Sports Garage Blog
Time Off the Bike: Seeking the Beginner’s Mind
Unofficially, December was my official time-off-the-bike. I entered the month with Lenten passion, always assuming some new balance will be discovered in my legs, hips, or obsessions. Marking a decade...
Unsolicited Rider Reviews Part 2 of 2: The Ergon Saddle
In January 2018 Sports Garage hosted the U.S. launch of the women’s Ergon saddles – SR and SM for road and mountain respectively – with an evening of education, demos,...
Unsolicited Rider Reviews Part 1 of 2: The Pivot Shuttle
Recently, unsolicited reviews for two of Sports Garage’s contemporary pieces of equipment organically popped into our field. Both friends of SG, we asked Lee McCormack, founder of Lee Likes Bikes,...
Riding High
Few things are more inspiring than the high country during summer’s peak. Snow recedes, trails re-emerge, and for a glorious window of time, we ride high. The experience is about...
Pivot Cycles: Factory Insights and Backyard Demos
Earlier this winter we were given two separate gifts: a weekend in Tempe, and later a sunny day with dry trails. Elorie used both of these gifts to spend time...
The IBD Effect
Amazon arrived in Australia earlier this year, and their cycling industry was keen to get the American perspective on how the Internet giant has affected the health of the Independent...
Choose Your Own Adventure: A Moab Mountain Bike Guide
If you’re a mountain biker whose local trails (and fingertips) turn to ice in the winter, plug ‘Moab, Utah’ into your favorite weather forecasting app and check often. Even though...
Shoulder season survival guide for off-road cycling
Shoulder season. Though not technically in full swing, this morning’s early winter storm looks a lot like shoulder season; that unpredictable time between glorious single track summer days, and winter...
The Case for Women’s Advocacy in Mountain Biking
By many accounts, mountain biking lags behind other outdoor industries such as rock climbing, hiking, and camping in their outreach to female riders. Although the mountain biking industry has put...
Intro to Boulder County Mountain Biking: The Best Backyard Trails
If you’re new to Boulder or new to mountain biking, getting the inside scoop on local trails doesn’t have to be challenging. The good news is Boulder County maintains world-class...
Top 5 MTB Date Nights
Whether you’re already in a committed mountain biking relationship or looking for love on the trail, Sports Garage fully supports a “play together, stay together” lifestyle. You gotta have your...