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6 Reasons People Give for Not Biking… And How to Refute Them

If you’re an avid mountain biker, you’ve probably heard every excuse in the book from people about why they don’t mountain bike.  “You should give mountain biking a try,” you say.  People shake their heads and scoff.  They look at you like you’re the nutty one for biking in the first place, and then they’ll …

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How To: Basic Bike Maintenance for Beginners

In the last few years, bikes have evolved from a mere tool of recreation into a true investment. You no longer have to be a hardcore cyclist to fit the caricaturist joke that your bike is worth more than your car: high end mountain bikes are consistently topping the $10,000 range. Unfortunately, purchasing the bike …

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9 Tips for Recovering from a Bike Wreck: It’s Mostly Mental

When I was in college I biked quite a bit.  Mostly we used the logging roads all over our 28,000 acre campus at Berry College.  On one of these rides, I got in a rut left by a logging truck.  I was cruising downhill at a fast pace and hit the edge of the rut.  …

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Beti AllRide Women’s Mountain Bike Clinic: Part 2

Be sure to check out Part 1 of this feature. There are a whole host of reasons to take a mountain biking clinic. Heck, Greg Heil’s previous article, “why everyone should take mountain biking lessons”, is enough to convince even the most seasoned veterans amongst us to sign up. The primary reason for taking a lesson or …

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Beti AllRide Women’s Mountain Bike Clinic: Part 1

After taking almost a year off of mountain biking due to the very long, sometimes taxing process of making another human being, I have started this season with much more resolve to get in better shape and to improve my technical ability. In years past, I have felt that any improvements were very minor and …

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