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Last spring Giro riders Sarah Leishman and Kamil Tartarkovic spent 8 days circumnavigating the Simien Mountains in Ethiopia and it looks like they found some really sweet singletrack! Many of the paths they traveled date back centuries and it’s cool to see the people and villages they visited along the way. They even summited a 14er on …

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The Mt. Kenya Epik is a new 6-day MTB stage race throughout the foothills of Mt. Kenya, and it’s hard to imagine a better way to experience riding in Africa! The course will cover 500km “through bush, wilderness, wildlife and villages,” according to the race organizers. On the final day, riders will be joined by …

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After retelling Bill’s story of his adventures in Namibia, I had a chance to sit down with him and talk about how the trip came about and pick his brain a bit about what it was like to spend 6 days riding a prototype fat bike in the desert. If you have any questions for …

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Though I wish I could say that this is a personal account of an incredible trip, the following is a story about one man’s quest to find uncharted territory with his bike. During our downtime, many of us create grandiose plans to travel to faraway lands and dream about the subsequent adventures that would follow …

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Namibia, Africa. Not your typical riding destination in the world. In an ongoing quest to unearth and explore new terrain, Moment Pictures together with Kyle Jameson, continue to scour our small planet, travelling across the length and breadth of the “Land of the Brave” in search of untouched MTB lines in Nambia. From the oasis …

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