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News: Fabien Barel Wins First Round of Enduro World Series
Fabien Barel won the first round of the Enduro World Series in Punta Ala. Clementz came in 2nd place. Jared Graves took third.
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In Praise of… Common Sense
06.05.2012
Regardless of whether we are rule-followers or not, most riders routinely ignore certain aspects of gravity and inertia, trying to work these forces to our advantage while knowing that it might not work out the way we hope it will. And that’s exactly the way we like it.
Start Here: Breakin’ the Law
06.05.2012
And then there was a stern, yet polite, email from the Bureau of Land Management regarding the River Recon story that ran in our July 2012 issue. According to the note, the riding depicted in the article had taken place on trails that were not open for mountain biking and, as such, was illegal.
7 Reasons why…
06.05.2012
How you exercise any particular day doesn’t define you forever. It’s not like striking out alone one week is monumentally stupid and life-wrecking, like David Lee Roth’s decision to go solo.
Butcher Paper: Aluminum Chronicles
06.05.2012
I won’t get to enjoy the Moab often, but each ride will remind me of falling in love with mountain biking, swinging tools until my arms ached with accomplishment, finding quiet in the noise and surrendering to the unpredictability of life.
In Praise of… Running What You Brung
06.05.2012
It’s fairly easy to get hung up on defining that which is real riding—mountain-bike media and industry marketing types are constantly creating new language and rules. I think it’s in fact realest when we no longer worry about defining anything—when you run what you brung and just enjoy your own ride.
Back Page: Sweet Release
06.05.2012
Hey, it's awesome to to take this bike tour with you guys. For some reason, I usually find myself riding alone. My name’s Uri, Uri Golden. Oh, and my middle name’s Nate. People chuckle at that sometimes. I don’t know why.
Start Here: Best Enemies
06.05.2012
I’ve been told that mountain bikers are passionate about their sport, and that all the chatter is an expression of that passion. But from my limited and, admittedly, self-serving perspective, passion seems better served in the doing of a sport rather than the talking about the trappings of that sport.
Life Behind Bars: Foam pits, fishing and shotguns – Episode 3
06.05.2012
Source: Red Bull In the third episode of “Life Behind Bars,” Brandon Semenuk and Logan Peat head down to Woodward West in Tehachapi, California, to get some solid riding in. While Peat is sidelined with a leg injury, they meet up with fellow rider Kyle Strait where they practice some cork 3s into the foam [...]
Review: Time X-Roc S Pedals
06.05.2012
By Ryan LaBar I bought my first pair of Time ATAC pedals about 9 yeas ago, and put them through 4 years of hard riding before finally retiring them (one had a cracked body). Since then, I’ve a spent a good deal of time on just about every other brand’s clipless pedal offerings. So, I [...]
In Praise of…True Grit
06.04.2012
Grit bounces up from the trail and launches sharp-edged rocks into your shins, taking bloody flesh samples from your body and then slowly, lovingly converts the damage into smooth, translucent scar tissue that resists tanning rays and tattoos.
7 Reasons why…
06.04.2012
At the end of the day, having fun on the trail is far more important than how hip we look at the trailhead. Ever been dropped by some kid on a shitty hardtail wearing jeans, a T-shirt and skate shoes? Who’s cool now? –
Scene: The Culture Club
06.04.2012
The 2012 BFF kicks off on June 27 in New York City and will include over 25 cities across 15 countries. It has grown to encompass art shows, concerts, parties and, of course, bike rides, but with a fierce underground ethos, it still swears off any allegiance to ‘the industry’.
Start Here: I Want to Go
06.04.2012
The sudden sensation of gloom and despair hit hard enough for me to understand why people drive their cars into trees. We were well into the waning hours of a birthday that I wasn’t really all that stoked to be celebrating.
News of the Tweet: Our Best Candidates
06.04.2012
By Seb Kemp I don’t pay huge attention to US politics [Editor's Note: Kemp is a Brit currently living in Canada] (like most of the US electorate). I don’t ignore it, I’m just too busy getting distracted by Gwinisms in my Twitter feed, a choked Facebook timeline, and ex-pro racers wearing bikinis and shaving their [...]
5 Minute Break: Strength in Numbers – Aptos, California
06.04.2012
Source: Anthill Films The quaint beachside community of Aptos, California is located ten minutes south of Santa Cruz down highway CA 1. Across the road from the bustling Post Office sits a vacant lot. This is home to the aptly named and world-renowned Post Office Dirt Jumps. These jumps have given rise to a community [...]
First Impressions: Yeti SB95
06.04.2012
The all mountain 29er market is growing fast and Yeti's SB95 is one of the handful of bikes you should be paying attention to if you're even remotely interested in anything either "all mountain" or "29er".
Butcher Paper: Waiting Room
06.02.2012
It’s three in the morning and I’m waddling around my darkened shoebox of a house, wondering why the hell I’m awake this early in the morning—again.
Back Page: Running from Aqualung
06.02.2012
For the uninitiated, underage, or for those who never went through any sort of ‘weed phase’ in high school, Ian Anderson is one hell of a flute player. So much so that the flute, his chosen tool, is the focal point of his band Jethro Tull’s entire ensemble—his playing of it differentiating them from any other group in the ‘Middle English Rock’ genre, if there is such a thing.
Osmo Nutrition: Up Close and Personal
06.02.2012
As I mentioned a few weeks ago, I’ve been known to receive some strange things in the mail here at the office. Still, I couldn’t help but be surprised when I received a box containing a two-page press release, a canister of ‘Whiz Wands’ and instructions for a good ‘ol fashioned experiment. For those as [...]
Dirty Words: Mamas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Ugly Mountain Bikers
06.01.2012
Let’s face it, when it comes to attracting the opposite sex, mountain bikers just don’t cut it, not even the female ones.
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