Bikes & Big Ideas
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Bikes & Big Ideas is the weekly podcast from BLISTER that's dedicated to the most interesting conversations and ideas from the bike world — and beyond.
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Norco's New DH Race Bike
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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Reviewer Reports: So Many New Bikes
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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Reviewing The News w/ Ryan Palmer, March 2024
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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Brook Macdonald on Fresh Starts, DH Race Bike Design, Moving to Forbidden, & More
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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Georgia Astle on Racing, Freeriding, & Finding Her Way to MTB
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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Dakotah Norton on Finding Consistency, Moving to Mondraker, the State of US DH Racing, & More
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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Sarah Sturm on Her Unconventional Path to Gravel-Racing Stardom
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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Reviewing The News w/ Ryan Palmer, February 2024
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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Norco on their New High-Pivot Optic and Sight
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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Ed Masters on Hardline, the 2024 Race Landscape, Pivot’s Prototype DH Bike, & More
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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Continental on Designing, Developing, & Testing Their Overhauled Tire Lineup
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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Reviewer Reports: Nicolai Nucleon Supre Drive, Ibis HD6, & More
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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Reviewing The News w/ Ryan Palmer (January 2024)
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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Rónán Dunne on Joining Mondraker Factory Racing
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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Outbound Lighting on Night Riding, Light Design, & More
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Jan 19, 2024 |
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RAAW Bikes Founder Ruben Torenbeek
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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Vorsprung’s New Coil Shock & Development Process
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Jan 04, 2024 |
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Gear of the Year (2023)
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Dec 28, 2023 |
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Forbidden Bikes Founder Owen Pemberton
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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EXT’s Franco Fratton on the History, Basics, & Details of MTB Suspension
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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Tool on Their Radical Machined High-Pivot Bike
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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Albatross Bikes on the Super-Adaptable Apogee Module
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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Katy Winton on Burnout, Recovery, & Returning to Racing
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Nov 23, 2023 |
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Cornelius Kapfinger on Founding Intend, Inverted Forks, and Doing Things Differently
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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Neko Mulally on Selling the Frameworks DH Bike, Signing Asa Vermette, and More
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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Lachlan Morton on the Tour Divide Record, Bears, Payday Bars, & More
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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Contra Bikes on Making the MC a Reality
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Oct 26, 2023 |
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Privateer Bikes on the 141 and 161 V2
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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Casey Brown, Vaea Verbeeck, and Hannah Bergemann on Women at Rampage
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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Reviewer Reports: Contra MC vs. Trek Slash, Santa Cruz Heckler SL, REEB Steezl, & More
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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Archibald Cycles on Canadian Manufacturing & the Wild AC1
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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Sklar Bikes: A Custom Builder’s Shift to “Mass” Production
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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GEAR THERAPY! (Session #1)
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Sep 14, 2023 |
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Trek on the New High-Pivot Slash
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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D3O On The Past, Present, and Future of MTB Armor
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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Chromag’s Full Suspension Bike Development
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Aug 24, 2023 |
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Reviewer Reports: Chromag Darco, Pivot Shuttle AM, Commencal Supreme, & More
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Aug 17, 2023 |
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Story Time With Ryan “R-Dog” Howard
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Aug 10, 2023 |
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Prevelo founder Jacob Rheuban on Designing a Better Kid’s Bike
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Aug 03, 2023 |
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Miranda Miller on DVRGNT Minds, Burnout, & Riding All the Bikes
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Jul 27, 2023 |
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Lal Bikes on Making the Supre Drive a Reality
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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Gear of the Year (So Far), 2023
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Jul 13, 2023 |
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Deviate Cycles on High-Pivot Bikes, Onshoring Production, & the Lowlander Prototype
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Jul 06, 2023 |
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Anna Newkirk and Abby Hogie on Beyond Racing, the Contra DH Bike, & More
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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Reviewer Reports: Commencal T.E.M.P.O., Tons of Suspension, & More
