It’s something all SF mountain bikers dream of—mile after mile of purpose built singletrack not to be shared with horses, hikers, or photo snapping tourists. I went in search of this dirt utopia up along the Lost Coast of California. Around 3 ½ hours north of the city, the Lost Coast is a remote and mostly undeveloped portion of Northern California.
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Winter is over, ski resorts have closed for the season, the ice is off the lake—that can mean only one thing. Time to get your mountain bike on. Whatever your style—enduro, XC, downhill, beginner, or seasoned shredder, here are some essentials to keep you riding happy.
Bike riding has not only given me many incredible hours in the saddle, but also taught me some hard learned lessons about myself, and my equipment. Like the first time I rode in Whistler (during Crankworx no doubt), looking to change from fire roads to more technical features—often referred to in BC as "North Shore riding" after the trails outside of Vancouver.
First released across Europe and Australia, Magellan now brings their Cyclo line of GPS bike computers to North America. With feature rich devices that could rival their Garmin equivalents but at a more affordable price, expect to see the Cyclo bike computers mounted on many a handlebar this summer.
All you Strava addicted Suunto watch users no longer have to export your Movescount gpx file to upload to Strava or worse yet, bring both a phone and watch on your ride or run. Sunnto teamed up with Strava in order to seamlessly connect the two services, automatically transferring your workouts from Movescount to Strava when you are done.
Hydration reservoirs make it really easy to carry plenty of water with you on epic…