Mountain Bike Frames

Skyline park could attract more walkers, cyclists

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 15:15:02 -0800

Rapid City is considering hiring a consultant to help design a trail-system master plan for the 150 acres of undeveloped land along Skyline Drive. The city acquired the land last year to preserve as natural open space for walking, mountain biking and general public

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The in crowd

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 12:51:13 -0800

MEMBERS of the Inner Wheel Club of Greenock are often mistaken for cyclists. While they have been known to pedal round Cumbrae, they are more likely to be helping children in third world countries, than road-racing or

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Indoor water parks, ice rinks help ease cabin fever

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 08:23:14 -0800

LAKE PLACID, New York (AP) -- It was late January before winter turned serious in upstate New York, but before that -- including the lucrative Christmas school break -- rain fell instead of snow and warm temperatures thwarted even

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Jyco Takes Green Theme on the Road - and Trail

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 08:40:34 -0800

Jyco exec takes environmental attitude from extruding lines around the world to mountain bike racing in Michigan. The avid mountain biker is also one of the team's athletes, and recently finished Runner-up in the 2007 Michigan Mid East Sprint

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Outdoors Briefs: Nov. 22, 2007

Fri, 23 Nov 2007 09:25:34 -0800

Whiskeytown Falls hike sheds excess turkey Wheelmen work off turkey before big meal Redding Mountain Biking to explore Westside Trails Christmas tree permits available through Dec. 24 Nordic walking class set at Fleet

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Mountain bikers blaze a tough new trail

Thu, 22 Nov 2007 09:48:52 -0800

Just before dumping directly into Blankets Creek, the trail makes a sharp right turn and turns into a beast. What had been a course of modest rises and dips becomes suddenly, stunningly steep. The entrance to the north loop trail at the Blankets Creek mountain biking area in Cherokee County is intentionally intimidating, designed to turn away riders who aren't fit and fearless. "We don't want

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Ned Overend's Specialized S-Works Epic

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 15:21:13 -0800

Living mountain bike legend Ned Overend continues to defy the laws of time. At 52 years of age, the Durango, Colorado resident landed a sixth place finish in the Pro Men field at the Iceman Cometh , an end-of-season 43.5km (27mi) point-to-point classic in northern lower Michigan whose perpetually rolling terrain doesn't particularly cater to the former world champion's

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Editor's Picks

Sat, 10 Nov 2007 14:30:50 -0800

There's no snow and that means no riding. But there's enough of the white stuff to have made higher elevation trails impassable for hiking and biking. (And we're all over that anyway right?). Even most bars are

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Can't ski? Then bike

Tue, 06 Nov 2007 17:49:38 -0800

Caught between the seasons? Not enough snow to ski. No salmon left to hook. Too warm to skate the icy expanses of Potter Marsh. Too cold to think about getting out the boat. Dust off the mountain bike you put away for the winter and explore the sled dog and skijor trails of Anchorage's Bicentennial Park and Campbell

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Tour de Tama bike race to roll Nov. 17

Sun, 04 Nov 2007 14:09:13 -0800

The 20th Tour de Tama mountain bike race will be held rain or shine Nov. 17 at the Tama Recreation Area. The race is on a 5-kilometer or 3.1-mile loop, traversing hilly terrain on a mix of gravel and dirt

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ETSU Cycling Club enters national competition

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 10:51:31 -0800

The East Tennessee State University student Cycling Club will ride in the National Collegiate Mountain Biking Competition was held at Lees-McRae College in Banner Elk, N.C., Friday, Oct. 26 through Sunday Oct. 28. The schedule includes: - Cross Country Friday morning, Oct 26 - Downhill on Saturday morning, Oct 27 -?? Short Track on Saturday afternoon, Oct 27 -??Dual Slalom on Sunday

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'08 USA Cycling MTB National Calendar application process open

Sat, 27 Oct 2007 09:45:47 -0800

Attention all USA Cycling Mountain Bike Promoters: The application process to be a part of the 2008 USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Calendar is now open. After 57 events were part of the 2007 Calendar, the second-annual edition will again feature three distinctive disciplines - Cross Country, Gravity and Ultra-Endurance. The season-long calendar will again determine the nation's best off-road

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Local team of mountain bike enthusiasts complete 24-hour race in Idyllwild

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 13:54:52 -0800

Rhys Newman and Simon James grew up in Cardiff, Wales. However, they didn't meet until 2001- while working for Nokia Design in Calabasas. "I'm sure we drank at the same pubs," Newman said, "and went to the same clubs at the same time in Wales.

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Rhys: Find killer s bike

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 10:59:24 -0800

MURDER squad detectives believe an unsuspecting child could be riding round on the bike used by Rhys Jones s teenage killer. Police are still trying to track down the silver and black mountain bike two months after the 11-year-old was gunned

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Pondering a pro future

Sun, 21 Oct 2007 15:52:22 -0800

Low clouds shroud the dying spruce trees on the Anchorage Hillside and the rain falls lightly as Peter Basinger heads out for a Sunday evening ride on his single-speed mountain bike. Alaska has barely turned from August to September, and already the chill of fall is in the

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