an altogether new identity and purpose.
Pacific City, Oregon reignites a spark as the area becomes a destination for riders, breathing new life into the local economy and giving the...
Living in a small Colorado mountain town has a way of changing a person. You have to get used to things happening a little slower, and to driving...
Our annual photo book always sparks immense excitement among our team members. This special issue is traditionally meant to be a visual and written...
Steffi Marth and Micayla Gatto dive into the impact of injury and how it profoundly affects our lives, routines, and relationships with our bodies.
Over the course of 4,000 vertical feet of shredding loam and surfing scree shards, yells of “Heyyoo!” served as both a stamp of approval and as...
James Doerfling sets the standard for building community-oriented, trails to get people outdoors, and living healthy, active lives.
Most American kids dream of the day they turn 16. It’s the day they can finally escape the wrath of their parents by having the freedom to...
If there’s a common thread to my life story it would have to be the pursuit of adventure. Nothing has been more foundational to me than the...
Even though Hood River, Oregon is a long way from British Columbia, the Family Man zone of the town’s Post Canyon trails gave pro rider Hannah...
Sipping a cold beer with Spanish enduro racer Iago Garay on the terrace of our local brewery in Madrid, Spain, is a rare occurrence. Iago’s...
We all remember it vividly; our first clipless pedal mishap. Usually, this type of blunder is made all the more embarrassing because it occurs at...
For those of us who’ve been mountain biking for two, three or even four decades, the sport of today has progressed far beyond our wildest...
An announcement crackled over a loudspeaker and a crowd of women began moving toward the high point of the bike park at Baker Creek Preserve, home to...
I’ve experienced conflicting emotions while producing this edition of Freehub, filled as it is with stories of hope, resilience and community...
In most parts of the world, you can usually expect a mountain bike trip to involve a little rain and wind. But a typhoon or tropical cyclone can be a...
One of the things I love most about working for an independently owned mountain bike magazine is the freedom it provides to explore genuinely...
Almost 20 years ago, my wife Allison and I started a lifetime of family adventures in the mountains while the eldest of our three children was still...
In southeastern Montana, things have a way of springing up overnight. Billings, the state’s largest city, earned the nickname “Magic City...
Monkeys are assholes. Over the years, I have grown to hate the jungle for many reasons: the suffocating heat, humidity, and all the critters and bugs...
I used to work for wages as a tool under employer will. Eventually, choosing to shirk the restraints of debt, I sold my house and whatever other...
If you’re like me, you’re deeply captivated by mountain biking. Joking with friends, in a cheeky and biased way, I routinely assert that mountain...
If there’s one good thing that’s come from the global tumult of the past 18 months, it’s that interest in outdoor recreation is exploding. As indoor...
