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Mountain Biking Participation: Climbing, Descending, or Skidding?

Depending on where you get your numbers, mountain biking is either on the decline, coming back, or holding steady. One report I read said MTB participation dropped 6% from 2008 to 2009, even among core riders, but since our sport has become so fragmented (DH, XC, FR, etc.) it’s hard to know what’s really going …

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Ghost Bikes: Mourning Fallen Riders

photo courtesy ghostbikes.org. The Denver Post published an article yesterday on the “Ghost Bike” phenomenon that’s gaining steam in cities like New York, Denver, and San Francisco. After a cyclist was struck and killed by a car in Lafayette, CO a bike, spray painted completely white, appeared at the intersection with a sign memorializing the …

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Ghost Bikes: Mourning Fallen Riders

photo courtesy ghostbikes.org. The Denver Post published an article yesterday on the “Ghost Bike” phenomenon that’s gaining steam in cities like New York, Denver, and San Francisco. After a cyclist was struck and killed by a car in Lafayette, CO a bike, spray painted completely white, appeared at the intersection with a sign memorializing the …

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Tagging MTB Gear and Trails on Singletracks

One of the coolest features on singletracks that doesn’t get a lot of attention is the ability to “tag” gear and trail listings throughout the site. In talking with folks it seems tagging may be a little confusing at first so I thought I’d share a bit more about the concept. What tagging does Before …

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Singletracks Review & How-to Video Contest: Win an iPod Touch!

Singletracks is hosting our first ever video contest and we’re stoked. Unlike some other MTB video contests you may have seen, this one doesn’t require a helmet camera or MacAskill moves to win. Just come up with a good concept for your video and enlist your friends to vote! Here’s how the contest works: create …

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