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Cinema Sunday: Mountain Bike vs. Snowboard

Check out this video of a head-to-head race between a downhill mountain bike and a snowboard. They’ve even got massive jumps and berms thrown in: I want to know what kind of tires he’s running…

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7 Gravity-Defying MTB Photos

There’s nothing quite like the feeling of catching air and defying gravity on your mountain bike! Whether it’s popping off of a small root drop, unweighting over a roller, or hucking a 15-foot cliff, we all love to take to the air and soar! In honor of this natural desire, we present to you 7 …

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Riding the Dawn Patrol on My Mountain Bike

It’s 31 degrees at 5 am. I walk out the door to a clear moonlit sky. Walking to the car, I see the fiery destruction of a meteorite as it streaks across the upper atmosphere, a shooting star. I look at the almost full moon which just started waning gibbous a day ago. Amazing how …

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Giving Project: 10 Christmas Bikes for Kids in 2011

This holiday season the Singletracks community has the opportunity to give the gift of biking to 10 underprivileged kids through two different groups. Our goal: raise $100 to purchase a bike and helmet for each child by November, 30, 2011. Belmont Hills Elementary School 3rd Grade Class A friend of ours teaches 3rd grade at …

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After the Crash: The Blurry Relationship Between Consciousness and Memory

“Hmm, that doesn’t look good,” I thought to myself as I examined my face in the bathroom mirror. A dark red scrape oozed blood above my right eye, just below the visor of my helmet. My head throbbed a little, but the scrape seemed most important. I prodded it with my finger. It was definitely …

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