Weekend 1440 Project – Mountain Biking

It’s hard not to smile when you’re on a bike. It’s nearly impossible to not smile if that bike is a mountain bike.

The sound of a 29er blazing down a singletrack or the satisfaction of crushing mile after mile on a desert trail is like nothing else. Dust, dirt and mud caked onto the frame? Those are badges of honor from a day well spent with your favorite MTB.

Last weekend, we asked our Instagram community to show us their favorite mountain bike photos and the results are in. We’ve handpicked some of our favorites for you below. Enjoy!

A photo posted by Josip Barišić (@yopajb) on Apr 25, 2015 at 1:10pm PDT

A photo posted by Josh Siegel (@jsiegel23) on Apr 25, 2015 at 8:09am PDT

A photo posted by Stephen Matera Photographer (@materas) on Apr 24, 2015 at 4:53pm PDT

A photo posted by elliott leslie (@skinnytraffic) on Apr 24, 2015 at 7:06pm PDT

A photo posted by @asalzwed on Apr 24, 2015 at 9:11am PDT

A photo posted by Jessie Emslie (@jessieemslie) on Apr 22, 2015 at 7:30am PDT

A photo posted by Sarah Seads (@sarahseads) on Apr 26, 2015 at 6:46pm PDT

A photo posted by @tkfergie on Apr 23, 2015 at 6:30pm PDT

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