Portrait: Keegan Swenson
After stepping away from the World Cup, the reigning U.S. XC national champ is poised for domestic dominance
Culture
Chroma Photo Gallery
Images from the winter issue of Beta
Why Roam Fest’s Brand of Inclusivity is Working
While the broader bike industry talks about how to better represent marginalized communities, Roam Fest is doing the work.
When Your Backyard Trail Burns
Returning to a familiar trail after it's burned can be both a haunting and beautiful experience. Ryan Dionne explores the complex emotions tied to wildfire.
It’s Time to Recalibrate Our Ideas About Chainstay Length
As reaches have grown, what we think of as "short" and "long" chainstays needs to start shifting as well.
Essay—Here Comes The Ride
When the wedding chapel is a lakeside beach and the route to get there requires a three-day bikepacking mission, you saddle up and ask questions later
The Beta Spring ’22 Issue—Behind The Cover
Photographer Dave Smith takes us behind the cover image of Beta's Spring '22 Issue—out on newsstands now
‘Sidetracked’ with Eliot Jackson – A Chat With World Cup Photo Team Mokka & Ivy
Eliot Jackson sits down with two of the only female shooters on the World Cup circuit, ahead of the Lourdes season kickoff.
Wrong Numbers: How Judging Bikes by Their Geometry Charts Doesn’t Tell the Full Story
Information overload has us missing the point
So Far… We’ve Made It This Far – A Hoggin’ Adventure Film
A one-of-a-kind trip with a crew like no other.
Counterpoint: Fire-Road Climbing is Actually Pretty Great
Shots fired...
Can Trails Help Heal Scars of Colonialism?
In First Nations communities across British Columbia, mountain bike clubs are learning that the future of trailbuilding begins with the past