There was a time when mountain bikers were the “drunk uncle” at the outdoor buffet: socially awkward, irreverent, “too noisy, too fast,” outcasts on the dusty lam. Hikers called them out for harshing the trail’s mellow. Conservationists pegged bikes as trail wreckers. Decades later, the once rogue group of trail punks have grown up, are wiser, savvy, and organized. The International Mountain Biking Association (IMBA) has emptied countless tubs of elbow grease advocating for social and physical space on the trails to ensure we have places to ride.
But here we are again. Same story, new bikes … More
First, there was derision. Then, mockery turned into admiration. Now, a battle is unfolding between two of the most revered names in the automobile world, Porsche and Tesla, on one of the world’s most challenging race tracks.
The two automakers are vying for electric vehicle bragging rights on Germany’s Nürburgring, a circuit with 73 tight turns, changing elevations and a brutal length of more than 12.4 miles winding through a leafy forest, earning it the nickname “Green Hell.”