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atlanta, atlanta cycling festival, Events, faster mustache, georgia, News, night ride, night riding, Singletracks - June 7, 2016

Join Singletracks for Atlanta Cycling Fest Night Ride + Portable Pumptrack in Midtown

The Atlanta Cycling Festival is kicking off this Saturday, June 11, with a rooftop skyline pumptrack at the Georgia Tech hotel in Midtown. Festivities start at 7pm and New Belgium will be on beer duties. Then on Tuesday, June 14, Faster Mustache is hosting a nighttime singletrack ride starting at the Flying Biscuit in Candler Park. The route is about 50% singletrack, …

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Bell Built Contestant: Gorges Jump Line, Brevard, NC

For those of you not familiar with Brevard, NC, it is next to Pisgah Forest National Forest, and Pisgah Forest is home to the Pisgah Stage Race, known as one of the world’s best mountain bike stage races. (Catch Part 1 of our recent Pisgah Stage Race coverage, here.) So yes, there’s a lot of mountain biking …

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Video: Bell Built Contestant: Timber Trail, Coldwater Mountain, Anniston, AL

If you missed our recent list of The 10 Best US Destinations for a Weekend Mountain Bike Getaway, shame on you! If you didn’t, you know Coldwater Mountain made it on that list, and you will now learn this same trail system is one of three semi-finalists representing the East Coast in this year’s Bell …

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atlanta, night riding, Trails - February 23, 2015

Night Riding in Atlanta: The Most Dangerous MTB Ride in America?

Every Tuesday night, a group of mountain bikers meet up for one of the most dangerous rides in America. The trails can be technical for sure–just think broken glass, exposed rebar, and fallen trees–but that’s not what makes this ride dangerous. Instead, the Tuesday night Faster Mustache ride in Atlanta has become a bullet-riddled tour …

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Opinion: 4 Reasons Why You Should Vote For Yellow River in the Bell Built Grant Competition (Even if You Don’t Live in Georgia)

Singletracks has been covering the Bell Built grant competition over the past several weeks, sharing videos from each nominee in all 3 regions. With the East Coast regional projects open to voting this week, I can’t help but give a little extra push for a nominee that’s just 12 miles as the crow flies from …

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