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Why You Should Be Racing a Full Suspension Singlespeed

Editor’s Note: Chris Callahan started riding mountain bikes during Reagan’s first term. While Chris is a contributor to Singletracks.com, the opinions expressed in this commentary are his alone and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Singletracks.com. “Do you see them over yonder, friend Sancho, thirty or forty hulking giants?  I intend to do battle with them …

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Watch: “Jagged Axe” = Most Intimidating Name for an Enduro Race Stage?

Mountain Biking Jagged Axe with Krunk Shox. Ever wonder what an Enduro race stage looks like? This is stage 3 from this weekend’s Big Mountain Enduro race in Glorieta, New Mexico. #followcamfriday

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“A Good Day on the Bike” – Racing the Grand Junction Off-Road

I heard the collective gasp of the crowd before I saw it. Rose Grant, the favorite to win, slid sideways across the pavement. Her bike struck the curb and then stopped, sparks flying into the evening air. For a moment, the rowdy crowd subdued.  A medic ushered Grant to the side of the course; spectators …

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Watch: FSA SL-K Carbon Wheel Review

Full Speed Ahead, better known as FSA, has been extremely successful making carbon components such as cranks, bars, stems, and carbon road wheels, and they have used their knowledge to produce a line of mountain bike wheels.  This line up consists of their XC Race wheel, the K-Force; the XC model, the SL-K; and the trail-oriented …

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Top 5 Tips for Your First Downhill Race

Every mountain biker remembers their first race vividly. For myself, it was in May of 2013 on a cold, Canadian, snowy weekend. As it was my first downhill event, I had little experience and was a loner on the hill who wound up dead last. It was a good reminder at the time, being a cocky …

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