The Dirt Rag World Tour made a stop not far from home for the VisitPA.com Festival and Rassin’ Weekend.

Ray’s MTB Park has announced that new Subaru Dirt Room is now open for action this summer and fall, while the indoor park is closed for re-construction and expansion. The 10,000 sq.ft. dirt room has something to offer all levels of dirt jumpers.

For the month of July, 2009 the Bicycle Times Buddha T-shirt will be on sale for $12.50, that’s $5.00 off the regular price!

On Wednesday, July 1st the Front Country Trails Multi-Jurisdictional Task Force will hold a public hearing at the City of Santa Barbara’s City Hall. The agenda will include a review the trails affected by the Jesusita Fire and discussion on when they may be re-opened.

The Dirt Rag Mega Event Calendar is chock full of action for the month of July. Find an event near you and join the fun.

I’ve been testing the Top Fuel 9.8, Trek’s 100mm travel full-suspension race bike, for over four months, and now I find myself reflecting on the current state of full-suspension mountain bike technology.