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Video: “Colorado Trail: I’m Part of the Tribe”

Colorado Trail. I’m Part of The Tribe. from Yeti Cycles on Vimeo. Sometimes the most challenging and arduous adventure is the one in your own backyard. The Colorado Trail links up the state’s largest metropolitan region with some of the best mountain bike trails in the country, spanning over 500 miles through the rugged and …

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Book Excerpt: “Trail Magic and the Art of Soft Pedaling”

The last time Scott Thigpen had been on a bicycle, he was a 12-year-old kid with a love of Star Wars and Disney. Twenty-five years later, he was sedentary and rapidly gaining weight. Hello Couch, meet Potato. It was time for a change, for both his body and his mind. Determined to start moving again, Scott …

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Review: Chumba Ursa 29+ Mountain Bike

Chumba made a big showing at Interbike this year–it seemed like we were bumping into these bikes all over the show floor–and I got a chance to take a spin on the brand’s Ursa 29+ mountain bike at Outdoor Demo on Tuesday. If you haven’t heard of Chumba or 29+, read on to get up …

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Racing Along the Continental Divide: When Things Go South

I could hear the other racers stirring, getting ready to leave. 30 of us had camped there: 29 other riders had made it out of Canada and back to the United States, and I made it early in the morning… on Fathers Day, no less. Reluctantly, I started the process of packing up and leaving. …

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Arizona Trail 300: Bikepacking Race Report Part III

Getting into Oracle, I was pumped for the last section. I was tucked into my bivy as the sun slowly rose; for some reason my alarm didn’t go off. Luckily I woke up just as Dave passed by. I hustled to pack up my sleeping gear and got moving, parting ways with Luke and Casey …

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