Earth Riders Trails Association has just released the fall schedule of work days at local mountain bike trails.  Here in KC, we are very fortunate to have over a hundred miles of trails within a 30 minute radius.  But those trails don’t build themselves.  They are result of thousands of hours of volunteer labor to [...]

This weekend the new Swope Park trails host the Kansas City Cup Challenge, a full weekend of cyclocross, trail running, and cross-country mountain bike racing.  Saturday features trail running and cyclocross, while Sunday has the MTB action. Volunteers at Swope Park are rapidly developing an awesome trail system right in the middle of the city, [...]

KMBC-TV 9 has video of today’s opening of the new Swope Park trail system.

Tired of driving your mountain bike to a trail head?  Wish you could put your bike on a bus or even ride it a trail?  Those dreams are about to become a reality for hundreds of thousands of Kansas Citians when a new trail system in Swope Park opens on Saturday.
The Swope Trails are breaking [...]

Here’s some happy news… Mountain biking in the heart of the city is getting much closer to being a reality.  The Trail Stewards responsible for the new trails at Swope Park report that first short loop is almost rideable, and a work session this weekend should finish the job. If you want to have a [...]

I totally missed this one, but it’s great news.  The first phase of new mountain bike and hiking trail in Liberty is officially opening this weekend.  Earthriders Trails Association has completed two miles of trail in Liberty’s Stocksdale Park and the adjacent Walnut Woods state conservation area.  It’s the first but hopefully not the last [...]

It’s that time of year again to celebrate all things bicycle related.  May 10-18 Bike Week will be the biggest ever. A large group of volunteers has put together a record setting 60-plus events that include virtually every aspect of bicycling – racing, mountain biking, commuting, recreation, and much more.
Some of the new events for [...]

The Midwest Fat Tire Series has just released the 2008 schedule for the Midwest’s premier mountain bike race series. The first race is barely a month away.

2008 race calendar (PDF).
Midwest Fat Tire Series web site.

2007 was a huge year for bicycling in the Kansas City metro area. Here are some of the highlights…
Tour of Missouri
The largest sporting even in the history of Missouri kicked off here in KC on the Country Club Plaza. It was a huge success. The KC stage is rumored to have attracted the [...]

A new blog to keep everyone updated on the new mountain bike trails soon to be built on some amazing terrain in the heart of the city. Construction starts this winter!
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