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Author’s Note:  From Interbike and Outerbike through the holidays, we are presented with an onslaught of the bestest, brightest, blingiest new bikes and bike equipment.  New stuff is great, but not everybody wants/needs/can afford all the golden goodies. This article is dedicated to those who ride the relics and still relish every minute of it. …

The post Riding the ol’ 26er: An Ode to the Mountain Bike that Started it All appeared first on Singletracks Mountain Bike News.

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In early 2000 I was preparing to graduate from college and decided it was time for a new mountain bike. After browsing the local shops I fell in love with an electric green and yellow Trek 7000 hardtail. At one of the shops I visited the sales clerk said the geometry was all wrong for …

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