The state that gave us space rockets and civil rights history just added downhill mountain biking to its resume, and RideBHM in Birmingham is making believers out of skeptics one gravity-powered run at a time.
Alabama’s first dedicated downhill mountain biking park is transforming how people think about outdoor adventure in the Deep South.
Here’s something you might not know about Alabama: the state has serious terrain.
Sure, it’s not Colorado with its towering peaks, but Birmingham sits in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, which provides exactly the kind of elevation changes that make downhill mountain biking possible…