Many endurance mountain bikers have ridden in a 24-hour race, but how many of you have ever been on your bike for 25? Well, Hurricane, Utah is home to one, and it’s being called the, “longest 1-day race, ever.” It’s 25 Hours in Frog Hollow, and it promises to get your saddle sore and...
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You know your town has made it as a mountain bike destination when it gets its own fat tire festival. Well, Hurricane in southwestern Utah is celebrating its second year of the Hurricane Mountain Bike Festival, brought to you by Over the Edge Sports. If you ride a mountain bike in Utah, then you...
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The nice thing about Utah, is that it could be puking snow outside in the north, and be sunny and warm down in St. George and Hurricane. For those of you who despise the snow, and hate (or don’t know) how to ski, then mountain biking down south can be the only way of...
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Mountain bikers like loops. Something in a gearhead’s DNA must get them excited about being able to start and end a ride in the same place. Well, the Hurricane Rim Loop is a nice, long loop that tours a wide range of singletrack options in the area by combining three popular trails into a...
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Think of Utah slickrock, and Moab immediately springs to mind. But the fact is, some of the best slickrock mountain biking in the state can be found on Gooseberry Mesa, just outside Zion National Park. It’s no secret among the fat tire community that Gooseberry Mesa features some of the most awesome, if not legendary, mountain...
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Fall is arguably the best time to mountain bike in the southwest corner of our state, and that’s probably why October is when the Hurricane Mountain Bike Festival takes place. This particular bike fest is one you want to attend, especially if you’ve never explored the slickrock and singletrack around St. George, Hurricane and...
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