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© xJasonRogersx via Flickr I suffer from a lack of it this time of year. I make big plans to ride my bike during the week, but then 5 o’clock rolls around and it’s dark. It’s cold. And curling up in front of the woodstove is just as (OK, more) appealing than suiting up and [...]

© Daquella manera via Flickr A study recently published in The American Journal for Sports Medicine revealed some interesting information related to mountain biking. Researchers found that an estimated 217, 433 patients were treated for mountain bike-related injuries in US emergency departments between 1994 and 2007. The good news: The annual number of injuries decreased [...]

©IMBA The wait is over. IMBA has revealed the 2010 class of “Epic” rides–and the six new trails might just be the most diverse yet, the association proclaims. Decide for yourself: Black Rock/Falls City, Oregon “The Black Rock Epic offers gravity-oriented mountain bikers a dream area, set in a classic Northwest forest.” Fresno-Sauceda Loop/Big Bend [...]

© Wheels4Life Crankbrothers has teamed up with frame builders Ibis, Titus, Focus and Tomac, as well as component and accessories makers SRAM, Rock Shox, Avid, Fizik and Continental Tires to produce one-of-a-kind dream bikes. You know you want one. Now through December 19, bid on the bike of your dreams at Performancebike.com/dreambikes. All proceeds benefit [...]

© Emilie Drouet via Flickr Currently recognized as a ProTour road team sponsor, BMC is turning to the trails in hopes of continued racing success. The Swiss bicycle manufacturer has created an international team that will compete in major cross country and marathon events beginning in 2011. The six-man team, which consists of Yves Corminboef, [...]

© Joe Peters On Sunday, The Los Angeles Times ran an article on bike polo “gaining ground” in the City of Angels. How appropriate. The day before the article was published, I happened to gather with a group of friends at a local park to play just that. Because the niche sport hasn’t yet reached [...]

©xJasonRogersx via Flickr Check this out. A story in AOL’s UK news section spotlights cycling year-round–with the help of a specially-converted “snow bike.” One ski blade replaces the front wheel and a caterpillar track takes over the rear wheel, providing supreme traction in the snow. Sick of the same old winter sports? Master the snow [...]

©Theresa ThompsoN via Flickr This holiday season, two guys from Canada have visions of a mountain bike park dancing in their heads. And they need a little help to make their vision a reality. While the duo expects the park to be completed within three years, it’s still in the planning stages right now, the [...]

Prepare to get muddy! © Beth Puliti This past weekend I traveled very far for a very good reason: Punk Bike. Put on by Dirt Rag magazine, the Punk Bike Enduro typically takes place the first Sunday in December in Pittsburgh. It’s where folks gather to ride their mountain bikes, compete in a few stage [...]

© IKEA It’s been a good year for IKEA. So good, the Swedish furniture retailer is giving all 12,400 U.S. employees mountain bikes. It seems the holiday giveaway has divided cyclists, at least in the bicycle blogging world. Some feel the bike’s shoddy components and design is a “slap in the face” to workers. Others [...]