Elevation Outdoors Magazine

I wasn’t even 10 miles into Sunday’s Centurion Colorado before the much overused cycling mantra “that’s racing” began echoing through my mind. ‘That’s racing’ is actually just a polite way of saying, “I’m f*cked,” because you don’t use that phrase unless you categorically experience bad luck in a bike race. I stood dejected for about [...]

A big, big buyer’s guide to all the wool apparel you can handle. By Brian Litz The roots of today’s wool renaissance lie in primarily in merino socks and base layers. Certainly in North America much credit for this resurgence goes to SmartWool’s original line of merino ski socks, which debuted in the early mid [...]

Starting on April 4, Dave Schipper and a strong crew will be skiing 14 14ers, traversing from Monarch to Leadville, Colorado, and racking up 130 miles and 40,000 verts. You can follow the trip (delayed from a March 28 start) live through Dave’s blog posts here at Elevation Outdoors. In the meantime, read about Dave [...]

When we sent writer Paul Tolme back to his old stomping grounds in Nederland to write on the local MTB scene (“The Ride of the Nedhed Dirt Club“), we also set him up with some essential gear for the trip. Here’s his take on how it worked on the trail. Head Gear: There’s no need [...]

While the Boulder bike community basks in the collective excitement of its new velodrome (featured in the April issue of Elevation Outdoors), riders in Colorado Springs have been racing fixed-gear bikes on a big banked track for years. In 1982, the U.S. Olympic Committee built the 7-Eleven United States Olympic Training Center Velodrome on leased [...]