As we round out the final few days of 2024, here are the top seven stories that appeared on our site during the year.
Number 7
Great to see our loyal readers are supporting local trail networks. They’re at least interested and reading about access issues and trail maintennace. You’re doing great!
Alberta mountain bikers banding together to fight clearcut of two popular riding areas
Number 6
Even more trail issue support. Y’all rule!
First hits (and a terrifying crash) on the wild Hardline canyon gap
Number 5
No surprise this was high up on our analytics page. This was gnarly. And it got the attention of the world. Even my aunt was sending me links to this (ten days after the fact mind you, but still!). Happy everyone’s okay. Happy they removed it from the actual race, but it doesn beg the quesion; what are they gonna do in 2025 to get the world’s attention?
Study reveals a shocking number of MTB-related spinal cord injuries
Number 4
A bit of a bummer, but as they say in journalism school, “if it bleeds it leads.” This article and the study itself got a ton of traction on our site and throughout bicycle media. Hopefully this knowledge can result in less injuries in our beloved sport’s future.
Number 3
Yes the entire trip was illegal, but that’s kinda what’s so damn cool about it right? This trip was just wacky enough to capture the imagination our beloved readers.
Number 2
We were all thinking it. Terry McKall put it into words. Is anyone else sick of obnoxiously loud hubs?
Number 1
Much to the chagrin of Pivot, it’s no surprise this article got the most traffic on our site this year. It was so freaking gnarly. What are the chances Kerr’s bike would snap on camera in front of the world?
UPDATE: Bernard Kerr snaps prototype Pivot DH during Crankworx Rotorua DH
Click Here to Read the Full Original Article at Canadian Cycling Magazine…