Submitted by R.L., CA:
Have you ever wondered how a regular guy like you, a Blue Collar MTB enthusiast, can get a sponsor for a race or riding event?
It’s not as hard as you may think. In this article, I will explain how people, like you and I regular non-professional weekend warrior riders, can achieve [...]

Everyone is scared of something when it comes to mountain biking. Whether it’s speed, falling, steep descents or endo’s, odds are you have one particular fear that you wish you could finally overcome.
Until a few weeks ago, I was afraid of leaving the saddle on descents. That’s right, a mountain biker who’s afraid of riding [...]

I hate to exercise. In fact, I don’t even like the word exercise. The definition I found was, “activity that requires physical or mental exertion, especially when performed to develop or maintain fitness.” To me that sounds like a whole lot of work. Work is what I do 40 hours a week, every week. Not [...]

Every year, thousands of bike enthusiasts gather at Buckingham Fountain, in downtown Chicago, to ride around the city they love. “Friends of the Parks” hosts this annual L.A.T.E. ride between the hours of 1 and 7 am. This experience allows any able bodied person with a bike to join in a 25 mile trek around [...]

Submitted by Mike, NC:
When I was asked to write an article for BlueCollarMTB.com, I was a little stumped on what to write about. So I asked one of my fellow mountain bikers for a couple of suggestions. He quickly responded with, “What do you enjoy most about mountain biking? What is the one thing [...]

Sometimes I have to suffer through watching some sort of sporting event on television. However, I can never enjoy it. I am always more distracted by thinking about the week’s wage the fans had to pay to get into the arena. I get distracted by the announcers talking about how a player is holding [...]