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404 Gears Not Found Bike Overnight event poster for Rampart Reservoir, September 26-27, 2026 at Thunder Ridge Campground, with an illustrated loaded bikepacking bike, mountains, and pine trees

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Rampart Reservoir Bike Overnight

One loaded lap around Rampart Reservoir, one night at Thunder Ridge, and just enough climbing to make a single speed interesting.

Three mountain bikers strung out along a red dirt singletrack across the Moab desert, the snow-capped La Sal Mountains on the horizon under a heavy gray sky

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Why Everyone in My Family Has Gears Except Me

Single speeding makes riding deliberately harder. That does not mean everyone you love should be forced to participate.

A fan of paper mountain-bike trail maps and guidebooks spread across carpet, including Latitude 40 Moab maps, The Mountain Biker's Guide to Colorado, the Colorado Trail Databook, and Buffalo Creek and Ft. Collins trail maps

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Before Trailforks, We Had Bad Directions and Confidence

Mountain biking navigation is easier, safer, and better than it has ever been. We may have lost a little uncertainty along the way.

Hand-drawn sketch modeling a pedal stroke as a lever, comparing torque from a down-only stroke versus a down-and-up stroke

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Stop Letting the Internet Convince You That You Need Clipless Pedals

Flat pedals aren't a stepping stone. They're a perfectly legitimate choice for mountain biking, and for many riders, they're the better one.

Close-up of a single-speed rear hub, cog, chain, and disc brake rotor, with the bike leaning against a tree

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The Ten Laws of Single Speeding

Ten tongue-in-cheek laws for anyone who has ever ridden one gear and called it enough.

Close-up of a rear disc brake rotor and cassette on a bike wheel, with a torque wrench tightening the hub

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One Gear Is Enough

A single speed cannot do everything a modern mountain bike can do. It can still give you the entire experience.