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IMBA and Shimano are presenting a joint study titled "The Economics and Benefits of Mountain Biking " at the National Bike Summit in Washington D.C. this week and one of the study's main findings is pretty shocking: More than 1 in 5 Americans age 16 and over ride a mountain bike. Now at first I thought that was a typo but then I saw a quote from Kozo Shimano saying, "50 million Americans ride a mountain bike." 50 million, eh? And by "Americans" do you mean people who live in North <strong>and</strong> South America? Also the last I heard the US population was over 300 million so it's really like 1 in 6 Americans ride mountain bikes (or 60 million ride, depending on how you look at it). The numbers from other groups, however, tend to paint a different picture of the mountain biking scene. The <a href="http://www.nsga.org/public/pages/index.cfm?pageid=149">National Sporting Goods Association</a> (NSGA) says that in 2006 only 8.5 million Americans age 7 and over rode a mountain bike at least once during the year. Despite the lower age cutoff and the fact that once a year is a bit different than saying a person "rides a mountain bike" the study still came out much, much lower. Unfortunately I think the NSGA is much closer to the mark on this one and it's kinda disappointing that IMBA and Shimano feel to need to inflate participation numbers to get the attention they deserve in D.C. I'm all for demonstrating the importance of mountain biking in the US but if we're not completely honest how can anyone take us seriously? Whatever the actual number is, mountain biking is definitely important and the sport's credibility seems to be on the increase (doesn't hurt that the prez is a rider) which is great for all of us. One final note: I wasn't able to find a copy of the actual report being circulated and the numbers I used in this post came from <a href="http://www.velonews.com/article/73023/shimano-and-imba-release-new-mtb-economics-study">an article on velonews.com</a>. However, these numbers were found in other summaries of the same report. Once the report is released I'll try to post a link here.
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Mountain biking economics study released
Mar 6, 2008
IMBA and Shimano are presenting a joint study titled "The Economics and Benefits of Mountain Biking " at the National Bike Summit in Washington D.C. this week and one of the study's main findings is pretty shocking: More than 1 in 5 Americans age 16 and over ride a mountain bike. Now at first I thought that was a typo but then I saw a quote from Kozo Shimano saying, "50 million Americans ride a mountain bike." 50 million, eh? And by "Americans" do you mean people who live in North <strong>and</strong> South America? Also the last I heard the US population was over 300 million so it's really like 1 in 6 Americans ride mountain bikes (or 60 million ride, depending on how you look at it). The numbers from other groups, however, tend to paint a different picture of the mountain biking scene. The <a href="http://www.nsga.org/public/pages/index.cfm?pageid=149">National Sporting Goods Association</a> (NSGA) says that in 2006 only 8.5 million Americans age 7 and over rode a mountain bike at least once during the year. Despite the lower age cutoff and the fact that once a year is a bit different than saying a person "rides a mountain bike" the study still came out much, much lower. Unfortunately I think the NSGA is much closer to the mark on this one and it's kinda disappointing that IMBA and Shimano feel to need to inflate participation numbers to get the attention they deserve in D.C. I'm all for demonstrating the importance of mountain biking in the US but if we're not completely honest how can anyone take us seriously? Whatever the actual number is, mountain biking is definitely important and the sport's credibility seems to be on the increase (doesn't hurt that the prez is a rider) which is great for all of us. One final note: I wasn't able to find a copy of the actual report being circulated and the numbers I used in this post came from <a href="http://www.velonews.com/article/73023/shimano-and-imba-release-new-mtb-economics-study">an article on velonews.com</a>. However, these numbers were found in other summaries of the same report. Once the report is released I'll try to post a link here.
