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Don’t Scare the Newbie! How to Take a First-Timer Mountain Biking

So, you have a co-worker or even a significant other who you think might enjoy mountain biking. Great! It’s always fun to share your passion with another person, but the thing is, taking someone mountain biking for the first time is surprisingly easy to screw up. So, before you invite your next victim–ahem, recruit–take a minute to brush …

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Confessions of a Newbie Mountain Bike Racer

I stood alone under the big tent as rain poured down outside, butterflies in my stomach. My heart was pounding and I hadn’t even started riding yet. Everyone else was talking to each other, friends and acquaintances, or maybe just braver and less socially-awkward than I was. Some of the ladies I’d met the night …

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Searching for Beginner Trails in Brevard to Avoid East Coast Gnar

Brevard, North Carolina is the only destination east of the Rocky Mountains to make our Top 10 Destinations in North America list… but we didn’t put it in there as an eastern consolation prize. Instead, we truly believe that the quality, intensity, and sheer volume of the singletrack riding in Brevard can go toe-to-toe with …

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