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Stage 1 is in the books! Perfect conditions out in the Pisgah Forest today. Things started with a tough climb including a few hike a bike sections. After that came the enduro segment down Daniel Ridge. The rest of the day had a couple of longer gravel climbs, but other singletrack included: Butter Gap, Long …

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No matter how devoted we are to our sport of mountain biking, there are times when the enthusiasm wanes. I’m not just talking about the odd “I really don’t feel like riding today” feeling–that will pass by the time we get a good night’s sleep and the sun rises again, but rather the more extended …

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The new Copper T-Flex shoes sit at the top of Louis Garneau’s mountain bike line. In fact, Louis Garneau says, “our entire race shoe design heritage has been passed on to the Copper T-Flex.” Those are big shoes to fill indeed! I’ve been testing the Copper T-Flex shoes for a couple months now and here’s what I’ve found. First …

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South Africa – There was a second stage win for the SCOTT-SRAM Young Guns of Michiel van der Heijden and Andri Frischknecht at the Grand Finale of the 2017 Absa Cape Epic, but the crowds at Val de Vie in Paarl had lined up to watch Olympic champion Nino Schurter and partner Matthias Stirnemann claim …

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Have you raced your bike yet? Some of the writers at Singletracks are a little conflicted whether we should or should not race our bikes. Personally, I’ve found that a race holds me to my goals and helps me dig down, going places in my mind that I never thought possible. But even as a …

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