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Stay Weird, Raise Legends: Wild Rye & The Mothership Collective

Big news, babes: we’re officially teaming up with the Mothership Collective—and this one hits pretty close to home. The Mothership is a fast-growing community of women who are entering or living in...

How Sending a Massive Drop Made Me a Better Trail Runner

Sometimes, “staying in your lane” is overrated.  If you’ve ever chased a little chaos or ignored “stick to the plan” advice—you’ll get this. Because sometimes the thing that sharpens you most isn’t...

Baseball, Breakdowns, and Bikes as a Path to Female Empowerment: A Q&A with Lindsey Richter of Ladies AllRide.

We catch up with Lindsey Richter of Ladies AllRide to chat about what mountain biking can teach us about ourselves, why it’s okay (and necessary!) to cry at camp as an adult, and how a simple bike ...

Mujeres y Pedales: Celebrating Mother’s Day and Generational Belonging With The Cycle Effect

“Having my mom mountain bike with me is the greatest experience ever,” Fernanda Fuentes shares with enthusiasm. “We can both have fun doing what we love, and encourage each other to try new things...

10 Tips to Help You Crush the Return to Gravel Riding This Spring

Springtime is always bittersweet as the snow melts and you start putting your skis away. The transition to riding season never fails to catch me off guard; neither my bike nor my legs are ever real...

THE FIRST BUT NOT THE LAST

There’s been a lot of buzz about Red Bull Rampage over the last week, and unless you’re keyed into the verryyyy niche sport of freeride mountain biking, you’re probably wondering: what the heck is ...

All Bikes Welcome x Wild Rye

All Bikes Welcome is a non-profit with the mission of building more racial equity and gender diversity in cycling by providing free and low-cost outdoor programming in the Northwest Arkansas corrid...

A return to simplicity: bikepacking the Italian Alps

Endless wildflower fields, impressive peaks, cozy rifugios, homemade pasta, one lane mountain roads: these are all things we enjoyed in abundance on our 5 day bikepacking trip through the southern ...

The Sturdy Dirty 2024: Riding in Community

THE RACE This weekend, I participated in my first enduro. I’ve always told myself “I’m not a racer.” I pedal for the sake of community, not because I want to be the fastest, and prefer to session...

Women of the trans new england

We're so proud to be a sponsor and supporter of this amazing event. Here at Wild Rye we're always stoked to hop on board in support of events and programs that encourage women to push themselves,...

Bikepack the San Juans

The word is out that bike packing in the San Juans is a thing, and the rumors of its casual beauty and easy exploring are true. However, all the beta for where to ride, stay, eat, and explore is q...

Springing into Mountain and Gravel Bike Season in Boise

I recently celebrated my 3-year-mountain-bike anniversary which is a bit of a misnomer since there was not an actual celebration – but it made me reflect on how much can change in 3 years…   My fi...

Enjoying the Ride

I come from a very sporty family, but like… ball sports. My skills in these types of sports however generally fall into the “catch the ball with my face” category. Because of this I dabbled in man...

Building your bike kit: Chammies 101

There are as many ways to spell chammy / chamois / cham-wowee as there are options, opinions and misconceptions about this infamous piece of apparel.  Depending on who you talk to, chammies are ei...

Sedona: the mountain bike and energy vortex capital of the southwest

Sedona, AZ: known for expansive redrock vistas, endless hiking and mountain bike trails, crystal shops, palm readers and a unique energy vortex, this funky little desert town offers even more than ...