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IMBA and Shimano are presenting a joint study titled "The Economics and Benefits of Mountain Biking " at the National Bike Summit in Washington D.C. this week and one of the study's main findings is pretty shocking: More than 1 in 5 Americans age 16 and over ride a mountain bike. Now at first I thought that was a typo but then I saw a quote from Kozo Shimano saying, "50 million Americans ride a mountain bike." 50 million, eh? And by "Americans" do you mean people who live in North <strong>and</strong> South America? Also the last I heard the US population was over 300 million so it's really like 1 in 6 Americans ride mountain bikes (or 60 million ride, depending on how you look at it). The numbers from other groups, however, tend to paint a different picture of the mountain biking scene. The <a href="http://www.nsga.org/public/pages/index.cfm?pageid=149">National Sporting Goods Association</a> (NSGA) says that in 2006 only 8.5 million Americans age 7 and over rode a mountain bike at least once during the year. Despite the lower age cutoff and the fact that once a year is a bit different than saying a person "rides a mountain bike" the study still came out much, much lower. Unfortunately I think the NSGA is much closer to the mark on this one and it's kinda disappointing that IMBA and Shimano feel to need to inflate participation numbers to get the attention they deserve in D.C. I'm all for demonstrating the importance of mountain biking in the US but if we're not completely honest how can anyone take us seriously? Whatever the actual number is, mountain biking is definitely important and the sport's credibility seems to be on the increase (doesn't hurt that the prez is a rider) which is great for all of us. One final note: I wasn't able to find a copy of the actual report being circulated and the numbers I used in this post came from <a href="http://www.velonews.com/article/73023/shimano-and-imba-release-new-mtb-economics-study">an article on velonews.com</a>. However, these numbers were found in other summaries of the same report. Once the report is released I'll try to post a link here.
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IMBA and Shimano are presenting a joint study titled "The Economics and Benefits of Mountain Biking " at the National Bike Summit in Washington D.C. this week and one of the study's main findings is pretty shocking: More than 1 in 5 Americans age 16 and over ride a mountain bike. Now at first I thought that was a typo but then I saw a quote from Kozo Shimano saying, "50 million Americans ride a mountain bike." 50 million, eh? And by "Americans" do you mean people who live in North <strong>and</strong> South America? Also the last I heard the US population was over 300 million so it's really like 1 in 6 Americans ride mountain bikes (or 60 million ride, depending on how you look at it). The numbers from other groups, however, tend to paint a different picture of the mountain biking scene. The <a href="http://www.nsga.org/public/pages/index.cfm?pageid=149">National Sporting Goods Association</a> (NSGA) says that in 2006 only 8.5 million Americans age 7 and over rode a mountain bike at least once during the year. Despite the lower age cutoff and the fact that once a year is a bit different than saying a person "rides a mountain bike" the study still came out much, much lower. Unfortunately I think the NSGA is much closer to the mark on this one and it's kinda disappointing that IMBA and Shimano feel to need to inflate participation numbers to get the attention they deserve in D.C. I'm all for demonstrating the importance of mountain biking in the US but if we're not completely honest how can anyone take us seriously? Whatever the actual number is, mountain biking is definitely important and the sport's credibility seems to be on the increase (doesn't hurt that the prez is a rider) which is great for all of us. One final note: I wasn't able to find a copy of the actual report being circulated and the numbers I used in this post came from <a href="http://www.velonews.com/article/73023/shimano-and-imba-release-new-mtb-economics-study">an article on velonews.com</a>. However, these numbers were found in other summaries of the same report. Once the report is released I'll try to post a link here.
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IMBA and Shimano are presenting a joint study titled "The Economics and Benefits of Mountain Biking " at the National Bike Summit in Washington D.C. this week and one of the study's main findings is pretty shocking: More than 1 in 5 Americans age 16 and over ride a mountain bike. Now at first I thought that was a typo but then I saw a quote from Kozo Shimano saying, "50 million Americans ride a mountain bike." 50 million, eh? And by "Americans" do you mean people who live in North <strong>and</strong> South America? Also the last I heard the US population was over 300 million so it's really like 1 in 6 Americans ride mountain bikes (or 60 million ride, depending on how you look at it). The numbers from other groups, however, tend to paint a different picture of the mountain biking scene. The <a href="http://www.nsga.org/public/pages/index.cfm?pageid=149">National Sporting Goods Association</a> (NSGA) says that in 2006 only 8.5 million Americans age 7 and over rode a mountain bike at least once during the year. Despite the lower age cutoff and the fact that once a year is a bit different than saying a person "rides a mountain bike" the study still came out much, much lower. Unfortunately I think the NSGA is much closer to the mark on this one and it's kinda disappointing that IMBA and Shimano feel to need to inflate participation numbers to get the attention they deserve in D.C. I'm all for demonstrating the importance of mountain biking in the US but if we're not completely honest how can anyone take us seriously? Whatever the actual number is, mountain biking is definitely important and the sport's credibility seems to be on the increase (doesn't hurt that the prez is a rider) which is great for all of us. One final note: I wasn't able to find a copy of the actual report being circulated and the numbers I used in this post came from <a href="http://www.velonews.com/article/73023/shimano-and-imba-release-new-mtb-economics-study">an article on velonews.com</a>. However, these numbers were found in other summaries of the same report. Once the report is released I'll try to post a link here.
