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Ride Report: Humber River Ride, Ontario

With temperatures well below zero at the time of this writing, the Humber River has frozen over nicely. I don’t care too much for ice skating and hockey, so the next best Canadian thing to do would be to go for a river ride! It was -10 degrees C, sunny, and with minimal wind: a …

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How to Fat Bike in the Snow with Kiddos

Winter is almost over, but spring conditions in certain parts of the country are a great time to get the kids out for some last minute snow adventures since it is generally warmer. It is also a great alternative activity for families who travel to the mountains for spring break, but don’t have the legs …

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Race Report: The 2015 Talkeetna Trio

I would like to thank the organizers of the Talkeetna Trio for the following: 1. Hosting a great event in an awesome town where a cat is the mayor. 2. Doing a great job designing and marking the trail. 3. Setting the start/finish line at the home of Denali Brewing Company. With that out of …

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Fat Biking: Is it just a fad? A personal point of view.

Watching the birth of fat bikes in the mountain bike industry has been nothing short of breath taking. Drawing from personal experience, this fat-tired wonder opened up a lot more trails as well as placing big grins on our faces. Before fat bikes we had been riding our mountain bikes year-round, putting on the studded …

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Lessons Learned: How to Have Fat Bike Fun and Avoid Fat Bike Frustration

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” With that opening line I’m pretty sure that Charles Dickens was a fat bike early adopter when he wrote A Tale of Two Cities in 1859. In seven weeks of fat bike ownership we have experienced both the best and worst of rides. …

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