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IMBA Announces Historic Opportunity for New Mountain Bike Access in Marin County, California
California State Parks has announced a proposal to open a singletrack trail for mountain biking in Marin County, on the shoulders of Mt. Tamalpais. The agency plans to allow bicycle use on the 4-mile Bill’s Trail segment, and is [...]

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Colorado Springs, Colo. (May 27, 2009) – USA Cycling announced today the appointment of Andrea Smith as director of media and communications for USA Cycling, the Colorado-based non-profit organization responsible for governing all disciplines of competitive cycling in the United States.
Smith began her tenure at USA Cycling as the organization’s [...]

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There are over 850 riders and racers booked in for this weekend’s Big Welsh Weekender in Margam Park, South Wales. Looks like good weather too… Come along and watch for free – or enter the XC if you’re feeling keen… The Marathon is booked up now.

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Today is Friday, and that means only two things: 1) it is time for my weekly mani-pedi (I save money by having it done at a dog grooming boutique); and 2) it’s time for a quiz. As always, study the question, think, and click on your answer. If you’re…

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One of our favourite events of the year, the Kona Bristol Bikefest is only ten days away and it’s filling up fast. Deadline for some entries is this weekend, so don’t delay…

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Lalonde leading the way in the Wisconsin Off-Road Series (photo by John Wrycza)Mountain bikers outside the Midwest may not be familiar with the name Mark LaLonde. The Wisconsin Pro doesn’t get many opportunities to race outside his home state. But whe…

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Andrew Shandro has been running bike camps in Whistler for 8 seasons now and they go by the name Summer Gravity Camps. SGC is known as the world’s premiere bike camp to attend and thanks to Andrew and his staff’s passion to teach and ride, this excellence shines through.

Andrew and I were able to sit down and chat recently about the summer camp. Read on for the full interview:

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[29 May 2009 | No Comment | ]

Looking around at the number of dedicated XC forks you’d be forgiven for thinking fork manufacturers had decided that the market was dead and that we all need 160mm forks on all our bikes. Admittedly the need for 80mm forks isn’t what it was so it’s nice when someone, in this case Magura, comes along and makes one. And does a good job of it too.