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IMBA and Shimano are presenting a joint study titled "The Economics and Benefits of Mountain Biking " at the National Bike Summit in Washington D.C. this week and one of the study's main findings is pretty shocking: More than 1 in 5 Americans age 16 and over ride a mountain bike. Now at first I thought that was a typo but then I saw a quote from Kozo Shimano saying, "50 million Americans ride a mountain bike." 50 million, eh? And by "Americans" do you mean people who live in North <strong>and</strong> South America? Also the last I heard the US population was over 300 million so it's really like 1 in 6 Americans ride mountain bikes (or 60 million ride, depending on how you look at it). The numbers from other groups, however, tend to paint a different picture of the mountain biking scene. The <a href="http://www.nsga.org/public/pages/index.cfm?pageid=149">National Sporting Goods Association</a> (NSGA) says that in 2006 only 8.5 million Americans age 7 and over rode a mountain bike at least once during the year. Despite the lower age cutoff and the fact that once a year is a bit different than saying a person "rides a mountain bike" the study still came out much, much lower. Unfortunately I think the NSGA is much closer to the mark on this one and it's kinda disappointing that IMBA and Shimano feel to need to inflate participation numbers to get the attention they deserve in D.C. I'm all for demonstrating the importance of mountain biking in the US but if we're not completely honest how can anyone take us seriously? Whatever the actual number is, mountain biking is definitely important and the sport's credibility seems to be on the increase (doesn't hurt that the prez is a rider) which is great for all of us. One final note: I wasn't able to find a copy of the actual report being circulated and the numbers I used in this post came from <a href="http://www.velonews.com/article/73023/shimano-and-imba-release-new-mtb-economics-study">an article on velonews.com</a>. However, these numbers were found in other summaries of the same report. Once the report is released I'll try to post a link here.
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IMBA and Shimano are presenting a joint study titled "The Economics and Benefits of Mountain Biking " at the National Bike Summit in Washington D.C. this week and one of the study's main findings is pretty shocking: More than 1 in 5 Americans age 16 and over ride a mountain bike. Now at first I thought that was a typo but then I saw a quote from Kozo Shimano saying, "50 million Americans ride a mountain bike." 50 million, eh? And by "Americans" do you mean people who live in North <strong>and</strong> South America? Also the last I heard the US population was over 300 million so it's really like 1 in 6 Americans ride mountain bikes (or 60 million ride, depending on how you look at it). The numbers from other groups, however, tend to paint a different picture of the mountain biking scene. The <a href="http://www.nsga.org/public/pages/index.cfm?pageid=149">National Sporting Goods Association</a> (NSGA) says that in 2006 only 8.5 million Americans age 7 and over rode a mountain bike at least once during the year. Despite the lower age cutoff and the fact that once a year is a bit different than saying a person "rides a mountain bike" the study still came out much, much lower. Unfortunately I think the NSGA is much closer to the mark on this one and it's kinda disappointing that IMBA and Shimano feel to need to inflate participation numbers to get the attention they deserve in D.C. I'm all for demonstrating the importance of mountain biking in the US but if we're not completely honest how can anyone take us seriously? Whatever the actual number is, mountain biking is definitely important and the sport's credibility seems to be on the increase (doesn't hurt that the prez is a rider) which is great for all of us. One final note: I wasn't able to find a copy of the actual report being circulated and the numbers I used in this post came from <a href="http://www.velonews.com/article/73023/shimano-and-imba-release-new-mtb-economics-study">an article on velonews.com</a>. However, these numbers were found in other summaries of the same report. Once the report is released I'll try to post a link here.
