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access, access issues, Advocacy, allegheny national forest, forest service, News, northeast, pennsylvania, tracy ridge, Trail, trails, usfs, wilderness - January 12, 2017

Forest Service Says “No Evidence Bike Use Would Degrade Trails”

A proposal has been put forth that mountain bikes be allowed on a historic trail in the Alleghany National Forest: Tracy Ridge, in Pennsylvania. The USFS conducted an environmental assessment about the fitness of this trail for mountain bike access and they found that “there is no evidence that bike use of the area would degrade the …

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9:zero:7 Launches New Tundra Fat Bike and Squall Kids Fat Bike

9:zero:7 has just launched two all new fat tire bikes: the Tundra, and the Squall kids fat bike. Tundra The new Tundra is “an all-rounder built for anything you can throw at it, according to 9:zero:7. Based off of the original Whiteout AL, advancements for this new aluminum fat bike model include shorter chainstays (450mm vs …

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Mountain Biking Causes Mental Illness: Find Out Now If You Are Insane

Mountainous Bicycling Dependence Disorder (MBDD) is a common but serious mental health condition in which an individual is physically and/or psychologically dependent upon riding a bicycle upon the earth’s natural surfaces. MBDD occurs exclusively in avid mountain bikers and affects all racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups. While it is mostly seen in adulthood, there are …

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Events, google earth, race, races - January 11, 2017

How To Save a Busted Race with Google Earth

“We’ve just lost our venue!” “What?” I replied, hearing the edge of panic in my race director’s voice. “The owners have sold the property, where are we going to hold the event?” For the last four years I’d assisted with marketing for the Solstice Chase fat bike race in St. Croix Falls, WI, and watched …

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Over a Beer: In it for the Long Haul – Making Smart Decisions to Be a Healthier Mountain Biker

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. If there was one dangerous flaw I had as a mountain biker (and a downhill skier, …

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