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  We have seen more than a few Walmart bike abuse videos, but never from the perspective of a first time rider. Today, I brought two friends out for their first ever mountain bike, one of whom ended up on a Walmart “mountain bike” (if you can call it that). Just when my friend Kevin …

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Aaron Gwin crashes twice, going down hard the second time, and still finishes his race run! Unfortunately, he got disqualified for re-entering the course a little lower down than where he exited after the crash. Men’s Results 1. Alexandre Fayolle 2m52.758s 2. Mark Wallace 2m56.084s 3. Marcelo Gutiérrez 2m56.199s 4. Florent Payet 2m56.556s 5. Connor …

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What should be one of our biggest pet peeves in the sport of mountain biking is altering trails, something I mentioned in my article about Trail Fouls. Surprisingly, if you read the comments, not everyone shares that sentiment. Don’t alter trails people! Simply moving a few things around for any reason can be dangerous for …

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While this crash reel is short, it packs a real “oooh, that hurt!” punch. What else would you expect from Darkfest?!

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Out the front door, going over the bars, OTB. It’s the most embarrassing (and often worst) way to crash on a mountain bike. So follow Neil’s tips, with some real life demonstrations from Blake… on how to stop going over the bars on your bike.    

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