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Albert Flynn DeSilver's newest book, A Singletrack Mind, explores the spiritual and metaphysical meanings of mountain biking.

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One of the founding fathers of mountain biking, and certainly one of its most colorful characters, Gary Fisher, has a new autobiography available today.

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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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We spend a lot of time here on Singletracks talking about gear, technique, and the amazing experiences we’ve all had on our bikes. But what about the spirit of biking? How does mountain biking connect to our soul? Jeff Reeds has just released an interesting-looking ebook titled The Sanctity of Dirt, in which he “examines …

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One of our writers, Jim Hodgson, is releasing a book this week about climbing the tallest mountain outside the Himalayas. The book is titled How To Mount Aconcagua. Jim calls it a “mostly serious guide.” It’s an efficient (95 pages) day-to-day account of climbing Aconcagua, with helpful tips and a lot of humor mixed in, …

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