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Various games are popular among the sports and adventure enthusiasts around the world. Any game that tries your physical power, specific skills, and stamina is worthy of being called a challenging pursuit. Mountain biking certainly fits the bill as a skill and endurance testing game.Original post by Arleigh Jenkins

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Mountain biking is an excellent way of keeping fit while staying in touch with Mother Nature. There are various levels in mountain biking right from beginner levels to extreme biking. Whichever level you belong to, reading mountain biking magazines keeps you in touch with not only new products available in the market, but also teaches you new techniques in mountain biking.Original post by Arleigh …

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In honor of singletracks.com’s 10th anniversary this year I’m starting a series of posts looking back at the history of the website. It’s hard to believe that it’s been 10 years already – did they even have the internet 10 years ago? Today I’ll fill you in on the singletracks origin story where it all started in a tiny town called Modoc, SC.
The Stevens Creek trail near Modoc is a narr…

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If you’re tired of the same old mountain bike trails on your continent, why not head south - waaaay south - to South Africa where the MTB scene is really heating up. Over on iAfrica.com they have a good article detailing 10 of the best mountain bike trails in South Africa including the “Wild Coast” ride which traverses almost 300 Km (about 190 miles) of East Cape coast line. The …

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Kona is doubling the number of bikes it expects to donate to healthcare workers in Africa through its ongoing 2-for-1 sales program from 500 to 1,000. Under the program Kona donates one bike for every two bikes that are purchased, though I’m guessing they aren’t giving away Stab Supremes . I couldn’t find anything on the Kona website about the program but this article mentions …

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Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky is considering approving 6 miles of new singletrack open to hiking and mountain biking and you can help! The message from IMBA is pasted below, click the “Take Action” link below to submit your comments to the NPS!
IMBA urges all mountain bikers to support new singletrack at Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave National Park. As part of their Comprehensi…

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While many east coast ski areas are adding mountain bike trails to attract summer guests, Highland Mountain Bike Park in New Hampshire is a ski mountain that is strictly for mountain bikes. No one has skied at Highland for 12 years so this mostly abandoned resort was recently made over into a mountain bike destination complete with lift serviced terrain.
In 2007 Highland sold more than 4,000 lift …

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Shimano is ramping up their move into cycling apparel with the purchase of Pearl Izumi, the popular bike clothing and shoe company. Does this mean we’ll be seeing SPD-compatible jerseys? XTR bike shorts? We’ll see.
The word is that Pearl Izumi will continue to operate as an independent company and the facilities in Broomfield, CO and Kirchzarten, Germany will remain open. I hope this m…

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The City of Toronto is concerned about the miles of informal mountain bike trails that exist in city parks and is asking for public input through next month. I’ve pasted part of the document that  the Strategic Services Branch of Parks, Forestry and Recreation is distributing regarding this issue, mountain bikers in Toronto should get involved to maintain access to as many trails as possibl…

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Yesterday I got my first chance to ride a 29er mountain bike over at Roswell Bikes and I thought I’d share what I learned from my (brief) test drive. The bike was a hard tail Cannondale 29er 4 and despite the awkward name it seemed well constructed, especially compared by my 1999 model Trek
Although I was only able to take the bike for a spin in the parking lot, I got a real sense for the …

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