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Douchebags – It’s Not What You Think

Douchebags, or Db Equipment if you like, is a Scandinavian company trying to make traveling suck less. Pro skier Jon Olsson and engineer Truls Brataas founded the company after a chance meeting in 2009. Both Jon and Truls spent a lot of their time traveling to ski or surf and thought there had to be a better …

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29″ Wheels for Downhill Racing?! Santa Cruz Announces 29er V10c

Santa Cruz has just announced a brand-new 29er version of their venerable V10c World Cup Downhill race rig… and according to their release, “the Syndicate will be racing it this weekend at Lourdes.” “Tracks are faster, times are tighter, and eking another second out of a 4-minute track can be the difference between a World Cup …

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Man Attacks Mountain Bikers with a Pole, and Chases them with a Running Chainsaw, in Australia

According to a report on The Age.com, three mountain bikers in Australia were attacked by a man with a pole and his dog, and then were chased by him as he brandished a running chainsaw. The riders were injured and needed hospital treatment after the ordeal, which occurred on April 19 in the Dandenongs. According to …

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Over a Beer: Learning To Live While Out of Control

Editor’s Note: “Over a Beer” is a regular column written by Greg Heil. While Greg is the Editor in Chief for Singletracks.com, any opinions expressed in this column are his alone and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Singletracks.com. Mountain biking is a playground for this thing we call life. In the same way that kids learn …

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Canyon Bikes Coming to the US, Fall 2017

Canyon Bikes, a behemoth of the consumer-direct business model, is coming to the US late summer/early fall, 2017. We’ve seen other, smaller brands such as Commencal and YT Industries come to the US over the past couple years with success. Both those companies offer great bikes at impressive price points, but neither has a line …

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