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Where We Buy Our MTB Gear
My buddy Joseph at the local bike shop, Decatur Bikes. Photo: mudhunny. Want to start a heated discussion among mountain bikers? Just ask a group of riders where they buy their MTB gear. Supporting the local bike shop is a rallying cry for many while value-conscious riders flock to internet retailers in search of the …
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US Mountain Bike Trail Stats: The West and States with Mountains Rule
We had a lot of fun with the mountain bike ownership analysis a couple weeks ago and now it’s time to delve into some trail stats. Ever wonder which US states have the most miles of mountain bike trails? Or which states have the lowest trail use densities? We did–and here are our findings. The …
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MTB Trends: The Rise of 29ers and Long Travel Bikes
I admit it: I’m big mountain bike data geek. I want to know how many people ride a particular trail, what kind of bike they’re riding, and how often they ride it. And if you’re familiar with singletracks.com, you know we collect this data and display it on trail and gear pages for everyone to …
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Report from the Fringe: Electric Assist Mountain Bikes at Eurobike
If you haven’t heard, Eurobike just exploded with the best bikes ever in the history of bikes existing earlier this month. This post will differ from most of the others you may have read in its distinct lack of breathless excitement over the sheer incredible awesomeness of this year’s crop of uber-machines. Yes, each new …
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Mountain Bike Trends from 2010
I have a feeling this article is going to be a lot more interesting (or perhaps comical) when you read it five years from now. When I sat down to make a list of mountain bike trends from the past year none of it seemed revolutionary: carbon frames & components, endurance racing, 29ers, wide bars, …
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