Arizona´s Mountain Bike Resource
I drove up to Flagstaff this morning to pre-ride the Barn Burner mountain bike race course. The Barn Burner is a 104 mile mountain bike race with 4 laps of 26 miles. You have a choice of a 4 man team, 2 man team or solo. I am going to race a 2 man team with my friend Tysen. The organizers allowed this one pre-ride of the race course only, to limit the impact to… Read More »
About 900 mountain bikers showed up to test their skill and endurance at the seventh annual Whiskey Off-Road this weekend in Prescott, AZ. The weather was absolutely perfect. Competitors have a choice of riding a 15 mile course, 25 mile course (my Garmin shows it is actually 28.4 miles) and 50 mile course. Of course I chose to ride the 25 mile course. 50 miles is just sadistic considering the amount of climbing. Maybe someday… Read More »
I set off to get a good mountain bike training ride in for the Whiskey Off-Road Race today out at Pemberton Trail in the McDowell Mountain Regional Park. I accomplished that, but was in for a much longer day than I had expected. My first lap of the 15.4 mile loop started off great. I stopped a few times to take some photos of the spring flowers, so my time doesn’t reflect a fast lap,… Read More »
© December, 2001 Stephen W. Medcroft (all rights reserved) A version of this article first appeared in Cycle California! Magazine in 2002. Do you remember where you were Saturday, October 6th 2001? Or a better question might be; why weren’t you with the 110 other cyclists on the starting line of the 2001 California Coast Classic in San Francisco? Maybe I’m not asking a fair question. I mean, what self-declared cyclist wouldn’t want a fully-supported… Read More »
For anyone who loves the sport and wants a taste of the history, personality, and spirit of the first mountain bikers from back in the day, this DVD will be extremely entertaining and informative. Great footage never before seen anywhere.
The most well known and well loved mountain bike trail guide to the best summer and winter fat tire fun in Arizona. Cartoony, down to earth maps are adapted from topos and forest service charts, yet are friendly and easy to use.
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