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Top 10 City: Albuquerque, Part 3: The Manzanitas
Albuquerque offers a diverse collection of mountain bike trails just a short drive from the city limits. As recently highlighted, both the Sandia foothills and the east side of the Sandia Mountains offer fast, flowing trails that mountain bikers of all levels can enjoy. The majority of these trails, however, are easy to moderate in technical difficulty, …
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Overcoming the Winter Blues
Spring is starting to reveal itself. There’ve been days in New Mexico already where the weather is gorgeous, not a cloud in the sky, and the temperature doesn’t dictate the need to cover up your sexy spandex (unless, of course, you’re one of the cool kids with baggy mountain bike clothes). In short, there’s absolutely …
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Top 10 City: Albuquerque, Part 2: The Sandia Mountain Backside
Cycling8r recently shared her backyard trails in the Sandia Foothills on the east side of the great mountain bike city of Albuquerque. One of the things that makes Albuquerque such a great place is the proximity of such trails. But the largest city in New Mexico has so much more to offer a little further …
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Top 10 City: Albuquerque’s Backyard Trails: The Sandia Foothills
When one thinks of mountain bike meccas, many towns and trail systems may come to mind: Moab, Fruita, Whistler… or one of the others on Singletracks’s Top 10 List of North American MTB Destinations. Of course, if you ask any resident of Colorado, they may question why you would even consider mountain biking outside of …
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Endurance Downhill Racing: Red Bull Final Descent
The Red Bull Final Descent series wrapped up last week when 121 riders saddled up at Angel Fire Resort in New Mexico for a shot at $5,000 in cash prizes. The object was simple: complete the most downhill runs in 12 hours. The race ran into twilight hours which added an additional challenge as riders …
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