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The Angry Singlespeeder: Another Sea Donkey Adventure
Drowning in a sea of fatbikes, e-bikes and products destined to put me in crushing debt Last year I rode 560 miles from San Diego to the Sea Donkey Classic on an old Bianchi touring frame acquired for...
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Bike Test: Pivot LES 29 Singlespeed review
Cocalis and company hit it out of the park with Pivot’s very first hardtail offering Pivot has been on a tear of late, with their Mach 6 gobbling up a slew of industry awards, including “Most Versatile...
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The Angry Singlespeeder: None More Blue
You never go full Enduro™, unless you’re going full Enduro™. In that case, you must wear all blue. “Something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue.” It’s an adage most commonly...
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Gear Review: Ritchey Vector Evo Streem saddle and Trail seatpost
Venerable brand manages to succeed where others have failed with monorail design One of the age-old quandaries of the gram counting weight weenie is finding the lightest and most comfortable seatpost...
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The Angry Singlespeeder: Whiskey on Ice
I avoid the word whenever possible, but “epic” perfectly summed up 40 mph winds, 30 degree temperatures and every kind of frozen precipitation possible at this year’s Whiskey Off-Road. Photo by Brian...
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The Angry Singlespeeder: Singletrack Summer Camp
Gearing up for the Trans-Sylvania Epic, a seven-day mountain bike stage race in Pennsylvania that’s becoming known as the ultimate “singletrack summer camp”. I got my very first mountain bike at age...
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The Angry Singlespeeder: Dear Europe
With a transverse-mounted fanny pack, it’s a party in front, and it goes by the name enduro. Dear Europe, I read your cute little Op/Ed piece recently published on another esteemed mountain bike...
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Gear Review: Cane Creek DBinline Air Shock
Cane Creek launches twin-tube damper performance and adjustability in a compact and lightweight single tube shock package. Back in January during the Enduro Compare-O, we tested the Specialized S-Works...
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The Angry Singlespeeder: Think you’re hardcore? Think again
‘Blind Bobby’ McMullen defies odds and redefines what it is to be hardcore It seems the term “hardcore” gets thrown around pretty loosely in athletic circles these days, especially when it comes to...
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The Angry Singlespeeder: The Trans-Sylvania Epic – Death by Rock
At the Trans-Sylvania Epic, the rock beatings will continue until morale improves Photos by Devon Balet and Abram Eric Landes. Summer camp. I remember it vividly. It was a time when time didn’t exist....
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Factory Tour: Inside Industry Nine
I9 builds colorful, high quality wheels in Western North Carolina I really didn’t know what to expect on my brief, 10-minute drive from downtown Asheville, N.C. to the Industry Nine factory and...
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Factory Tour: Cane Creek Cycling Components
Cane Creek’s North Carolina factory waves American-made flag American made. In a global economy, it seems there simply isn’t much of it anymore. In the bicycle industry, many of the products we bolt on...
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First Look: Ibis releases all-new Tranny 29 hardtail
Ibis punctuates hardtail 29er debut with Tour Divide win Ibis founder and co-president Scot Nicol said it himself—“Our worst kept bike secret ever will be made official on Monday.” Today is Monday so...
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The Angry Singlespeeder: We need primitive trails
Raw, primitive trails are an integral part of the mountain bike experience Photo by derekdiluzio.com I spent some time last month in a place I’ve wanted to ride my whole life but have never had the...
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The Angry Singlespeeder: Why the Downieville Classic is my all-time favorite
Of all the mountain bike events I’ve had the privilege of participating in over the past 20 years, the Downieville Classic is still number one. There’s something simply magical about this storied...
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The Angry Singlespeeder: Does Levi Leipheimer belong in mountain biking?
Levi Leipheimer left the competition in the dust on the Downieville Classic’s brutal first climb then held on to win the cross country stage by 30 seconds. After day two’s downhill, the former road...
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The Angry Singlespeeder: A comic tragedy – thoughts on Robin Williams
Photo courtesy of Team Sky We live in a modern world where death, destruction and doom permeate every line of communication, from print and radio to television and the Internet. I’ve chosen to tune...
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The Angry Singlespeeder: Will e-bikes short circuit mountain biking?
These past few months have seen some heated debates over electric mountain bikes and whether or not they belong on multi-use trails. Firstindustry legend Jimmy “Mac” McIlvain stepped down as editor of...
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The Angry Singlespeeder: Foaming at the mouth about CrossVegas
Photo by Meg McMahon/megmcmahon.com The images coming from last week’s CrossVegas event displayed a who’s who in the world of professional cyclocross racing. To have European icons like Sven Nys and...
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The Angry Singlespeeder: Legendary Kamikaze returns as awesome, inclusive...
Courtesy of Peter Morning/MMSA As a teenager in the early 1990s who was completely obsessed with mountain biking, I used my parents VHS recorder to document every piece of mountain bike programming on...
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