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A few weeks ago the opportunity to hit the road and travel to the Jackrabbit Trail System presented itself by way of an invitation to my wife from her cousin.  Whenever my wife asks if I want to travel to a new trail to go riding, I’m sure to jump on it!  In fact, I was very intrigued by what I had heard about the Jackrabbit trails from a lot riders I know.  The trail listing here o…

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The 2010 USA Cycling Professional Mountain Bike Gravity Tour (Pro GRT) makes its way to the Rocky Mountains this weekend with a stop at Winter Park Resort’s Trestle Bike Park, July 29-August 1. The Colorado event is the fourth of five international-grade downhill events on the Pro GRT. Winter Park will host many of the world’s top riders as they look to gain points in the season-long series.Origin…

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We’re restarting the singletracks weekly email newsletter today. Even if you’ve opted in (this is not automatic), you will only receive the newsletter if:
- You signed up for an account in the last 6 months OR
- You’ve logged into your singletracks account in the last 6 months
As always, you can opt in/out of the email list on your account page OR by clicking the “Unsub…

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Have you ever found yourself hitting a whole bunch of roots or rocks and noticed your hands were going numb? Or have you ever ridden through heavily wooded areas and noticed those trees getting closer, praying you don’t hit one? Well Giro has the “Remedy” for these situations and more. The Giro Remedy gloves ($42 MSRP) feature the Giro Super fit treatment which tailors the entir…

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Crankworx Colorado is one of the biggest DH and FR competitions/festivals in the world and once again it’s being hosted at Trestle Bike Park in Winter Park, CO. If you can’t make it out in person, check out the *free* webcast of the events right here on singletracks!

The video above should show a countdown to the next live event stream but if you want to start planning your weekend no…

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Last week I came across a little piece of mountain bike history at my local library, a book simply titled The Complete Mountain Biker. Written in 1989 by Dennis Coello, this book offers a glimpse into the state of the art in mountain biking more than 20 years ago. The chapters on backcountry touring and riding technique offer many tips that today’s riders can use and the chapter titled R…

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The NiteRider Pro 1200 LED is virtually alone in the upper echelon of lighting systems for adventure sports. Whether you’re mountain biking, motocrossing, or snowmobiling, this is a powerful light system that rivals the brightness of most automobile headlights. I got a chance to field test the Pro 1200 over the weekend at a 24-hour mountain bike race in upstate NY and I was very pleased wi…

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As a part of my trip to Northstar Resort in California a couple weeks ago I got a chance to ride a portion of the fabled Tahoe Rim Trail that encircles Lake Tahoe. The Tahoe Rim Trail (TRT) meanders within a mile or so of Northstar and the resort offers connecting trails and maps that make access simple. One popular cross-country loop involves riding the lift up, taking the Northstar Tahoe Mulit-…

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Willow Koerber (Durango, Colo./Subaru-Trek) finished third in the women’s cross-country race at the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in the Alpine resort town of Champandeacute;ry, Switzerland.Original post by jhammond@usacycling.org

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The WTB Valcon mountain bike saddle comes in three flavors (SLT Carbon, Team Carbon, and Pro) and is positioned as an XC race saddle, though I found it to be much more versatile than advertised. The Valcon SLT Carbon ($165 MSRP) is lightweight, high tech, and strong enough to stand up to DH-intensity pounding on the trail.
I had high expectations for this saddle based on the other WTB saddles I&#…

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