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The Crankbrothers Mallet Trail Speed Lace Vent clipless pedal bike shoes feature extensive mesh ventilation and a light colorway to keep feet cool during hot summer rides.

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Nova Scotia

Wentworth Ski Hill has upped its game with a new DH trail made possible by Shimano's Trail Born Fund

Thanks to a $55,000 grant from Shimano's Trail Born Fund, Wentworth Ski Hill is building a race-ready double black that will be the only trail of its kind east of Quebec.

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British Columbia

The Powerhouse Plunge, a Squamish original, is being rebuilt by the crew that first built it

One of British Columbia's first legal mountain bike trails — and the marquee descent that anchored the legendary Test of Metal race — is getting a full rebuild from Gravity Logic and one of its original builders, some three decades on.

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Kentucky

Richmond, Kentucky is getting its first mountain bike trails thanks to NICA advocacy

Thanks to KYMBA Bluegrass, a persistent trail champion, and a booming youth racing scene, Richmond, KY is getting its first-ever trail system tucked inside a regional sports complex.

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Pennsylvania

New 37.5-mile mountain bike trail expansion coming to Ohiopyle State Park in Pennsylvania

A $4 million build-out designed by the team behind Jakes Rocks would transform Ohiopyle State Park into one of the largest mountain bike trail systems in Pennsylvania over the next three years.

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Maine

Mt. Abram Bike Park in Maine has redefined what a hometown ski area can build for mountain bikers

With $42 lift tickets, 8.5 miles of downhill, and some of the most technical double black trails on the East Coast, Mt. Abram is proving a hometown ski area can build a serious bike park without outside help.

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British Columbia

How Three Blind Mice in Penticton, BC, grew from cow trails into a 100+ km mountain bike network

A shoulder-season favorite in Canada's wine country, the crazy-quilt trail network above Okanagan Lake delivers technical slabs, true-to-rating blues, and a fresh 10-year plan to make it all more accessible.

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British Columbia

With 50+ miles of trails and 2,300 feet of vert, Valemount Bike Park is BC's hidden gem

A snowmobile club turned a sleepy highway town into a shuttle-fed destination that punches way above its weight.

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New Mexico

$700,000 grant will fund 10 miles of new MTB trails at Alien Run in Aztec, NM

San Juan County's largest trail grant yet will bring beginner-friendly loops, a singletrack connector, and the first bike-optimized trails to Bloomfield.