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No E-Bikes on Singletrack Trails, According to New Bill in Washington State
E-bikes have been banned by default from singletrack mountain bike trails in Washington State in a new bill passed by the state legislature.
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Roadblocks to Becoming the First Pro, Female African American Downhill Racer
Donna Iannicelli's struggle to become the first African American female downhill racer shows that we can do more to make mountain biking better for everyone.
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The 3 Biggest Challenges Facing the Mountain Bike Industry in 2018
The mountain bike industry faces 3 major challenges in 2018, which are all interrelated: ebikes, trail access, and connecting with the customer.
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Podcast: We Get the Scoop on the Future of IMBA from Executive Director, Dave Wiens
With radical changes taking place within IMBA, many people are wondering: where does IMBA go from here? What’s IMBA’s current stance on controversial topics like ebikes and Wilderness? What will IMBA do to remain relevant? We decided to get some answers so we went to the source: Dave Wiens, IMBA’s new Executive Director. Scroll to the bottom …
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California Representative Tom McClintock Introduces Legislation to Remove the Blanket Ban on Bikes in Wilderness
According to a March 3, 2017 Press Release from the Sustainable Trails Coalition (STC), Congressman Tom McClintock (R-California) has introduced legislation which would allow federal land managers to regulate bicycle use on wilderness trails, effectively removing the blanket ban on bicycles which was put into place in 1984, some 20 years after the original Wilderness Act …
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