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Photo Epic: Torridon, an Adventure on Scotland’s Wildest Trails

With white knuckles squeezing every last hope of control from the bars, one by one we careened through another huge rock garden, brakes burning and rocks spitting violently. The visceral noise from tyres and discs fell away lost into the sweeping void around us, the bulks of Coire Grannda, Sgorr Ruadh and Beinn Liath Bheag looming silently above. The rocky trail stretched out sinuously to the horizon and beyond, this was mountain biking at its rawest, this was Torridon.

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One Of Many: Colorado Trail Reunion

Trails are the basis of everything in mountain biking. They’re the arteries that flow life into every ride. They’re the blank canvas, the empty sheet. They’re the beginning middle and end of every mountain bike story. Whether beaten into submission by machines, carefully sculpted with blistered hands and simple tools, or worn into being by centuries of animal traffic, each trail is as varied as the people who ride it. The trail’s story changes with each passing rider — every one of them having their own distinct perspective and definition of speed, space, time, adventure, danger and awesome — and each is another One of Many.

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Do what you love, love what you do – Jérémy shares his story

Jérémy lives the life that most of us only dare dream about; earning his money from the things he loves. When the French guy who speaks pretty good German had enough of his boring job and the cold German winters, he risked it all by moving to Madeira. In this interview he shares with us his amazing story.

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Spot Check: Bryce Mountain Bike Park, Virginia

For many of us cycling represents a physical challenge, with pure adrenaline throbbing through your veins and hard-as-nails competition. We’re obsessed with ‘higher, further, faster,’ and the rush of the next kick. But where’s the fun gone? Has the soul of mountain biking gone AWOL? Do we always have to push it to the limit?

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Mountain Reggae Radio – The Soul of Bikepark Brandnertal

What do two reggae-loving, bike-riding, chairlift operators do with their free time in Austria? They run an internet radio station. And when they started selling t-shirts to promote their station, what did they do with the money they made? Well, they donated it to a charity of course! Meet the guys behind Mountain Reggae Radio and learn how to find them on the internet and at Bikepark Brandnertal.

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