The Trail Journal
Stories from the dirt.
Bike shop profiles, ride reports, trail updates, and the PFTS newsletter archive.
Featured · Bike Shop Profile
Bicycle Toy and Hobby — three generations of High Point spokes
We sat down with Derric Jennings at Bicycle Toy and Hobby to talk about an icon of the High Country bike scene.
Feb 12, 2026
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Cycles de Oro at 50 — Dale Brown on a half-century of Greensboro riding
In 2025, Cycles de Oro celebrated 50 years of doing business in Greensboro. Dale Brown reflects on the road here.
Jan 24, 2026
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Featured · Ride Profile
The New River Trail — a rails-to-trails day trip from the Triad
Fifty-seven miles of crushed gravel along the New River, with bike-shop coffee at one end and Mouth of Wilson at the other.
Dec 22, 2025
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Bike Shop Profile
Galactic Bikes — the new kid on the block making a galaxy of noise
A profile on Galactic Bikes and what it brings to the Greensboro shop scene.
Dec 12, 2025
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Newsletter
30th Anniversary Shirts — order by 12/14!
Three decades of Piedmont singletrack, commemorated in soft cotton. Limited print run.
Dec 8, 2025
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Newsletter
Christmas Light Ride 2025
Lights, hot cocoa, the neighborhood loops we love after dark.
Nov 24, 2025