Mountain Flyer | Number 60

Issue number 60 of Mountain Flyer reminds us why we ride and explore and how our community of dedicated advocates, creative minds, and passionate riders continues to shape the sport. Learn about hut-to-hut trips and bike parks spanning the border of Austria and Switzerland, go back in time to the story behind a long-lost bike-park masterpiece, get inspired by those dedicated to giving kids their first experience on mountain bikes, and see inside the lives of a self-taught suspension guru and a master of titanium. FEATURES Why Riding Rules in Alpen Villages Elladee Brown first rode in Austria in the mid-'90s, racing downhill events when the sport was a skin-suited, neon-clad affair. Last summer, she returned to the Alps with photographer Leslie Kehmeier to explore a different scene: a hut-to-hut route across southeastern Switzerland and Europe's newest lift-assisted bike park in Sölden, Austria. In addition to never-ending trails, Brown found calming, pastoral landscapes, high-elevation