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Ah, the Great Helmet Debate, cause of enough beard-tangling Internet arguments to make even a fanatical political talking point debater blush. Should you wear a helmet? (Yes.) Should it be illegal not to? (No.) Why can’t there be a helmet that protects our heads without making our hair look like crap? (Shave your head.) The …

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Advocacy, i:1:3, news, trail advocacy, trail building, Trails -

Finally, after 14 months, all 9.5 miles of the Apex Trail is fully open. Woohoo! How does this affect you if you don’t live near this trail in Golden, Colorado? Quite simply, what happened to Apex could happen to almost any trail in the world… and having your favorite trail shut down for over a …

The post The Apex Trail Is Finally Open: An Article About Sustainable Trail Practices appeared first on Singletracks Mountain Bike News.

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new zealand, News, Trails -

Listen up, Kiwis; especially those of you in the Queenstown area. NZSki Ltd., the company that runs the Corornet Peak skifield, is going to open itself for mountain biking this summer. Here’s Coronet Peak ski area manager Ross Copland on being excited to open up the chairlift to bikers and summer sightseers following a five-year …

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Gear, i:2:11691, mach 429sl carbon, News, pivot, shimano di2 -

Pivot has just announced their brand-new Mach 429 SL Carbon. The SL Carbon shaves a half pound of frame weight (226g) off of the previous model, which is huge in the world of XC racing! Like the Pivot Mach 4 released just a few months ago, the 429SL C features full Shimano Di2 integration. According …

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Gear, News, smartphone -

Having a phone on a ride is nice. If you have the right apps and you haven’t smashed it to bits yet, your phone can serve as a GPS-enabled HR monitor, wayfinder, and, if you’re that kind of person, even a jukebox. (Please spare me your vitriolic emails about how no one should ever listen …

The post The Most Rugged Android Smartphone? The Sonim XP7 appeared first on Singletracks Mountain Bike News.

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