Arizona

Pick the right equipment for the trail and get to know the course before you ride

Organizers promise "showdown kin to that of Whiskey Row's heyday as the quintessential old west town inhabited by unruly gunslingers"

There is no official start list, no entry fee, and no announcer at the finish line — grassroots racing at its best

Three elements make an area a destination: Good trails, good weather, good community

Lennard Zinn finds perfect weather, well-designed trails and unbelievable red rock vistas in Sedona, Arizona. What more could you want?

The fat-tire criterium before the Whiskey Off-Road 50-miler put the hurt on most of the professionals in the race

Video-based contest offers all-inclusive training camp with Dave Wiens' Team Topeak-Ergon in Sedona

Sick of winter? Head to McDowell Mountain Regional Park in Arizona

VIDEO: The organizers of next May's Whiskey Off Road in Prescott, Arizona are expecting 1,500 racers, with 100 of those vying for a $20,000 purse.

Like Bonnie and Clyde or Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, craniums seem to work best in pairs. Together, Titus' Ron Hoffman and Chris Holman — designers and engineers by trade — make for bikes that are downright stealable.

Red rock to slickrock: Mountain biking around Sedona is the best way to spend time in this desert destination.

The 2010 event outside Tucson, Arizona, marked the 11^th edition and was dedicated to Stan Koziatek of Stan's NoTubes.

More than 1,600 riders have signed up for the team, duo and solo categories for the event, which takes place north of Tuscon, Arizona on Feb. 13 and 14.