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1x11, drivetrain, Gear, News, sram, x01 - August 2, 2013

News: SRAM X01 Drivetrain Announced

When SRAM released its unique XX1 drivetrain last year, we all knew this day was coming: the new 1×11 drivetrain technology is trickling down to more affordable component groups. (For more information on XX1, check out Jeff’s short review.) While X0-level tech still isn’t affordable by some people’s standards, compared to the premium cost of …

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Mesa Top Trail Construction

Trail construction began on the Mesa Top trail about a year ago. Designated to be a connector to the Flowing Park Loop off of Land’s End Road, the Mesa Top trail is a singletrack trail that runs from a parking area just past Lands End Road on Hwy 65 out towards Flowing Park. Construction is continuing …

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DH, Downhill, fury, gt, gt fury, News - June 8, 2013

News: GT Releases New Fury DH Bike

Yesterday, June 6th, GT just announced the release of its brand-new downhill bike: the Fury. The bike was developed in conjunction with Gee, Dan, and Rachel Atherton, who signed on with GT back at the beginning of 2012. The Fury features brand new geometry and technology, and according to the riders and developers it represents …

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News: Dominion Riverrock Festival a Family-Friendly Event

Here’s a dilemma many mountain bikers face: Joe Schmo wants to take a vacation and get some dirt under his tires, but the wife and the kids aren’t really all that interested in this painful sport we call mountain biking. Most of the time, Joe the mountain-biking dad thinks it’s a loss: either the vacation …

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News: Snow Summit Mountain Resort in Big Bear, CA Opens DH MTB Park

Regular readers may remember that I visited the Big Bear, California area during my summer 2012 road trip, and that I wrote a detailed article on Snow Summit Mountain Resort. Of all the ski resorts in the United States, Snow Summit has one of the most storied histories in downhill mountain biking lore, but also …

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