Dirt Rag Magazine Blog

First Look: Gary Fisher Roscoe

K-Man — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:30:44 +0000

The newest member of the Gary Fisher family is a trail bike that sports 140mm of front and rear travel. I'm in Durango, CO among a group of journalists who are the first to ride this new machine.

Access Action Alert: Montana Trails in Danger

Karen — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:32:14 +0000

The U.S. Forest Service has proposed a ban on mountain biking that would affect the popular trails in the Lionhead, Montana area. The deadline for comments is today, Friday, July 18th. Click over to IMBA's site now and let your voice be heard!

Brain Fart: Self supported road racing?

Eric — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:36:40 +0000

Eric has ideas for changing the way the shaved leg and lycra set races bikes.

Nomad Gets Next-Generation VPP Makeover

K-Man — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:01:58 +0000

Santa Cruz introduced their next-generation VPP suspension in February, via a redesigned Blur LT. Now they've updated the Nomad platform with the new and improved VPP, in addition to several other design tweaks.

Tour de France Coverage on Versus TV and Website

K-Man — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:10:17 +0000

This time of year even die-hard mountain bikers become road racing fans for the three-week spectacle that is the Tour de France. Versus network and versus.com are making it easy for race fans to follow the action.

Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day

K-Man — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 03:04:38 +0000

IMBA will celebrate the fifth annual National Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day on Saturday, October 4, 2008 and they have online resources to help you organize a kid's ride in your area.