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2009 Specialized Rockhopper Comp If you bought a new Specialized mountain bike between June 2008 and February 2009 check this out: Specialized is recalling 14,000 2009 model bikes due to a serious fall hazard involving the handlebars (see below for a list of specific models). In one case a rider’s handlebars broke and the resulting …

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camp, dirt series, skills, Women -

We hear about womens mountain bike skills clinics all the time but the Dirt Series program (put on by Rocky Mountain Bikes) sounds a little different. While most clinics focus on getting women comfortable riding off road, the Dirt Series wheelie drops, log jumps, and techniques for climbing super steep pitches. The Dirt Series is …

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camp, dirt series, skills, Women -

We hear about womens mountain bike skills clinics all the time but the Dirt Series program (put on by Rocky Mountain Bikes) sounds a little different. While most clinics focus on getting women comfortable riding off road, the Dirt Series wheelie drops, log jumps, and techniques for climbing super steep pitches. The Dirt Series is …

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Photo by Ian Smith, Vancouver Sun The Vancouver Sun published an article on Kelly Smith, a wheelchair athlete who won the wheelchair division at the Vancouver Sun Run 10K this weekend and his story of amazing toughness. Kelly lost the use of his legs in a climbing accident 18 years ago but another accident just …

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Culture, mountain trike, vancouver -

Photo by Ian Smith, Vancouver Sun The Vancouver Sun published an article on Kelly Smith, a wheelchair athlete who won the wheelchair division at the Vancouver Sun Run 10K this weekend and his story of amazing toughness. Kelly lost the use of his legs in a climbing accident 18 years ago but another accident just …

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