Riding the “Mountain Bike Capital of the World”

Greg Heil
5 min readFeb 28, 2022
Trail: Ruth’s Revenge. Photo: Greg Heil

When Bentonville, Arkansas, awarded to itself the crown of “Mountain Bike Capital of the World,” the collective mountain bike industry rolled its eyes and sighed. Bentonville’s self-adulating marketing campaigns have only increased in intensity and frequency, ultimately culminating with this ridiculous claim. Even the locals wish that the marketing firms would pull back on their hyperbole — it makes this…

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Greg Heil

Professional writer, full-time traveler, and avid adventurer. Chief Editor of Summer Content, FATMAP.com