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Hot Tent Camping-Staying Cozy in the Winter
Winter camping might sound crazy-especially in temperatures below 0F, but we had some brave souls come and try it out at Dragon Adventures Base Camp! They stayed toasty and showed off their set up to us. Check it out in the video. So what is hot tent camping? Hot tent camping is a cold-weather camping…
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Winter Off-Road Rally Success!
Our first winter off-road rally! And by the response, first of many! This particular route was about 80 miles and took us past some of our favorites Woody’s Bar and Grill and Schindy’s at Diamond Lake. Many of the miles takes you on very scenic seasonal roads, gravel back roads, and through a few water…
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Best West Michigan Fat Bike Trails!
The mountain bikes are put away for the season and now the fat bikes are out. West Michigan has dozens of amazing places to ride a fat bike! From groomed singletrack to our beautiful shoreline, here are our favorite places to ride! The Dragon-It’s a great spot for fun riding all year round! There are…
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Best Bike Shops of West Michigan-Biked
What do you get when you mix the best customer service with the cleanest bike shop around? You get Biked! Biked started in the garage of David Hopson while he was working as a policeman. David took his passion for bikes and creating convenience and customer service to establish his mobile pickup service, which is…
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Fat Biking Gear You Need!
It’s fat biking season, and that means icy terrain and frigid temps! To make sure you survive out there, here are two pieces of gear that will help tremendously! Check out the video at the top to see some of my fat biking adventures! Looking forward to many more adventures on the Dragon Trail both…
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Best Christmas Gifts for the Mountain Biker!
Stumped on Christmas gift ideas for that mountain biker in your life? While the obvious choice is a bike, we know that can get expensive. So what else do you get? Well, I polled some of my mountain biking friends to see what ideas they had, and here are some of their suggestions! There’s our…
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Race and Give Back to Our Trails at Yankee Springs!
Ready to be a part of the longest running MTB race in Michigan and support our local trails? Yankee Springs Time Trial hosted at the Yankee Spring Recreation Area fits the bill! Yankee Springs Time Trial is a unique race for several reasons and a fantastic way to dip your foot into racing. The race…
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Michigan Global Fat Bike Day Rides 2025
(We will update this blog as we find more rides that are scheduled.) It’s that time of year when we trade out our mountain bikes for Fat Bikes and put the gravel bike on the trainer. Every year for Global Fat Bike Day, bikers all over the world gather on the first Saturday of December…
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Best Bike Shops of West Michigan-Freewheeler Bike Shop
We had the pleasure of taking a tour of Freewheeler Bike Shop in Grand Rapids, Michigan. As a cycling team owner, I wanted to work with the best in town when it came to selection, customer service, and support and Freewheeler has all of that! They are known for their vast inventory and creativeness of…
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New EPIC Trail Coming to Johnson Park in Grand Rapids!
We love seeing mountain biking expanding in West Michigan! More and more people are discovering the amazing trails we have here in West Michigan, and it is creating a desire for more trails to be built. WMMBA (West Michigan Mountain Bike Alliance) has been in talks with Kent County for over 20 years about building…
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