The art of bicycle freedom // Mountain bike epic sessions with Brandon Semenuk // North American Mountain bike destinations //

Brandon Semenuk’s SRAM and RockShox equipped Trek Session Park. 

One Shot: Brandon Semenuk's unReal Segment

Where are the best mountain biking locations in Canada? 

• Globe and Mail includes reader suggestions.
• Singletracks includes a list of North America epic locations.
• HikeBikeTravel includes some great suggestions.
• TransCanada Trail includes route maps for epic cross country.
• Mountain Biking BC includes 21 pages of trail suggestions.
• Westjet Blog includes suggestions with photos of MTB routes.

If you have other suggestions, feel free to leave comments below. Of course, there are other global destinations worth mentioning, Mongolia has endless twin jeep tracks, the Himalayas of India have epic road routes that turn into dirt tracks across the Tibetan plateau. Peru? Costa Rica? Alaska? The list can be added here. Keep riding, regardless of the trail you choose - it's about freedom on two wheels and the relaxation it brings to you. Keep riding, keep exploring and enjoy the epic journeys, weekend trail rides, or cross country stomps near your home, or a flight away. Freedom is all about individual choices, healthy conditions, clear skies and heavy rain, rain forests or desert terrain, the freedom to choose where you will ride next. 

Planning something? - Mountain Bike Road Trip? Cross country epic? Bikepacking or Singletrack?

Choose a location. Plan your travel (flight, ride to location, train, drive), Pack your bike and repair/replacement equipment (Spokes, chains, Multi-tools, tubes, tires), Schedule a deadline for your mission. Test your equipment and ride your bike ahead of the epic ride. Make adjustments to wheels and suspension. Make a list of equipment you still need (can you use generic bags/packs?), buy replacements, maybe rework your bike using spare parts/wheelsets and talk to your friends. Bring a buddy, or when the schedule comes and nobody is available - Plan B: Go solo and enter your favorite world - on a mountain bike. Have fun, be flexible and work at entertaining yourself - it's easy on an adventure.

Tough at the top // On-One Fatbike commuting to work // Mountain bike films // 26 inch vs. 24 inch

On-One Fun Fattie 24 inch diameter wheel mountain bike,
Is it twice the fun?

[Authors notes:  On-One Bikes staff member Ross takes the more fun option to get to work...on the worlds first production 24" fat bike] Smaller rim diameter than the conventional 26 inch wheel Fatbike or mountain bike, but perhaps it is also more manageable for trail riding control and more of a daily appeal to the ride? Follow the trails to another quality adventure cycle option. 

Let's compare 26 inch touring tires with Fat Bike tires...

Wheel diameters and tire dimensions keep changing in the global market, Fat bikes use conventional 26 inch wheel diameter on larger rim widths for smoother rolling resistance without any necessary suspension.Compared to cycle touring on Schwalbe Marathon Plus Tour 26 inch by 2.0 inch width (Marathon XR) 1100 gram Kevlar tires (thunder and a hammer of a beating on the body for endurance riding offroad plus 2000 kilometers), the Fat Tire ride comfort difference would be considerable - although you can carry 145 kilograms of rider + bike + equipment and not worry about having punctures while doing the Schwalbe option above.

With bikepacking setups, riders cut the equipment weight losing frame-mounted carrier racks and using strapped packs referred to Bikepacking.So adventure travel with Fat Bikes is an option, although there is additional weight factored into the frame and rim materials, tire dimensions and design (Fat bike tire replacements are expensive too). It's worth looking into for your adventure. Which setup works best for you depends on price, quality of components, your budget and destinations!

Trail riding in Outer Mongolia 2014

Cross Mongolia (2500 kilometers) bikepacking in 2012

2013 Sea Otter Classic Dual Slalom //...from Vital MTB // Mongoose Fat bikes //

The Sea Otter Classic is a bicycling and outdoor sports festival and tradeshow held each spring since 1991 at the Laguna Seca Recreation Area in Monterey, California. The four-day event is considered the world's largest cycling festival, drawing nearly 10,000 professional and amateur athletes and 50,000 fans. The Sea Otter Classic is named in honor of the southern sea otter, an indigenous mammal which flourishes along the neighboring Pacific coast. [More information...]

Manuel Beastly - Mongoose Fat bike took down the field at 2013 Sea Otter Classic -  Enjoy! 
The real story on Mongoose Fat bikes and mystery rider Manuel Beastly a.k.a. Adam Craig