If you're planning on doing this trip, and like me, you're not a fast rider, here's a tip ---> When wondering what way the group is heading, just look for the llamas and alpacas running away, and that is where you should be going!

Photo Journal: Mountain Biking Peru

The best Dai­ly Dirt con­tent always comes from our Rid­ers, the pas­sion­ate moun­tain bik­ers from around the globe that are eager to explore new trails, cre­ate long-last­ing friend­ships and ride, ride, ride! That’s why after our Inca-Trail All Moun­tain Bike trip in Peru this Sep­tem­ber, I was excit­ed to connect…

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Fernie Mountain Biking: The Top 10 Trails

Hey, My name is Ryan and I’m the Ride Direc­tor and Lead Guide for Sacred Rides British Colum­bia. I’ve been in a steady rela­tion­ship with bikes for about 32 years. I enjoy a wide vari­ety of bik­ing; be it all day all moun­tain, full speed down­hill, free-ride, dirt jumps, trials,…

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Mountain Biking Peru: A Reunion to Ride Peru’s Sacred Valley

What’s the best way to reunite with a broth­er you haven’t seen in awhile? A high-five at the Lima, Peru air­port, and 8 days of moun­tain bik­ing in Peru’s Sacred Val­ley, of course! Claus and Kim joined our Inca Trail All-Moun­tain ride and expe­ri­enced some of the best moun­tain biking…

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7 Reasons to Mountain Bike Utah

Moun­tain bik­ing in Utah is a dream come true for many moun­tain bik­ing enthu­si­asts. Over the last 30 years, Utah has made a name for itself as one of the pre­miere  moun­tain bike des­ti­na­tions in the world.  With end­less sun­shine,  slick­rock trails,  and  amaz­ing geo­log­i­cal won­ders per­fect for two knobby…

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7 Ways to Prepare for a Guided Mountain Bike Trip

So, you’ve decid­ed to plan an epic moun­tain bike hol­i­day  and escape the real world for a  lit­tle sin­gle­track ther­a­py. You’re ready to turn your phone off,  ramp up your ped­al strokes and  hit the road.  As a moun­tain bike tour com­pa­ny, we get asked sim­i­lar ques­tions before the start…

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7 Ways Mountain Biking Makes You Happy

You’re prob­a­bly aware of the count­less phys­i­cal health ben­e­fits of moun­tain biking…increased car­dio­vas­cu­lar health, increased bone health, increased bal­ance and coör­di­na­tion, but what about the men­tal health ben­e­fits of rid­ing your moun­tain bike? What is hap­pen­ing to your men­tal state when you con­quer a sec­tion of trail you thought was…

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5 Mountain Biker Stereotypes: Help Set them Straight

From an out­siders per­spec­tive, moun­tain bik­ing can seem intim­i­dat­ing, dan­ger­ous and not for the faint of heart.  Like any sport though, what you see in Red Bull videos and  YouTube stunt videos is not the real­i­ty of the sport that is enjoyed by the aver­age par­tic­i­pant.  If you’re new to…

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Mountain Biking Guatemala: Video

As the days become short­er and the evenings grow longer, you may be start­ing to think about a win­ter moun­tain bike adven­ture.  Guatemala offers the per­fect loca­tion for a win­ter moun­tain bike escape. There are few places on Earth where thou­sand-year-old cul­tures and incred­i­ble sin­gle­track co-exist– and Guatemala is right…

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Dos and Don’ts of Alpine Mountain Biking in British Columbia

Today’s guest post is from Robyn Gold­smith. British Colum­bia  is home to an increas­ing num­ber of absolute­ly spec­tac­u­lar alpine moun­tain bike trails. Among oth­ers in BC, Ross­land has the Sev­en Sum­mits, Rev­el­stoke has Fris­by Ridge and Key­stone, and Whistler has the new­ly built Lord of the Squir­rels. Moun­tain bik­ing in…

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Tips for Introducing Your Kids to Mountain Biking

Today’s guest post is from Sophie Elise at  bestbikesforwomen.com If you’re a moun­tain bik­ing par­ent, you might be think­ing of intro­duc­ing your kids to moun­tain bik­ing. It’s a great activ­i­ty to boost con­fi­dence, con­nect with the great out­doors and cre­ate a spe­cial rela­tion­ship with your child. When intro­duc­ing chil­dren to any…

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