January 19, 2008

Sky escapes

It was 1974 when business took Ralph Scott to Alberta, Canada, in the winter and he joined a friend in British Columbia for a new kind of skiing - they would be dropped off by helicopter on the top of a mountain and make their way down over virgin

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Posted by Ryan at 02:25 PM

January 17, 2008

MTB news & racing round-up for January 17, 2008

Welcome to our regular roundup of what's happening in mountain biking. Feel free to send feedback, news, & releases to mtb@cyclingnews.com and results, reports & photos to cyclingnews@cyclingnews.com

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Posted by John at 09:50 AM

January 12, 2008

Cadillac native rescues climber on Mt. Baker

Rock Snider, the son of Jack and Loretta Snider of Cadillac, is an engineer living with his wife Sherri TenHouten, also a Cadillac native, in the Pacific Northwest. The Sniders enjoy mountain biking, hiking and

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Posted by Alex at 08:34 AM

January 11, 2008

MTB News and Notes: A conversation with Carl Decker

Few current professional mountain-bike racers can say they raced in the first-ever UCI world mountain-bike championships, held in Durango back in 1990. Carl Decker can. The now-32-year-old Oregonian lined up in the junior ranks that

From MTB News and Notes: A conversation with Carl Decker

Posted by Doug at 09:06 AM

January 07, 2008

Blazing trails

Tyler Johnson typically has to drive about an hour if he wants to ride his mountain bike on a decent trail. Plain and simple, the only trail in Tippecanoe County -- McCormick Woods on Purdue University land -- is not ideal because it's short and unusable on wet

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Posted by Michael at 04:48 PM

January 03, 2008

The amazing mountain bike that can ride down snowy slopes

Skiers and snowboarders will soon be joined by mountain bikers on the snowy slopes because of a new bike especially adapted for riding over snow. The KtraK kit is attached to your bike and looks like a cross between a ski and a tank

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Posted by Alex at 09:37 AM

December 20, 2007

Local bike trails are a gift to us all

In the last 10 or so years, one holiday gift stands out above all others we have received. It came in segments, so we didn't realize until one sunny day this past November what an outstanding gift it was. It wasn't just given to us,

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Posted by Greg at 12:49 PM

December 07, 2007

Anthony to make land available for youth health initiative

Cliffs Communities developer Jim Anthony today announced a grand vision to give the Upstate and part of western North Carolina a national reputation for healthy, outdoor living through a series of initiatives, including a new partnership with Clemson University to take school children hiking, biking and paddling in the

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Posted by Ken at 08:38 AM