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The Mesa County Sheriff's office reports that a 52-year-old mountain biker died on the Palisade Plunge trail on Saturday after suffering a "heat-related illness."

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Learn from the experts how to treat common mountain bike injuries like a broken arm when you're far from home.

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As temperatures start to rise, many mountain bikers–myself included–are dealing with a sore point: muscle cramps. While muscle cramps are fairly common and mostly benign, they can be painful and annoying to deal with during a mountain bike ride. This article will briefly discuss common causes of leg cramps, and will offer tips for preventing and dealing …

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In this episode of the Singletracks podcast, I talk about an extremely hot mountain biking ride from a few years ago that could have ended in disaster, if not for a trailside call to 911 and a rescue from the local volunteer fire department. Aaron also talks about his own heat-related emergency during this year’s Off Road Assault …

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So yesterday I didn’t get a chance to post on the blog and it was the first time in months, if not years, that we missed a weekday post. I left the house early yesterday morning intending to post in the afternoon after my ride at the IMBA Epic Bull Mountain trails but barely made …

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