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How the Whiskey Off-Road MTB Race Saved My Life

After experiencing pain in the Whiskey Off-Road mountain bike race, Glenn's doctors discovered he had a treatable form of colon cancer.

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Singletracks Readers Choose Best Mountain Bike Races of 2017

As part of our annual Gear Survey, we asked our readers to tell us about their favorite mountain bike race. The responses ranged from endurance events to enduros, with plenty of “I don’t race” thrown in for good measure. After combing through the results, here are YOUR top seven races. 7. Tour Divide Location: Banff, Alberta …

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Everything You Need to Know About Mountain Biking Prescott National Forest

Central Arizona lives and breathes the Wild West. Sandwiched between three other National Forests beats a sandy jewel, nourished with vessels of trail coursing through the saguaro-laden Sonoran desert.  Dirt veins dotted with scrub oak and manzanita wind up and around the granite peaks and pine-covered mountains that amplify the revered appeal of the region. …

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I Ride Alone: The Origin, Evolution, and Devolution of a Solitary Mountain Biker

I RIDE ALONE I am new to mountain biking.  I am neither fit nor skilled.  I am slow.  I walk many obstacles.  I crash.  It seems I spend more time off the bike than on it.  I am proud;  I don’t want to be seen failing.  I don’t like seeing only the backsides of other …

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“UnVailing” the Aspens in Colorado’s High Country, Part 2: An Epic Ride in Vail’s Backcountry

For day two of my aspen weekend in Vail, the goal was to get well out of town and hit some new-to-me and rarely-ridden singletrack. My map study had revealed an epic loop, rideable from town, which would include exactly that, along with a couple more popular local trails. But it was only accessible by …

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