trail work

Kitsbow announces 2018 Trail Advocate of the Year recipients

March 21, 2018 Press release 0

This year, Kitsbow launched its inaugural Trail Advocate Program, which recognizes local leaders in trail advocacy through a crowd-sourced nomination process. The first Trail Advocate of the Year recipients were announced yesterday: Joe Lopresti (Homer Glen, Illinois), Tim Kugler

Review: Surly Big Fat Dummy

March 2, 2018 Evan Gross 4

Name: Evan Gross Age: 30 Weight: 187 lbs. Height: 6’2” Inseam: 36” Introduced in late 2016, the Big Fat Dummy is not just a Big Dummy (Surly’s original 26-inch wheeled longtail cargo bike) with fat

9 Miles of Community Building: The Story of Mills Peak Trail

February 15, 2018 Dirt Rag Contributor 0

By Kurt Gensheimer What started in 2007 as a dream to construct a 9-mile multi-use singletrack trail with 3,000 vertical feet of elevation came to its full realization on January 16, 2018, when the final

Dirt Rag Gift Guide 2017: Gifts for the Trail Crew

December 5, 2017 Evan Gross 0

By Evan Gross Know someone who regularly gives back by doing trail work? Here are some gift ideas they’ll love and use. Stihl KM 111 R KombiMotor – $350 The Stihl KombiSystem is a motorized

Mountain Bike Trailer Park: I’ve got better things to do

November 1, 2017 Dirt Rag Contributor 0

Mountain Bike Trailer Park is a regular column written by Uncle Dan that appears monthly on the Dirt Rag Interwebs. He dabbles in a variety of topics including racing, training, trails he loves and not

Ante Up for the Trails of Santa Cruz, win a Santa Cruz

October 3, 2017 Press release 0

The Mountain Bikers of Santa Cruz (MBOSC) launched its “Ante Up for Trails” campaign today to raise money for trail construction and maintenance projects and cycling events in Santa Cruz County, California. Some current projects

Access: How to build friggin’ awesome mountain bike trails (that are actually legal)

October 2, 2017 Dirt Rag Contributor 9

By Leslie Kehmeier If there is one thing that government agencies and advocacy organizations are known for, it’s acronyms. I call it the alphabet soup. In my 15 years of combined experience working for both

Support the trails in the Epic Rides series, enter to win a bike

June 8, 2017 Helena Kotala 0

Epic Rides is hosting a fundraiser called Hail the Trails to benefit the trail systems on which the Epic Rides Off Road Series events take place. The public can purchase as many raffle tickets as

Video: The making of the Oz Trails in Northwestern Arkansas

April 14, 2017 Helena Kotala 0

We know the bike and the rider aren’t the only components for an exhilarating ride – it takes some great trails, too – and that’s why the work of trail builders is so important. The

Oregon’s Disciples of Dirt promote trailwork with a friendly challenge

March 4, 2015 Adam Newman 0

Video courtesy of KMTR News Cycling can be a competitive pastime, but trailwork days are one time when everyone can come together and unite to improve their experience. That doesn’t mean a little friendly competition