We are a group of mountain bikers who are interested in growing and promoting the popularity of the sport in Egypt. This website is intended to be an online information resource for mountain biking enthusiasts in Egypt. Here, you will find trail guides, a group ride schedule, equipment recommendations and reviews, maintenance tips and much more.

mtbegypt.com welcomes and will thrive on user contribution, so if you have the time to write a guide, post a GPS track file, share some maintenance tips or recommend some equipment stores, send ‘em in!

Each ride announcement will be designated a skill level out of five: Beginner, Intermediate, Intermediate/Advanced, Advanced, Epic/Long distance.

See our group ride guidelines for information on what all of this means.

See our Wadi Degla trail guide
and here are the directions to Wadi Degla

A bike that we would recommend is the Spinburn Speedmax sold by Elementxsports.com. It has a very nice frame and a solid XT/Deore groupset.

Unfortunately, at the time of this writing, there is a severe lack of good bike dealers in Egypt. There is a store in Heliopolis that shall not be named here that imports *some* quality bikes, but their bike knowledge and service is shameful.

A difficult but good option is import a bike from abroad, or get your hands on a good used bike or frame and rebuild it if necessary. If you have tips on this subject, please do make them known! (email us and we'll post them here, or post in the forum).

Please see our Events Schedule. Looking forward to riding with you!

As much as you can afford. A good bike will give you a better ride and more enjoyable trail time. The components will work better and last longer too. We recommend you invest no less that L.E. 2000 in a mountain bike.

Updated January 2010: Here is a quick (and very rough) guide based on current average prices (all prices in Egyptian Pounds):

- Entry level hardtail: 1500-2500
- Mid range hardtail: 3000-5000
- High-end hardtail:5000+

-Entry-level full-suspension: 3000-4500
- Mid-range full-suspension: 5000-8000
- High-end full suspension: 8000+

Single-speed bikes are still good bikes, and some people prefer the simplicity and low maintainence of single-speeders, BUT...if you get into any form of frequent/long trail riding, you're probably going to outgrow it fast...your knees will tell you :)

Yes and no. Disc brakes on a mountain bike are meant to shift the braking surface from the rim, where wet trail conditions can negatively impact braking power, to the disc mounted to the wheel hub.

In Egypt, where conditions are mostly dry, you will get by fine on rim brakes. However, disc brakes are becoming increasingly mainstream on mountain bikes, and you should get them if you can afford them for the sake of a more powerful and reliable brake system.