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Opinion: Quit Your MTB Proselytizing

proselytize — verb: to try to persuade people to join a religion, cause, or group. I’ve observed an interesting phenomenon in the world of mountain biking that I honestly don’t think I’ve seen in any other sport else, at least to this degree. That phenomenon is this: the average mountain biker seems to think that we …

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Opinion: New Mountain Bike Parts Standards: Bring them On!

With all the new product releases this time of year, there’s been some talk lately about emerging “standards.” Well, not talk so much–mostly just complaining. And hey, I totally get it–we spend our hard-earned money on mountain bikes and it hurts to think that each new “standard” makes our investment worth a little less. But …

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Fat Biking: Is it just a fad? A personal point of view.

Watching the birth of fat bikes in the mountain bike industry has been nothing short of breath taking. Drawing from personal experience, this fat-tired wonder opened up a lot more trails as well as placing big grins on our faces. Before fat bikes we had been riding our mountain bikes year-round, putting on the studded …

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Life Lessons from Mountain Biking: Growing Up vs. Growing Old

We are young Wandering the face of the earth Wondering what our dreams might be worth Learning that we’re all immortal . . . for a limited time from “Dreamline” by Rush (lyrics by Neil Peart) Music is full of profound statements.  Sometimes a single short sentence or phrase stands out as particularly meaningful.  “. …

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Opinion: The Anti-Fat Biking Manifesto

Editor’s Note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are Erica Barnes’s alone and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Singletracks.com. Winter is already in full swing even though the calendar says it winter is just getting started. Temperatures in many parts of the country have begun to dip into the single digit regime. Many places …

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