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The nationandrsquo;s first professional gravity mountain bike series, the USA Cycling Pro Gravity Tour will kick-off on May 3 with the Fluidride Cup in Port Angeles, Wash. Fluidride is the first of five events making up the 2009 Pro GRT. The top national-level gravity mountain biking calendar in the country, the Pro GRT is designed to offer a regular, competitive platform to recognize the best gra…

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There usually comes a time when a mountain biker decides to repair some of his or her own equipment. In this day and age, doing the job yourself is not only cheaper but also prepares you for trailside repairs and prolongs the life of your gear. While I’m not suggesting putting your LBS service department out of business, home repairs can help you save some dough so you can buy more stuff (l…

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The first of three USA Cycling European Mountain Bike Development Camps scheduled for this summer has now begun. Seven 17-18 year-old cross country racers will join three USA Cycling National Development Team riders in Kirchzaeten, Germany to contest five races from May 7-25Original post by asmith@usacycling.org

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Photo from Red Trail Racing flyer. Slick or knobby tires are ok
This weekend we got a chance to attend the Athens Twilight Criterium and even though there weren’t any mountain bikes around we still had a blast. Watching those guys and girls take 90-degree turns at high speed will get anyone’s adrenaline pumping! There were thousands of cheering spectators lining the inside and outsi…

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Lots of mountain biking news to share this morning.
Kona Naming Contest: A couple weeks ago we told you about the contest to name Kona’s new Magic Link all-mountain bike and one of our readers is a finalist in the contest! Denis suggested “Tanuki” which is “a Japanese raccoon like dog or badger with monster nuts” who, according to legend, is a master of shape shifting…

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In the first stand-alone event on the USA Cycling Mountian Bike National Cross Country Calendar, The Greenbrier Challenge, Aaron Snyder earned the victory by more than two minutes over his closest competition in the pro men’s cross country event. Johanna Kraus earned the win in the pro women’s race. With Fontana and Sea Otter already factored into the MBNC-XC standings, Max Plaxton and Georgia Gou…

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We’re cleaning out our blog queue this month to get ready for summer and we realized we never announced two new features that have been lurking on the site for several months now.

Photo from Sacred Rides’ Awesome Andes Tour.
MTB Tour Reviews: Most of us have never been on a commercial mountain biking tour but if you’re thinking about doing one you’ll want to do your homewo…

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A common concern from mountain bikers about strength training during the riding season is the soreness they usually get. This is a valid concern and one I wrestled with early on when trying to figure out good training strategies for our sport. If you are too sore to ride is your workout really making you a better rider? Probably not. However, you don’t have to get sore from strength training.Origi…

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Mountain biking is a thoroughly exciting sport that can be taken up by anyone who has the ability to ride a bike, however in comparison to normal road cycling it does present some extra thrills and dangers. As such, its important to master some basic skills before heading to the hills for the day.Original post by Guitar Ted

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It can be a very time consuming process to work out which is the best Cannondale bike for you so to help you choose, here are a few things to look out for. Price! There is no limit to how much you can spend on a new bike and all the equipment so before you do anything you should set yourself a limit to your budget.Original post by Guitar Ted

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