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Over a Beer: The Paths We Haunt

Editor’s Note: “Over a Beer” is a regular column written by Greg Heil. While Greg is the Editor in Chief for Singletracks.com, any opinions expressed in this column are his alone and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Singletracks.com. The mountain bike is a singular vehicle for exploration, allowing the rider to cover long distances in …

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John’s Top 15 Trail “Discoveries” of ’15

New Year’s Day is always a mixed bag of feelings as I reflect on the year gone by and look forward to the year ahead.  As for the year ahead, I always look for ways to make it grander than the one gone by.  2015, while not necessarily grander than 2014, was at least more …

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10 Reasons to Explore a New Trail

I think exploration is the true embodiment of the mountain bike experience. But these days, so many riders cheat themselves out of a unique adventure by refusing to truly explore. When some riders go to check out new trails, they’ll ride with someone who’s been there before, or hire a guide to show them around. …

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Take the #1trailaweek Challenge

I’ve set a lot of mountain biking goals for myself over the years. Some have been challenging, some have been easy. Some have been good ideas, and others turned out very badly. But one of the best goals I ever set was a truly simple goal that I kept to during most of 2014. Simply …

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Off the Beaten Path: Exploring Lesser-Known Local Trails in Fruita

Recently my riding partners and I have been branching out from our favorite rides in order to check out some new or lesser-used trails in the Grand Junction/Fruita area.  While we love the ones we ride most often (why else would we ride them?) sometimes we just want a change of pace.  Here’s what we’ve uncovered: …

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