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Stop Asking for Easy: A Manifesto for Doing Hard Things Voluntarily

Editor’s Note: “Over a Beer” is a regular column written by Greg Heil. While Greg is the Editor in Chief for Singletracks.com, any opinions expressed in this column are his alone and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Singletracks.com. If our American culture has one fatal flaw, it is our obsession with comfort. In almost every aspect of the …

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Over a Beer: How Bad Is Mountain Biking for the Environment, Really?

Editor’s Note: “Over a Beer” is a regular column written by Greg Heil. While Greg is the Editor in Chief for Singletracks.com, any opinions expressed in this column are his alone and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Singletracks.com. The stock criticism trotted out by extreme anti-mountain bike conservationists like the Sierra Club is that …

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Over a Beer: Rutting Up Trails Is an Act of Pure Selfishness

Editor’s Note: “Over a Beer” is a regular column written by Greg Heil. While Greg is the Editor in Chief for Singletracks.com, any opinions expressed in this column are his alone and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Singletracks.com. The alarm clock squawked obnoxiously at 6am, jerking me rudely from my slumber. I wiped my bleary …

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Over a Beer: The Inherent Dysfunction of Continued Risk Taking

Editor’s Note: “Over a Beer” is a regular column written by Greg Heil. While Greg is the Editor in Chief for Singletracks.com, any opinions expressed in this column are his alone and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Singletracks.com. Risk taking is an integral part of our lives. No matter how much we try to …

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Over a Beer: In it for the Long Haul – Making Smart Decisions to Be a Healthier Mountain Biker

Editor’s Note: “Over a Beer” is a regular column written by Greg Heil. While Greg is the Editor in Chief for Singletracks.com, any opinions expressed in this column are his alone and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Singletracks.com. If there was one dangerous flaw I had as a mountain biker (and a downhill skier, …

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