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Recently, I was listening to our local talk-radio station and the host, Russ Johnson, had commented on the difficulty in being able to find products that are still made in the USA.  This is true for the most part; companies that produced TVs, hand-tools, and many other items that used to be manufactured in the USA have moved overseas (or disappeared).
Without getting into the politics regardi…

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That’s according to Bicycle Retailer but I’m thinking perhaps the Tour de France is a bit larger. Bicycle Retailer claims Sea Otter hosts around 10,000 competitors and 50,000 fans but I know there are stages of le Tour that see total spectators in excess of 100,000. Anyway, Sea Otter is huge and I’ll certainly agree that it’s the largest cycling event in the US.
Mudhunny an…

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Earlier this month the US Library of Congress got their heads out of their asses and updated the subject “All Terrain Cycling” to “Mountain Biking” in their extensive catalog system. Perhaps they overhead ‘W’ talking about going out for a mountain bike ride one weekend and decided that had a better ring to it than an all terrain cycling ride
As an interesting …

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Lance raced the Miles of DisComfort Mountain Bike Marathon Event at Flat Rock Ranch in Texas this past weekend and apparently the competition was a bit too much. Armstrong dropped out of the (52 mile?) race with 11 miles to go complaining of leg cramps.
The Miles of DisComfort race is just a training ride for Lance as he prepares to (hopefully/actually) compete in the Leadville 100 in Colorado th…

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For those of you on Facebook we’ve developed a quick application that imports your ‘My Singletracks’ trail list to your Facebook profile. Just add the ‘Mountain Biker‘ application, type in your singletracks user name, and your trail list (complete with trail photos and description) will be linked to your FB profile. Sweet!
If you’re not on Facebook, don’t…

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Congress is introducing the West Virginia Wilderness Bill next week and according to the West Virginia Mountain Bike Association (WVMBA) it could spell the end of bike access to more than 50 miles of trail in the Monongahela National Forest. Mountain biking is not permitted in wilderness areas so the designation would spell an end to mountain bike use in areas like Dolly Sods North, and Roaring Pl…

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If you’re thinking about heading to Shawnee Peak Ski Area in Bridgton, Maine this weekend, skip the skis - bring your mountain bike instead! Ernie’s Cycle Shop Snow Mountain Bike Race will be tearing up the slopes on Sunday and more than 100 racers are expected. Registration is only 30 bucks and includes an all-day lift ticket. If you end up racing this weekend, send pics - we’d …

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Ever wonder how people get into doing those 24-hour mountain bike races? I mean, plenty of people participate in 24-hour races as a part of a team but you gotta be made of steel to tackle the race solo. Only a few people in the world can actually do this and one of them is Sean McDevitt.
McDevitt is a designer for Mountain Hard Wear and there is a good story over on the blog about how he got into …

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What better way to show your French pride on the road or trail than with a bike helmet shaped like a beret? A young artist in Czechoslovakia has designed just such a helmet, though sadly it sounds like there are no plans for commercial production.
Besides the unusual shape of this helmet there also appear to be embedded LEDs which on first glance seem to be a nice touch. The lights would certainly…

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I hate to keep reminding everyone that it’s the winter but it seems like all the MTB news these days just confirms it. You know the weekend ride in Macon I skipped out on? The Tallahassee Democrat has an in-depth article on the endurance race that was held Saturday despite the weather and it sounds absolutely miserable. Only 27 folks showed up for the 4 hour, 20 minute ride through the rain …

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