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Almost smack dab in the middle of the country, a dedicated group of mountain bikers have been keeping a dirty little secret… that Kansas City is for real when it comes to mountain biking. For more than two decades, they’ve been digging in the rich clay and through the limestone here to build what has …

The post Trail TV Hits the Heartland: Kansas City appeared first on Singletracks Mountain Bike News.

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The Morzine and Les Gets area is best-known for their bike park trails and the extreme freeride lines tucked away beneath the towering pine trees that cover the mountainsides. As my guide for the weekend, Jo Pauly of RideAbility, commented, “if you live in Morzine and don’t need a DH bike to ride the trails …

The post Off the Lifts and Into the Backcountry in the French Alps appeared first on Singletracks Mountain Bike News.

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I first skied down a snowy slope at the age of 8 or 9 and from that point on, I’ve been addicted to flying down mountains at top-speed. I grew up reading all the skiing rags about the epic terrain, endless chairlifts, and deep powder found in the Alps. Ever since I was a pre-teen, …

The post Exploring France’s Legendary Lift System by Mountain Bike appeared first on Singletracks Mountain Bike News.

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The Alps are easily one of the most legendary mountain ranges on the entire planet. Even if you’ve never been there, simply uttering the name brings to mind jagged, rocky peaks, glaciated couloirs, scree-filled slopes, and innumerable miles of rugged singletrack. Ever since I was a child I’ve dreamt of visiting the Alps, and this summer I …

The post 11 Ways Mountain Biking the Alps Is Different from Riding the Rockies appeared first on Singletracks Mountain Bike News.

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Ever wonder how mountain bike trail difficulties are rated? We discuss both subjective and objective measures of trail difficulty, and explain the difference between technically and physically difficult trails.

The post Podcast: How Are MTB Trail Difficulties Rated? appeared first on Singletracks Mountain Bike News.

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