Roy is a passionate rider from Edmonton, Alberta, who sent in the story of his RMX to help us celebrate our 40th anniversary. My first Rocky was a 98 Element Race, which got me into XC racing, th...
Riding Bikes and Baking Pie with Cycle Solutions
What does it take to make a bike shop work in a small logging town, tucked next to the Atlantic on Newfoundland’s West Coast? Ask Cycle Solutions founder Peter Ollerhead, and he’ll come back wit...
The Whoppers that Sparked a Mountain Bike Destination
Every story’s gotta start somewhere. Consider Fruita, Colorado. Now an internationally renowned mountain bike destination, the Fruita story starts in 1994. At the home of the Whopper. Burger King. ...
Sweat the Details - Dan's 1996 Altitude
From Germany to the east coast of Canada, Dan's 1996 Altitude made the cut of belongings that were coming with him when starting his new adventure on a new continent. This is my beloved Altitu...
That time when my brother and I rode the dry Spanish desert to the lush mountains of Andalusia.
That time when my brother and I rode the dry Spanish desert to the lush mountains of Andalusia. A taste of both. Mountain biking and furthermore, mountain culture is embedded in my identity and eve...
The Phone Call that Launched a Movement
Two hours north of Toronto is Blue Mountains Village—a bustling resort smack in the middle between the small communities of Thornbury and Craighleith. Just west and off the side road is Squire John...