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Stories from the dirt.

Bike shop profiles, ride reports, trail updates, and the PFTS newsletter archive.

Featured · Bike Shop Profile

Bike Shop Profile: Bicycle Toy and Hobby

Recently we reached out to Derric Jennings at Bicycle Toy and Hobby to learn about this icon of the High Point, NC community. We were amazed to learn that this family-owned business is among the oldest bicycle shops in North Carolina. Jesse Jennings founded Bicycle Sales and Service in 1927 while he

Feb 12, 2026

Featured · Bike Shop Profile

Bike shop profile: Cycles de Oro

In 2025, Cycles de Oro celebrated 50 years of doing business in Greensboro. Recently we interviewed Dale Brown, of Cycles de Oro as a means of learning more about this Greensboro cycling institution. Here is what we learned. Cycles de Oro started business in 1975 under the name “Toga Bike Shop”, an

Jan 24, 2026

Featured · Ride Profile

Ride profile: The New River Trail

Dec 22, 2025

Stories from the dirt.

Bike Shop Profile: Bicycle Toy and Hobby

Bike shop profile: Cycles de Oro

Ride profile: The New River Trail

Local Bike Shop Profile: Galactic Bikes

30th Anniversary Shirts: Order by 12/14!

Christmas Light Ride

Burn the Turkey Ride

10/25 Workday: Bald Eagle

11/09 Take A Kid Mountain Biking

👑 King & Queen of the Watershed

Knobby News June'25

2024 In Review

Knobby News | Feb '25

Trailhead Parking Fundraiser - Doggett Rd

aMTB Trail Grand Opening, Nov 17