These little guys can shred. My 2.5 year old son and 5yr old daughter sat and watched this video 3x’s. I love that my kids are developing a passion for bicycles.

October 3, 2009 marks the 6th annual International Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day, brought to you by IMBA (International Mountain Bike Association).

There are events going on everywhere across the USA and around the World. To find an event near you, check the map on IMBA’s Website. The deadline to register an event is September 15th so you still have a few days. Read more…

IMBA is coming to Ashland, OR, Sept. 19-20, and you’re invited to join in the special events. Chris and Leslie Kehmeier of the Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew are teaming up with the Southern Oregon Freeride Association for a weekend dedicated to improving local trails and having fun.

The visit features a Trailbuilding School, social and a group ride. This is your opportunity to rub shoulders with the IMBA Crew while learning all about trailbuilding. Check out the details below and come join in the fun.
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Found this sweet little gem of a website last night.. a rather large collection of mountain biking videos. I surfed around for a good while… could spend all day. Mountain Biking TV!

So if you need an excuse to not work today while the boss is out. watch26.tv is your ticket to dirt jumping, freeriding, downhill race videos and a whole lot more.

Just want to say thank you to my friend Terri for the link from the cycling links page on Adventure Sports Online.

This looks like and epic little course and Lars makes it look stinkin’ easy. I wish I could make my full suspension bike float like that. I guess it would help if the suspension wasn’t 10yrs old. LOL. Enjoy.. Thanks again Pink Bike for the awesome video.

A friend of mine posted up a our local MTB listserve about a new site he stumbled upon over the weekend, where you can download a compiled an exhaustive map containing every known trail in the states of WA, ID, OR, MT, WY, and even AK for your Garmin Edge 605/705.

Switchback.com

Here’s what Roland had to say about it after downloading and trying it out…

If you use Garmin’s MapSource software along with U.S. Topo to upload maps into your GPS for rides, you have probably noticed that the Topo maps (compiled from old USGS 1:100K scale maps I believe) are notoriously poor when it comes to showing individual trails. But if you add this 3rd party map, suddenly every single trail is right there on your screen. I used it on a ride in Bend yesterday, and just for example, it showed every trail in the Phil’s trail network, as well as everything else in the surrounding area.

If you interested in buying Garmin.. check’em out at REI..

Garmin Edge 605 GPS Bike Computer Garmin Edge 605 brings your cycling to a new level of precision with expanded navigation options. Highly sensitive GPS receiver tracks your position where less sophisticated units will not, providing continuous reliable navigation. Expand unit’s memory and mapping software options with microSD cards (sold separately); unit comes loaded with a basic basemap. Customizable cycle computer shows six different cycling data fields, including speed, distance, time functions, calories burned and altitude gained. Virtual Partner™ brings fun to training by letting you ”race” a virtual competitor. You can also race against a recorded course to match or beat previously set speeds at every point along the way. Auto Pause™ pauses the training timer when you decelerate below a specified speed and resumes once you’ve regained targeted speed. Auto Lap™ triggers a lap every time you pass a specified location or travel a preset distance. Compatible with Garmin Connect™: an online community for workout data sharing and analysis (available January, 2008). The unit measures 4.3 x 2 x 1 in.; display area is 1.37 x 1.71 in., and 176 x 220 pixels; screen is readable in daylight. Waterproof design; unit is submersible to 1m for 30 minutes (do not operate submerged). Rechargeable internal lithium polymer battery lasts 15 hrs. with typical use.

The annual Folsom Cyclebration is happening this weekend starting Friday, September 11, 2009. This a family friendly biking event geared towards everyone… road biking, mountain biking, cruising, cyclocross… you name it.

Mountain bike events include Fam Jam dirt jumping under the lights–mini vendor fair, Mountain Bike Time Trial, Mammoth Bar Downhill Race, Folsom Lake XC Mountain Bike Race and Cyclocross at Negro Bar.

Folsom Cyclebration is considered Northern California’s most fun, family-friendly weekend of bicycle riding and racing.

Visit Folsom Cyclebration for complete details on the event.

This is awesome. Dirt jumping on a  290′ barge in the San Francisco Bay.  They’ve taken things to whole new level of free riding with this one.  Well done.

Mountain biking in Iowa? I was born and raised in the midwest.. Chicago area to be more precise and when someone says Iowa the first thing that comes to mind is corn and what never comes to mind is mountain biking.  Much to my surprise Iowa has a plethora of mountain biking trails.

Heres a short list of some of the better know areas.

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