Dirt Lovers’ Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide
It’s official: we’re just a few advent calendar chocolates away from the big day! We’ve rounded up some of our favorite mountain bike gear and gifts so you can shop for the dirt lover in your life… or strategically leave this article open in your browser for a not-so-subtle hint that THIS is what you […]
6 Unexpected Ways to Find Your Flow
What is Flow? You know that feeling when everything just clicks and you are one with your bike, the trail, the universe? You lose all sense of time as you’re fully immersed in a feeling of energized focus, full involvement, and enjoyment in the process. Hello, Flow. So nice to see you again. Turns out […]
Sorry, We’re Closing our Doors
Yep, we’re shutting it all down. Website (it’s dark) Phone calls (going to voicemail) Inbox (ignore) LiveChat (crickets) Smoke signals (hmm… maybe!?) This Black Friday we encourage our employees, our customers, and our communities to #optoutside. We joined this movement because we believe that being outside (and on our bikes) makes us our best selves. […]
Welcome Ninja Coordinator of Shred Becky Steele
We are thrilled to announce the latest addition to the Ninja squad, Becky Jo Steele. In her role as the Coordinator of Shred, Becky is the logistical genius coordinating all of the behind-the-scenes details that go into a successful Ninja clinic. Keeping customers supported, coaches at the top of their game and communities engaged is […]
How To Do A Basic Bike Check in 13 Easy Steps
Things on your bike can change from one ride to another – bolts loosen, tire pressure changes, parts wear down – and taking the time to regularly glance over your bike can be the difference between a quick fix vs. a pricey bike shop visit or lots of miles vs. stopping every mile to fix […]
4 Tips for Finding Your Next Bike – “The One”
A few reasons you might be looking for “The One”… Your friends are disappearing to seek new singletrack and you’ve been left behind plateauing with your boring old partner. You’re just entering the market for the first time and are astonished by the sheer number of options, bells, and whistles. “Ahem… that button does what?!” […]
5 Things Ninja Doesn’t Tell You About Their Camps
Even though I’ve been riding for seven years, I’ve never had any formal skills instruction and was counting down the days until the opportunity came knocking at the Ninja clinic in Bend, OR. Since I started working with Ninja I’ve read the curriculum, gone through albums of clinic photos, and read tons of 5-star reviews, […]
5 Pieces of Bad Mountain Biking Advice
Maybe you’ve heard it, maybe you’ve even offered it. Advice given out on the trail can be downright terrible with frustrating and painful results. Here are the five worst pieces of riding advice we’ve heard out on the trails. 1. “The bike knows what to do – just let it roll!” No matter how much […]
Take A Kid Mountain Biking Day with Ninja
Saturday, October 6th, IMBA is celebrating its fourteenth-annual Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day (TKMBD) and this is a great opportunity for you to share your passion for pedaling with the next generation of Ninjas! This will be our 8th year celebrating in San Diego and we have an exciting afternoon planned. We will set […]
Fall in Love with these 4 Adventure Clinics
You had big goals for the Summer of 2018; you were finally going to take your riding to the next level and put it to the test on a grand adventure. Summer may have snuck away from you, but you still have plenty of opportunities to dial your skills and explore a new bike destination […]