Best-Selling Outdoor Gear in 2018 (so far) Aer Parris|July 16, 2018 We’re pretty obsessed with gear—and have been for the past 80 years. And if you’re here, that means you’re also probably pretty obsessed. We’re bringing you the top purchased products across every category for the first half of 2018. If your fellow outdoorspeople think this stuff is good, we bet you will too.
One Woman’s Story on Becoming an Adaptive Athlete Kade Krichko|July 12, 2018 After a 15-foot fall left her paralyzed from the waist down, Lindsey Runkel found her way back to her bike.
Vermont Plans the East Coast’s First Purpose-Built, Hut-Supported Mountain Bike Route Olivia Dwyer|July 6, 2018 Six chapters of the Vermont Mountain Bike Association are joining forces to plan the Velomont Trail, a 130-mile route proposed from Killington to Stowe through the Green Mountains.
Putting the Colorado Trail on the Map Betsy Welch|June 29, 2018 In 1990, Jerry Brown became the first person to bikepack the Colorado Trail. Ten years later, he returned on his bike to survey the trail and make the map that everyone—hikers and equestrians, too—uses on the trail today.
The Humble Beginnings of Mountain Bike Racing Tony Gill|June 25, 2018 If you’re feeling the itch to battle adulthood’s drudgery, no matter where you live, what your experience level is or what your bike looks like, go ahead and sign up for a race. It’s time to toe the line. May the trail gods smile favorably upon thee.
Going Somewhere? Put These 5 Mountain Bike Trails On Your List Julie Brown|June 21, 2018 We asked five rippers who live across North America which mountain bike trails they’d recommend on their home turf.
Trailheads: Mountain Biking REI Staff|June 15, 2018 How do you begin mountain biking without an experience? Our two Trailheads newbies are back for more first-time fun, this time on mountain bikes.
Revival in the Lost Sierra Kurt Gensheimer|June 14, 2018 The Lost and Found Gravel Grinder is not just a 100-mile race for participants to explore the Lost Sierra. It's a strategic effort to build community and revive a struggling railroad town.
Rewilding Chicago: Bringing the Outdoors Into the City Aer Parris|June 12, 2018 What happens when people start dreaming around an old industrial site? Apparently, one of the biggest bike parks in the country.
Rewilding Our Cities Aer Parris|June 11, 2018 At REI, we're on a mission to enable more transformational experiences in the outdoors for all. In 2018 alone, we’ll invest approximately $8.8M in projects, outdoor places and organizations that are increasing access to the outdoors.
How Van Life Gives This National Champion an Edge Over the Competition Julie Brown|May 30, 2018 Payson McElveen, a 25-year-old marathon mountain bike racer, custom built a 2017 Ford Transit with enough storage for four bikes. Now, he feels right at home at the finish line.
New Backcountry Trail Opens in Hickory Nut Gorge Graham Averill|May 18, 2018 Weed Patch Mountain Trail is a brand new 8.6-mile (one way) romp through some of Hickory Nut Gorge’s wildest terrain, connecting Buffalo Creek Park, which already has a 3.5-mile mountain bike loop, with Eagle Rock, a climbing crag on the north side of Rumbling Bald Mountain inside Chimney Rock State Park.
