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In this episode of the Singletracks podcast we talk about some of the barriers to getting started with mountain biking and share specific ideas for improving fitness and technical skills. And if you’ve been riding for a long time, you won’t want to miss our tips for taking friends out for their first ride.

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It seems the topic of trail booby trapping, AKA trail terrorism, has been in the news a lot lately. We sat down to discuss just what the heck is going on out there.

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Technology is creeping into our everyday lives, and that includes mountain biking. In this episode we discuss the use of electronics on the trail, everything from GPS to cameras, smartphones to music. Where do you draw the tech line on your rides?

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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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In this episode of the Singletracks podcast we talk about some of the bikes we have in for testing and preview some of the destinations we’re visiting this summer. We also talk about new and updated bikes from Niner, Santa Cruz, and Trek. Plus: what’s grinding our gears and stoking our spokes.

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