Don’t be afraid to ride your mountain bike. Learning to respect and control the power of fear is especially important...
As mountain bikers, our passion and love for the sport pushes us to keep exploring the new: discovering new trails, skills, bikes, parks, friends, or even new places in our minds with a new breath of fresh air on every new ride we experience.
My name is Beth Permenter, and I am a professional bicycle mechanic. Here is a snapshot of a day in my life. It’s 10 A.M. I ride up to an old brick building. I pass under a green awning stamped with a faded logo of a bicycle above the words Bikes@Vienna.
Whether you ride with a group or hit the trails solo, it’s always a good idea to keep a personal...
Ride the Edge: Register Now for a Luxury MTB Adventure on Oregon’s Southern Coast – Only 25 Spots Left! Dates:...
What do you get when over 100 women tackle the world’s funnest and toughest 8-hour endurance race? A masterclass in resilience, teamwork, and what it means to get a whole hell of a lot done, with the right pit crew, the right partners, and a course that feels as wild as life itself.
Discover the inspiring women photographers featured in the 2025 Crankworx Whistler Deep Summer Showcase. Meet Natalie Carriere and Taylen Louise as they capture the soul of mountain biking through powerful, inclusive storytelling.
Heidi Yakowski’s bold leadership has transformed Moxie Cycling from a pioneering women’s apparel brand into a powerful movement for inclusive, sustainable, and performance-driven cycling gear.
From local Dirt Crits to World Cup podiums, Vida Lopez de San Roman is proving she's one of the fiercest young talents in cycling. The 18-year-old from Sebastopol has claimed national titles in both cyclocross and mountain biking—and helped Team USA win gold at the World MTB Championships in Andorra.
MTB Girls Magazine celebrates the Top 10 female riders of all time at the Downieville Classic, including legends like Katerina Nash—who also stars on our September cover. With editor-in-chief Liz Donahey racing her first Classic, this piece honors the legacy, grit, and sisterhood of one of mountain biking’s most iconic events.
Each year, the iconic Downieville Classic brings together mountain bikers from around the globe, but in recent years it has become a powerful platform for women and girl racers—thanks to a collective shift in attitude, purposeful initiatives by the Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship (SBTS), and a force of inspiring athletes carving new paths.
MTB Girls contributor Mack Lambert was at the 2025 Red Bull Joyride in Whistler, where women’s slopestyle proved it belongs on the sport’s biggest stage. Alma Wiggberg defended her crown with a flawless 91.4-point run, Robin Goomes sent massive flips into second, and Shealen Reno earned her first Joyride podium in third. The contest embodied “Go Bigger, Land Louder” and confirmed that women’s freeride is no longer an exhibition, it’s a headline competition shaping mountain biking’s future.