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Jun 22, 2023 |
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Wyn Masters on his Privateer Program, the 2023 DH Race Landscape, & More
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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A Very Deep Dive on Suspension with EXT’s Franco Fratton, Pt. 3
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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Forge+Bond on Envisioning, Designing, Testing, & Refining a Carbon Fiber Wheel Design
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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Jesse Melamed on His 2022 EWS Title, “Near Death” Save, Moving to Canyon, & More
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May 25, 2023 |
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Bikes vs. Skis, 4th Edition (2023): Part 2
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May 18, 2023 |
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Richie Schley on Inventing Freeride MTB, Bike Evolution, Fixing Rampage, & More
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May 11, 2023 |
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Payson McElveen on “Crossing Tasmania” & Finding Joy Beyond Racing
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May 04, 2023 |
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Sea Otter 2023 Recap
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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Project Bike Tech on Putting Bike Shops in Schools
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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Yeti SB160, Pivot Shuttle LT, SRAM Transmission & More
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Apr 13, 2023 |
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Abbey Bike Tools Founder Jason Quade
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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Phil Atwill on Greek MTB, Propain Positive, the 2023 Race Season & More
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Mar 30, 2023 |
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SRAM’s New Eagle Transmission and Stealth Brakes
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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Caleb Holonko on Building, Filming, and Going Huge
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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Cy Turner on 20 Years of Cotic Bikes
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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Magnus Manson is Back
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Mar 02, 2023 |
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Transition Smuggler, Starling Murmur, Pivot Shuttle LT, & More
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Feb 23, 2023 |
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Ministry Cycles on Suspension Design, Machining Frames, & Launching a Bike Company
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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Neko Mulally’s World Cup DH Bike Development
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Feb 09, 2023 |
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Braydon Bringhurst on Climbing the Whole Enchilada
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Feb 02, 2023 |
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Geoff Kabush on Longevity, Having Fun, & Career Evolution
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Jan 26, 2023 |
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Pivot Factory Racing’s Newest Member, Jakob Jewett
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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Gamux on Doing Everything Differently
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Jan 12, 2023 |
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Gear of the Year, 2022
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Jan 05, 2023 |
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Andrew Gardner on Open-Mindedness, Gravel Riding, Velocio, & More
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Dec 29, 2022 |
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Ed Masters on The 2022 Season, Team Dynamics, Rule Changes, & More
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Dec 22, 2022 |
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Ellie Smith on Racing all the Disciplines, Bike Setup, Welding, & More
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Dec 15, 2022 |
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Canyon Spectral 125, Trek Fuel EX, Santa Cruz Nomad, & More
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Dec 08, 2022 |
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A Very Deep Dive on Suspension with EXT’s Franco Fratton, Pt. 2
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Dec 01, 2022 |
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Machina Bikes on Building a Dream Bike
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Nov 24, 2022 |
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Trinity MTB’s Gearbox & V3 Prototype
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Nov 17, 2022 |
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Hannah Otto on Setting the Whole Enchilada FKT
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Nov 10, 2022 |
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The Orogenesis Collective on Building the World’s Longest MTB Trail
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Nov 03, 2022 |
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LoveYourBrain on Care, Community, & Recovery from TBIs
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Oct 27, 2022 |
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A Very Deep Dive on Suspension with EXT’s Franco Fratton, Pt. 1
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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Matthew Fairbrother’s Outrageous EWS Tour
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Oct 13, 2022 |
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Reviewer Reports: Brake Shootout, New RockShox Pike, Revel Rail 29, & More
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Oct 06, 2022 |
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BTR on Hardcore Hardtails, Bike Geo, & Building to Last
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Sep 29, 2022 |
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Pinner Machine Shop on Self-Taught Machining, Making Parts in a Kitchen, & More
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Sep 22, 2022 |
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Emilie Siegenthaler on the New Downhill Rider’s Association
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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Vaea Verbeeck on Just Going For It
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Sep 08, 2022 |
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Dillon Osleger on Historic Trails, Changing Climates, & Evolving Communities
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Sep 01, 2022 |
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Reviewer Reports: Bikes, Suspension, Brakes, & More
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Aug 25, 2022 |
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Reynolds on the Environmental Footprint of Bike Manufacturing
