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Downhill Mountain Biking: 7 Tips To Get Faster With Gravity

Downhill Mountain Biking

Downhill mountain biking is a rush. There is nothing better for me than blasting down technical single track and feeling the freedom of releasing the bikes full potential and this is not singled out to big travel bikes with dual crown forks. Single track around the world can be the source of some of the [...]

The Best Mountain Bike: What is your best option?

Red Mountain Bike

What is the best mountain bike for you? This is a question that every single mountain biker asks as they look to replace a current bike or get into the sport for the first time. With all of the available options in today’s market, you have a wide range of possible suspects which is a [...]

First Look: 2011 Specialized Tarmac Pro SL3 DA

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Hot on the heals from an impressive 2010 racing season, Specialized released the new 2011 Specialized Tarmac road bike. The Pro SL3 is in for review and it sits right below the S-Works lineup in the series of Tarmac’s. With two colors depending on build kit, you can get your Tarmac Pro SL3 kitted out [...]

Extreme Mountain Biking: Making The Most of the Terrain (Video Content)

Extreme Mountain Biking

The term extreme mountain biking is thrown around a lot in magazines and other more conventional print sources. With riders like Thomas Vanderham and Sam Hill ripping up North Shore and Cam McCaul killing stunts we never thought would be possible, extreme mountain biking is something that has a different definition than it did 10 [...]

Specialized S-Works Epic Carbon 29er Mountain Bike Revealed

Specialized S-Works Epic 29er Carbon Mountain Bike

The Specialized Epic Carbon 29er marks a new entry point for Specialized Mountain Bikes…a race worthy 29er that is going to see podium spots. Up until this point, Specialized only had the Stumpjumper HT available in carbon for those that loved the big wheeled platform. If you wanted full suspension carbon, you had to settle [...]

Discount Bike Parts: Where To Find and What To Trust

Discount Bike Parts and Best Mountain Bike Deals

Finding the best discount bike parts and mountain bikes is going to become even more crucial as years roll on. It is painfully obvious that the prices of new mountain bike frames and components are not decreasing anytime soon (seems like the price of mountain bikes and components keep going up! Check out the new [...]

Charity Bike Ride: Road Bike Rides For A Cause

A charity bike ride, like the 24 Hours of Booty for the Livestrong Foundation, is a great road bike ride where you can put in long miles without the worry of getting lost or left out in the cold. With multiple mileage options and a wide variety of road bikers, charity bike rides give road bikers [...]

The Solo Ride – Peace On Blacktop

Road Biking

One of the things I love the most about the road bike is the ability to leave straight from my house and get in as many miles as my legs can handle. There is something about the solo road ride that is extremely peaceful but motivating at the same time. Yes…hitting 40+ mph inches away [...]

Lance Armstrong – Team Astana – 2009 Tour de France

It has been four years since Lance Armstrong graced the streets of France competing in the Tour de France. As we watch the coverage of one of the most exciting starts of the tour in recent memory…one has to wonder…is it because Lance is back? With as much controversy that has surrounded the Tour during [...]

2009 Tour de France – Lance Armstong’s Comback

Lance Armstrong

Today it starts, Lance Armstrong’s comeback to the Tour de France. Will he be able to wear that illusive yellow jersey once again? Starting today…we will find out, but one thing is for sure…the month of July is an extremely exciting time for cyclists. July is our time to take up the tv airways and [...]

Kenny Herriot's Great Lemon Ride – Hand Cyclist Across America

Kenny Herriot - Wheel Chair Cycling

Rhonda E. emailed me last night with a blog that I just HAD to check out. Rhonda and I have never actually met face to face (even though we were both at the same century ride…we just didn’t know it!), but I absolutely love interacting with the readers of Mountain Biking by 198. In this [...]

Getting Back Into Riding

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This weekend had a “getting back into riding” theme. I was fortunate enough to enjoy two rides over the weekend with two different friends that were both getting back into riding for completely different reasons. Over the course of our lives, our ability to ride multiple times during the week or month takes a backseat [...]