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How to Rail Loose or Sandy Mountain Bike Trails

Loose terrain is soft, amorphous, and a bear to ride. Climbing up will leave your legs and lungs burning, and descending is a sketchy proposition at best.

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Beat the Season: Is it Ever OK to Ride Muddy Trails?

Going into the wet season, most of us will be tempted to get out on the trail eventually, which begs the question, 'when is it OK to mountain bike in the mud?'

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Readers’ Choice: The 10 Best Fat Bikes

These are the 10 best fat bikes according to a survey of Singletracks readers. Top fat bikes include the Trek Farley, Specialized Fatboy, Salsa Beargrease, and more.

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Watch: Apocalyptic Sand and Scree Shredding

MET released this monochromatic, apocalyptic video of riders shredding sand dunes and scree fields to announce the release of their new trail/enduro helmet called “Roam.” The Roam uses EPS foam with a polycarbonate shell, and features their new SAFE-T Orbital retention system. Other features include 22 vents to keep your dome cool and integrated clips …

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Teravail Shows Brand New Bikepacking, Aggressive 27.5+ Mountain Bike Tires

Teravail, owned by mega-distributor Quality Bicycle Products, is new to the mountain bike tire scene; so new, in fact, that you won’t be able to buy any of their mountain bike tires until July of this year. But as I found out at Sea Otter last week, the company has been doing their homework for quite a …

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