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Aug 18, 2022 |
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Speed & Style on Dirt & Snow with Dillon Flinders
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Aug 11, 2022 |
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Rae Morrison on 8 Years on the EWS, Race Strategies, & Forging Her Own Path
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Aug 04, 2022 |
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Crestline Bikes on Adaptability, Collaboration, & Founding a Bike Brand
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Jul 28, 2022 |
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Over The Edge on Trail Building, Travel, & Rampage
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Jul 21, 2022 |
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Eric Olsen on Bikepacking the EWS
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Jul 14, 2022 |
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Trinity MTB on Their Wild High-Pivot Prototypes
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Jul 07, 2022 |
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Reviewer Reports: Santa Cruz, Pivot, Kavenz, & More
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Jun 30, 2022 |
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"North Shore" Betty Birrell on MTB at Age 73
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Jun 23, 2022 |
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Hope on Their New Tech 4 Brakes & Sweating the Details
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Jun 16, 2022 |
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REEB on Beer, MTB Design, & Doing Things Differently
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Jun 09, 2022 |
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Reviewer Reports: RockShox Suspension & Bikes Galore
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Jun 02, 2022 |
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Jess Blewitt is a Natural
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May 26, 2022 |
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Contra Bikes on Building a Bike From Scratch
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May 19, 2022 |
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Kavenz on Engineering a Better Enduro Bike
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May 12, 2022 |
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Fanatik on Custom Bikes, Gear Trends, & the Bellingham Bike Scene
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May 05, 2022 |
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Kitsbow CEO David Billstrom on Domestic Manufacturing and Community Investment
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Apr 28, 2022 |
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Revel Bikes’ Adam Miller on the new Rail 29 & the State of the Bike Industry
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Apr 21, 2022 |
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Chelsea Kimball on Van Life, Darkfest, & the Growth of Women’s Freeride
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Apr 14, 2022 |
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Lazer KinetiCore
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Apr 07, 2022 |
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Lea Davison on Career Triumphs, Olympic Heartbreak, & What Comes Next
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Mar 31, 2022 |
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EXT Founder Franco Fratton on a Lifetime in Suspension
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Mar 24, 2022 |
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Martin Maes on Team Changes, Bike Setup, & Fatherhood
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Mar 17, 2022 |
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Yoann Barelli on Progression, Coaching, & Career Shifts
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Mar 10, 2022 |
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Push Industries’ Darren Murphy on Product Development, Suspension Tuning, & Local Manufacturing
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Mar 03, 2022 |
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Cascade Components on Making Bikes Better
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Feb 25, 2022 |
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Starling Cycles on Design Philosophy, Simplicity, & Building Bikes in a Shed
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Feb 17, 2022 |
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Ed Masters on Racing DH & Enduro at the Top Level
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Feb 10, 2022 |
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Katy Winton on 2021, Life as an EWS Pro, & Signing With GT
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Feb 03, 2022 |
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RockShox’s New Flight Attendant Electronic Suspension
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Jan 27, 2022 |
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SCOR on Turning an After-Hours Project Into a New Bike Brand
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Jan 20, 2022 |
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Neko Mulally on Designing His Own World Cup DH Race Bike
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Jan 13, 2022 |
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Gear of the Year — 2021
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Jan 06, 2022 |
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Guerrilla Gravity on 10 Years of US-Made Bikes
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Dec 30, 2021 |
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Hustle Labs’ Category-Defying Magnetic Pedals
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Dec 23, 2021 |
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Cannondale on the Jekyll, Dual-Shock DH Bike, & Keeping it Weird
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Dec 16, 2021 |
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Reviewer Reports: Cannondale Jekyll, We Are One Arrival, Nicolai G1, & More
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Dec 09, 2021 |
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Cedric Eveleigh of LAL Bikes, on Reinventing the Derailleur
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Dec 02, 2021 |
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The Many, Many Big Ideas of Williams Racing Products
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Nov 25, 2021 |
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Fox’s Jordi Cortes on Suspension, Tuning, & the Mental Side of Racing
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Nov 18, 2021 |
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Stan’s No Tubes on the Past, Present, & Future of Tubeless Tech
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Nov 11, 2021 |
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Reviewer Reports: Santa Cruz Bronson, Norco Range, We Are One Arrival, & More
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Nov 04, 2021 |
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Mick Hannah on Racing & What Comes Next
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Oct 28, 2021 |
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Vinny Armstrong on the Future of Freeride
