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Opinion: Accept the Risks and Be Self Sufficient, or Don’t Mountain Bike

Editor’s Note: Greg Heil is a lover of solo backcountry rides, and taking unplanned turns on unmarked trails. While Greg is the Editor in Chief for Singletracks.com, the opinions expressed in this commentary are his alone and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Singletracks.com. One of the most insidious sociological epidemics sweeping the United States, and really the world, …

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Opinion: Accept the Risks and Be Self Sufficient, or Don’t Mountain Bike

Editor’s Note: Greg Heil is a lover of solo backcountry rides, and taking unplanned turns on unmarked trails. While Greg is the Editor in Chief for Singletracks.com, the opinions expressed in this commentary are his alone and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Singletracks.com. One of the most insidious sociological epidemics sweeping the United States, and really the world, …

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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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Cat 6 Racing: Mountain Bike Style

With spring in the air and many of us having recently completed the “30 Days of Biking Challenge,” you may be finding yourself racking up cycling miles in (gasp) non-mountain biking ways. Bike commuting to work is one way I try to put in more time in the saddle, and it gives me a reason …

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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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