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Back in February, a trail runner was impaled by a deliberately-planted spike at Pinnacle Park in Sylva, North Carolina. Now, local lawmakers have introduced a domestic terrorism bill that would qualify spiking a trail as an act of terrorism, according to a report on WLOS.com. Many folks thought I was being facetious when I asked, “Are Trail …

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FSA had their booth jammed full of new products at this year’s Sea Otter. They had a $248 dropper post on hand, a modular crank system, and a wheelset using an asymmetrical rim design. Not only that, FSA dissolved the Gravity brand of big hit components. However, the components themselves will still be available under …

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TRP has the responsibility of slowing down the world’s fastest man on a DH bike, Aaron Gwin. During his career, Gwin has raced for Yeti, Trek, and Specialized. After the 2015 race season, Gwin surprised many by leaving Specialized to build his own team, starting with bikes from YT Industries. Among his new sponsors, Gwin chose …

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Selecting the proper pack for a given ride can be a delicate process, with the rider entering the great pre-ride debate of opting for the too-small pack and forgoing some items or dealing with a flappy pack filled with mostly dead air. On the smaller end of the backpack size continuum is the Koosah from Mazama …

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After my Mavic Crossride Elite shoes disintegrated during a hike-a-bike up a Colorado mountain, Mavic sent me a pair of their higher-end Crossmax XL Pro shoes to see if they would handle the brutality with more rigor. The rubberized, lugged outsole on the Crossmax looks nearly identical to that on the Crossride, but the closure system on …

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