11-20-08 // Photos: Riding Chelan's Devil's Backbone
In denial of winter's ominous approach, photographer Colin Meagher makes his annual pilgrimage to central Washington's Lake Chelan region. In addition to brake-melting epics, Colin and his crew encounter a host of local oddities along the way.

11-17-08 // Photos: 16th Annual La Ruta Results
The 16th La Ruta de los Conquistadores was held November 12-15 and again staked its claim as one of the world's toughest mountain bike stage race. Costa Rican Federico Ramirez won the event finishing 2008's La Ruta in a time of 17:52:32--some 30 minutes faster than last year’s event.

11-11-08 // Photos: 2008 SSCXWC From Portland
Covert time-trial missions, post-race libations, alley cat scrambles, pub crawls, bubble-machine barricades, tequila shooters, a dollop of mud and finally, the coveted golden bikini were but a few of the experiences to behold at the 2008 Single Speed World Championships.

11-3-08 // Photos: Across The Wasatch
Here are some cutting-room-floor gems from the "Across the Wasatch" feature in the current (November, 2008) issue of Bike, shot by renowned senior Bike contributing photographer, Scott Markewitz. The story chronicles a five-day, semi-supported trip across the Wasatch mountain range, from north to south.

10-15-08 // Photos: Red Bull Rampage Photo Finale
Some of the world's best mountain bike photographers contribute to this gallery of images from the 2008 Red Bull Rampage freeride contest in Virgin, Utah.

10-7-08 // Photos: Red Bull Rampage Finals
After a rain delay that pushed the contest back one whole day, Red Bull Rampage: The Evolution is officially over, with 17-year-old Brandon Semenuk earning the title.

10-6-08 // Photos: Red Bull Rampage Qualifiers
Mountain bikers have waited four years for the Return of Rampage, but heavy rains over the weekend forced riders to wait one more day. But Sunday’s qualifying rounds proved it was worth the wait.

10-3-08 // Photos: The Road To Rampage
A funny thing happened on the way to the Red Bull Rampage—arguably the world's biggest freeride comp: we went cross-country mountain biking. The "we" being Wade Simmons, Andreas Hestler, Josh Pearson from the Ride Guide, and Geoff Gulevich.

Interbike 2008 // Photos: Freeride/Downhill Gallery
Freeride and downhill product photos from the 2008 Interbike trade show

Interbike 2008 // Photos: XC Trail Gallery
XC Trail product photos from the 2008 Interbike trade show