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The French brand Mavic jumped on the enduro bandwagon long before many US brands decided it was a thing, and has been creating and selling enduro-specific shoes for years. With that in mind, I decided to review a set of their enduro kicks–the Crossride Elites–figuring these would be the perfect shoes for some challenging mountain biking I …

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Most of my riding is done in clipless pedals, but I still like to break out the flats every now and then to mix things up. They keep your skills sharp and they are undeniably fun. Gamut’s new Podium pedals are large, thin, and light on paper, but how did they fare out on the …

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Riding scary and technical terrain for the first time can be difficult, but Neil and Scott are here to give us some top tips on conquering your fears.

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I RIDE ALONE I am new to mountain biking.  I am neither fit nor skilled.  I am slow.  I walk many obstacles.  I crash.  It seems I spend more time off the bike than on it.  I am proud;  I don’t want to be seen failing.  I don’t like seeing only the backsides of other …

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While Pactimo has mainly focused on road-oriented cycling clothing, as well as custom and made-to-order kits, they clearly know what they’re doing when it comes to designing more casual, baggy, mountain bike clothing as well, as I discovered with the new Apex kit. The Apex MTB Shorts are new in the Pactimo lineup for 2016 and, …

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