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Oct 21, 2021 |
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The GOAT: Greg Minnaar
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Oct 14, 2021 |
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Vali Höll, New World Cup DH Overall Champion
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Oct 07, 2021 |
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Dan Bacon of Wheelbased on Integration, Active Suspension, & the Future of MTB Tech
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Sep 30, 2021 |
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Alex Desmond on Designing a Better Adaptive MTB
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Sep 23, 2021 |
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We Are One Founder, Dustin Adams, on The Arrival
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Sep 16, 2021 |
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Reviewer Reports: Race Recaps and Fox Suspension
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Sep 09, 2021 |
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Galfer on MTB Brake Tech
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Sep 02, 2021 |
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Chris Porter on Mullets, Dual-Crown Enduro Forks, & More
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Aug 26, 2021 |
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Gear of the Year (So Far)
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Aug 19, 2021 |
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Steve Vanderhoek on Le Tour de Gnar, Freeride, and Firefighting
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Aug 12, 2021 |
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Reviewer Reports: DW-link Head-to-Head; Forbidden Dreadnought; Shimano vs. Sram; & Category-Defying Pedals
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Aug 05, 2021 |
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Little Bellas / Sabra Davison
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Jul 29, 2021 |
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Blind Trials Rider & Bike Mechanic, Matt Gilman
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Jul 22, 2021 |
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New Manitou Dorado
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Jul 15, 2021 |
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The Rise — and Rise — of Brad Simms
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Jul 08, 2021 |
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Bikes vs. Skis, 3rd Edition (2021): Part 2
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Jul 01, 2021 |
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Bikes vs. Skis, 3rd Edition (2021): Part 1
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Jun 24, 2021 |
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Reviewer Reports: Leogang; Long & Short Travel Bikes; & the Future of Mullets
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Jun 17, 2021 |
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Hannah Bergemann on Red Bull Formation 2021
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Jun 10, 2021 |
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Claudio Caluori on Building Pump Tracks in Israel + Upcoming Projects
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Jun 03, 2021 |
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Miranda Miller on MGM Alternative, Enduro vs DH, Espresso Machines, & More
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May 27, 2021 |
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Our New Blister Mountain Bike Buyer’s Guide
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May 21, 2021 |
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Vero Sandler on REAL MTB, Digging, Dance Moves, & Getting Slidey
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May 13, 2021 |
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Mojo Suspension & Geometron Bikes founder, Chris Porter
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May 06, 2021 |
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Catching Up with Carson Storch
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Apr 29, 2021 |
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Casey Brown on Paving the Way & the Future of Women’s Freeride
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Apr 22, 2021 |
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New Bike Trends, 2021
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Apr 15, 2021 |
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Vorsprung Suspension — Steve Mathews
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Apr 08, 2021 |
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Reviewer Reports: Longer-Travel Enduro Bikes
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Apr 04, 2021 |
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Kera Linn is Coming Up Fast
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Mar 25, 2021 |
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Cassie Abel on Wild Rye, Women-Led Wednesday, & More
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Mar 18, 2021 |
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Rémy Métailler on Doing Stupid Stuff, Responsibly
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Mar 12, 2021 |
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Endura’s Brand Director, Pam Barclay, on Going Carbon Negative (not Neutral)
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Mar 04, 2021 |
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The New Race Landscape
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Feb 25, 2021 |
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Reviewer Reports: Privateer 161; Suspension Roundup; Aggressive Hardtails; & Rethinking Wheel Size
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Feb 19, 2021 |
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Brooklyn Bell on Biking, Art, Skiing, & More
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Feb 11, 2021 |
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Privateer Bikes: Origins, Philosophy, & Trajectory
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Feb 04, 2021 |
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PeopleForBikes President & CEO, Jenn Dice
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Jan 28, 2021 |
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Yoann Barelli on his move to Guerrilla Gravity; Coaching; Comfort Zones; & More
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Jan 14, 2021 |
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2020: Gear in Review
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Jan 07, 2021 |
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Sage Cattabriga-Alosa on Biking, Skiing, Similarities, & Transitions
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Dec 27, 2020 |
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Reviewer Reports: Parenthood, Carbon Wheels, Convertible Helmets, & Forks
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Dec 12, 2020 |
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Canfield Bikes’ Lance Canfield
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Dec 06, 2020 |
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Anneke Beerten on Her Accident; Recovery; Pastranaland; & More
