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The 10 Habits of Highly Effective Mountain Bikers

Have you ever read the best-selling book with a very similar title and three less habits? Neither have I, but the title alone peaked my interest enough to generate some thought on what might be some common characteristics among mountain bikers that are motivated, productive, and highly effective. Rather than a list of how to …

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Over a Beer: How Bad Is Mountain Biking for the Environment, Really?

Editor’s Note: “Over a Beer” is a regular column written by Greg Heil. While Greg is the Editor in Chief for Singletracks.com, any opinions expressed in this column are his alone and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Singletracks.com. The stock criticism trotted out by extreme anti-mountain bike conservationists like the Sierra Club is that …

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IMBA Has a New Executive Director: Dave Wiens

If you’ve been paying attention, you might be a bit confused right now. “Wasn’t Dave Wiens just elected to be the chair of the IMBA board?” Yes, yes he was. “In what marks the shortest Board Chairmanship in IMBA’s history, Dave Wiens will be stepping down from the Board of Directors to join IMBA staff as …

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Over a Beer: Rutting Up Trails Is an Act of Pure Selfishness

Editor’s Note: “Over a Beer” is a regular column written by Greg Heil. While Greg is the Editor in Chief for Singletracks.com, any opinions expressed in this column are his alone and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Singletracks.com. The alarm clock squawked obnoxiously at 6am, jerking me rudely from my slumber. I wiped my bleary …

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Updated: Legislation Aiming to Sell 3.3 Million Acres of BLM Land To Be Withdrawn

Update from the Editor, February 2, 10:32am: Apparently between the time this news article was written yesterday evening and it was published this morning, Congressman Jason Chaffetz posted on his Instagram account that he would be withdrawing House Bill 621 today: I am withdrawing HR 621. I'm a proud gun owner, hunter and love our public …

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