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Epic Ride: 26 miles and 5 trails in Crested Butte, Colorado

In July when the temps in Grand Junction get to be too sultry to bear, we head to Crested Butte for cooler days, wildflowers, and fun, flowing singletrack. This year, in an effort to change things up a bit, we planned to stay in a different campground than usual and to do an epic ride. …

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On Review: Sylvansport GO Camper

In June of 2012, my wife and I were about to embark on an almost two month-long journey across the United States to ride and document mountain bike trails in California. (To catch up on that series, check out the 2012 road trip recap.) I tried to get a camper in to review, but to …

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Exploring Other Planets by Mountain Bike

I don’t usually remember my dreams, but sometimes when I wake up in the middle of one, it’ll stick in my brain. This happened to me the other night: I woke up to go pee (because apparently I already have an old man bladder and can’t sleep through the night), and I was in the …

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DIY Presta Tire Inflator

Having recently discussed DiY car bike racks and DiY bike storage racks here on Singletracks, up next for DiY is a Presta-compatible inflator chuck for an air compressor. If you don’t like to tinker and don’t care about saving a few bucks, stop right here and go purchase the Prestaflator, as it is essentially the …

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Opinion: 24-Hour Racing Alive and Well

Despite news of many major 24-hour races being canceled, not everyone agrees 24 hour racing is dead. If you listen to Tommy Bryant talk for a half an hour, you’ll start believing that while a transition is indeed taking place in 24-hour racing, the format is still thriving. Shortly after I published the article about 24 Hours …

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