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10 Not-So-Obvious Tips that Every Beginning Mountain Biker Needs to Know

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I was a fortunate beginning mountain biker.  I had a great teacher: he was patient and willing to explain everything to me.  Everything. But maybe you don’t have someone right beside you to tell you some of these things… so I’ll be there for you. Here …

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Race Report: 2014 NMORS Oak Flats – My First Race

I’m not sure what made me sign up for the Oak Flats Race as part of the New Mexico Off Road Series. In all honesty, I’ve been eyeing the list of races every year since I’ve moved to New Mexico. And every year I’ve managed to come up with lame excuses not to race. I guess …

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The East Coaster’s Guide to Mountain Biking in the Desert

Recently, I had the pleasure of meeting up in Fruita with the amazing Mtbikerchick and Delphinide for a great weekend of camaraderie and sweet singletrack. After hitting the trails, we gathered the spouses and chitlins to share mountain biking stories over local Colorado beer and pizza. Many of my stories were comprised from my husband …

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How to Break Your Mountain Bike

One morning while enjoying a cup ‘o joe before both sun and baby arose, I stumbled across Greg Heil’s article from 2013, “How to Brake Your Mountain Bike.” Perhaps due to lack of sleep, ineffectiveness of the caffeine from only 5 cups of coffee, or a momentary flash of dislexia, I incorrectly read the title as “How …

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The Single Speed Addiction

Road biking can effectively be broken into two groups: racing and non-racing. Sure, roadies will argue that subtle differences are significant, but show your grandma a Tarmac and a Roubaix, and she’ll likely tell you they’re the same bike… unless, of course, you show her a pink and blue bike. Mountain biking, on the other …

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