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Remy Metailler's charmed Squamish bike life hides a relentless grind

Professional mountain biker Remy Metailler talks about the business side of riding, content creation demands, and the pressure of maintaining sponsorships.

by Tim Wild

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Oregon

Fewer mountain bikers are visiting Oakridge. New trails could bring them back.

by Travis Reill

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Jeff Day sale: 4-piston brakes for $18, a $299 wireless dropper, $25 DH handlebar

by Jeff Barber

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Pennsylvania

Unique funicular mountain bike shuttle ride re-opens in Pennsylvania

by Travis Reill

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Colorado

"E-bike barriers" on trails near Breckenridge, CO, raise accessibility concern

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Mountain Bikes and Gear

Unique 2-chain Buffalo Bicycle is designed to solve derailleur durability challenge

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American Asa Vermette could end US's 9-year DH World Cup title drought

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Mountain Bikes and Gear

Jeff Day sale: 4-piston brakes for $18, a $299 wireless dropper, $25 DH handlebar

Pennsylvania

Unique funicular mountain bike shuttle ride re-opens in Pennsylvania

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Wisconsin

Wisconsin’s Brule River State Forest once excluded mountain biking, but not anymore

Brule River State Forest had singletrack but it was only open to hikers. Switching the trail to multi-use created a good problem for the area: they would need a lot more trails. Now, the forest boasts 9 miles and counting.

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Colorado

An all-new bike park with gravity-style trails is coming to Montrose, CO

The city of Montrose, Colorado is planning a brand-new bike park in the center of town filled with gravity-style trails.

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Pedal 63 Miles of the Finest Backcountry Singletrack on the Highline Trail in Payson, AZ

Forget the Kokopelli Trail: there's a new multi-day epic in town, and it's chock-full of sweet, sweet singletrack.

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Colorado

A $225,000 revamp of the Lunch Loops Bike Park is currently underway

The bike park at the Lunch Loops Trailhead will soon boast all-new beginner and intermediate-friendly jump lines.

Idaho

Ponderosa State Park near McCall, ID, could get 3 new MTB trails

A phased proposal could grow Ponderosa State Park's bike trails by nearly 50%, adding about four miles of purpose-built singletrack to ease crowding near McCall.

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Idaho

New adaptive-friendly MTB trail system in Eagle, Idaho honors a rider's legacy

Built with input from adaptive athletes and funded by a coalition of donors, including REI and the Albertson Family Foundation, the 5.5-mile Kevin Pavlis Park trail system outside Boise just opened in May.

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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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