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My 2015 Epics: What Are Yours?

Nothing is more exciting, outside the physical act of riding your bike, than dreaming of where you’ll ride it. Whether it’s a week in Whistler or a day at Duthie, from backcountry epics to bike park sessions, our sport has a wealth of options. As we approach the transitional season, we can start weaning our eyes …

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Is Portland the New Marin?

Marin County, CA, is if not the very birthplace of mountain biking, at the very least one of the cradles which gave birth to our sport. When Joe Breeze threw a fat (by road bike standards) tire on a frame and he and his buds, including Gary Fisher, began riding Mt. Tamalpais on homemade modifications, …

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Is Eagle, CO the Next Fruita?

For most mountain bikers, the town in Western Colorado known for its high desert singletrack is Fruita. Not so in the Central Rockies where Eagle, Colorado has been quietly earning a spot on the same map similar to its neighbor a couple of hours drive down I-70. The residents of Eagle have decided to put …

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My Top 5: The Best Mountain Bike Trails in Central Pennsylvania

I grew up in central Pennsylvania, but I always envisioned myself leaving and moving either out west somewhere or to northern New England—two places that I thought had more to offer for an independent, outdoorsy woman such as myself. It wasn’t until I began to travel after high school and into my college years that …

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Singletracks Topo App Sale: $0.99 in March

Spring is on its way, and what better way to get ready for the mountain bike season than to install the Singletracks Topo app on your iPhone or Android device?! Get directions and topo maps for nearly 10,000 mountain bike trails all over the world, plus access to thousands of gear reviews. You can even …

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