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Nov 19, 2020 |
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Reviewer Reports: Shoulder Season MTB Gear + Forks Roundup
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Nov 14, 2020 |
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In Defense of Indoor Trainers
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Oct 31, 2020 |
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Surfing Trails on a Bike without Pedals
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Oct 08, 2020 |
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Reviewer Reports: Trek Slash, Banshee Phantom, EXT Shock, Hayes Brakes
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Sep 24, 2020 |
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Your Fully Customizable Dream Build? Introducing Sherpa Custom Mountain Bikes
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Sep 17, 2020 |
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The Strangest Bike? Structure Cycleworks founder, Loni Hull
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Sep 10, 2020 |
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Evolving Bike Geometry & the New Trek Slash
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Sep 03, 2020 |
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Eliot Jackson on Night Owls, Bike Culture, & the Grow Cycling Foundation
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Aug 20, 2020 |
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Paul Basagoitia on His Emmy-Winning Film, Any One of Us
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Aug 13, 2020 |
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Anneke Beerten on Racing, ‘Badass’ Books, & Big Ideas
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Aug 06, 2020 |
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Pros, Cons, & Potential Solutions to Increased Trail Use
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Jul 31, 2020 |
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The New RockShox ZEB with Chris Mandell
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Jul 23, 2020 |
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Claudio Caluori on Chasing Nino & Going All-Electric
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Jul 16, 2020 |
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Pivot Cycles’ Elorie Slater on Industry Trends, Bike Prices, & Female Participation in MTB
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Jul 09, 2020 |
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The History & Future of the BC Bike Race with Dean Payne & Simon Stewart
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Jul 03, 2020 |
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Cam McCaul on Bike Films, Preparing for Big Lines, & the TGR Film, Accomplice
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Jun 25, 2020 |
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Bikes, Bike Shops, & Crack Waffles
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May 28, 2020 |
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Bikes vs. Skis, 2nd Edition (2020): Part 2
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May 21, 2020 |
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Revel Bikes & Why Cycles founder, Adam Miller
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May 14, 2020 |
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Bikes vs. Skis, 2nd Edition (2020): Part 1
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May 09, 2020 |
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Why & How Chris King Became a B Corp
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Apr 30, 2020 |
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Best / Worst Ideas for Our Blister 'Crash Course' Series
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Apr 24, 2020 |
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Basketball Legend Bill Walton on His Love of Bikes, Life, & Humanity
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Apr 18, 2020 |
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How the Outdoor Industry is Pivoting to Fight COVID-19
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Apr 01, 2020 |
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Dustin Adams on Racing, Manufacturing, & We Are One’s Next Big Thing
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Mar 26, 2020 |
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The Basics of Servicing Your Bike, with Simon Stewart
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Mar 12, 2020 |
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The Upcoming DH Season
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Mar 05, 2020 |
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Drilling for Oil under Moab’s Slickrock Trail?
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Feb 27, 2020 |
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Ibis Founder, Scot Nicol
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Feb 21, 2020 |
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Bike Industry Predictions for the Next Decade
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Jan 17, 2020 |
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Best Mtn Bike Gear of the Past Decade
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Jan 09, 2020 |
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Paul Basagoitia on His Spinal Cord Injury, Road to Recovery, & New Film
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Oct 31, 2019 |
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How You Can Help Brands Go Climate Neutral
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Oct 25, 2019 |
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Why We Built a MTB Brand Guide
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Oct 03, 2019 |
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Claudio Caluori on the World Cup DH Season
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Sep 13, 2019 |
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How to Have a Constructive Conversation about e-Bikes
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Aug 29, 2019 |
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World Bicycle Relief: Making a Better World with Bikes
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Aug 16, 2019 |
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Promising or Pointless? 5 Weird New Bike Products
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Aug 08, 2019 |
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Anthill Films’ Latest: Return to Earth
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Aug 02, 2019 |
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Six-Time Leadville 100 Champ & IMBA Executive Director, Dave Wiens
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Jul 11, 2019 |
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Guerrilla Gravity’s New Bikes & Big Ideas
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Jul 04, 2019 |
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New Products, New Trends, & Old Marketing Tactics
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Jun 21, 2019 |
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Claudio Caluori
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May 09, 2019 |
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Introducing: Bikes & Big Ideas
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Apr 25, 2019 |