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IMBA and Shimano are presenting a joint study titled "The Economics and Benefits of Mountain Biking " at the National Bike Summit in Washington D.C. this week and one of the study's main findings is pretty shocking: More than 1 in 5 Americans age 16 and over ride a mountain bike. Now at first I thought that was a typo but then I saw a quote from Kozo Shimano saying, "50 million Americans ride a mountain bike." 50 million, eh? And by "Americans" do you mean people who live in North <strong>and</strong> South America? Also the last I heard the US population was over 300 million so it's really like 1 in 6 Americans ride mountain bikes (or 60 million ride, depending on how you look at it). The numbers from other groups, however, tend to paint a different picture of the mountain biking scene. The <a href="http://www.nsga.org/public/pages/index.cfm?pageid=149">National Sporting Goods Association</a> (NSGA) says that in 2006 only 8.5 million Americans age 7 and over rode a mountain bike at least once during the year. Despite the lower age cutoff and the fact that once a year is a bit different than saying a person "rides a mountain bike" the study still came out much, much lower. Unfortunately I think the NSGA is much closer to the mark on this one and it's kinda disappointing that IMBA and Shimano feel to need to inflate participation numbers to get the attention they deserve in D.C. I'm all for demonstrating the importance of mountain biking in the US but if we're not completely honest how can anyone take us seriously? Whatever the actual number is, mountain biking is definitely important and the sport's credibility seems to be on the increase (doesn't hurt that the prez is a rider) which is great for all of us. One final note: I wasn't able to find a copy of the actual report being circulated and the numbers I used in this post came from <a href="http://www.velonews.com/article/73023/shimano-and-imba-release-new-mtb-economics-study">an article on velonews.com</a>. However, these numbers were found in other summaries of the same report. Once the report is released I'll try to post a link here.
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Research: Serious mountain bikers have abnormal scrotums (!)
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IMBA and Shimano are presenting a joint study titled "The Economics and Benefits of Mountain Biking " at the National Bike Summit in Washington D.C. this week and one of the study's main findings is pretty shocking: More than 1 in 5 Americans age 16 and over ride a mountain bike. Now at first I thought that was a typo but then I saw a quote from Kozo Shimano saying, "50 million Americans ride a mountain bike." 50 million, eh? And by "Americans" do you mean people who live in North <strong>and</strong> South America? Also the last I heard the US population was over 300 million so it's really like 1 in 6 Americans ride mountain bikes (or 60 million ride, depending on how you look at it). The numbers from other groups, however, tend to paint a different picture of the mountain biking scene. The <a href="http://www.nsga.org/public/pages/index.cfm?pageid=149">National Sporting Goods Association</a> (NSGA) says that in 2006 only 8.5 million Americans age 7 and over rode a mountain bike at least once during the year. Despite the lower age cutoff and the fact that once a year is a bit different than saying a person "rides a mountain bike" the study still came out much, much lower. Unfortunately I think the NSGA is much closer to the mark on this one and it's kinda disappointing that IMBA and Shimano feel to need to inflate participation numbers to get the attention they deserve in D.C. I'm all for demonstrating the importance of mountain biking in the US but if we're not completely honest how can anyone take us seriously? Whatever the actual number is, mountain biking is definitely important and the sport's credibility seems to be on the increase (doesn't hurt that the prez is a rider) which is great for all of us. One final note: I wasn't able to find a copy of the actual report being circulated and the numbers I used in this post came from <a href="http://www.velonews.com/article/73023/shimano-and-imba-release-new-mtb-economics-study">an article on velonews.com</a>. However, these numbers were found in other summaries of the same report. Once the report is released I'll try to post a link here.
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IMBA and Shimano are presenting a joint study titled "The Economics and Benefits of Mountain Biking " at the National Bike Summit in Washington D.C. this week and one of the study's main findings is pretty shocking: More than 1 in 5 Americans age 16 and over ride a mountain bike. Now at first I thought that was a typo but then I saw a quote from Kozo Shimano saying, "50 million Americans ride a mountain bike." 50 million, eh? And by "Americans" do you mean people who live in North <strong>and</strong> South America? Also the last I heard the US population was over 300 million so it's really like 1 in 6 Americans ride mountain bikes (or 60 million ride, depending on how you look at it). The numbers from other groups, however, tend to paint a different picture of the mountain biking scene. The <a href="http://www.nsga.org/public/pages/index.cfm?pageid=149">National Sporting Goods Association</a> (NSGA) says that in 2006 only 8.5 million Americans age 7 and over rode a mountain bike at least once during the year. Despite the lower age cutoff and the fact that once a year is a bit different than saying a person "rides a mountain bike" the study still came out much, much lower. Unfortunately I think the NSGA is much closer to the mark on this one and it's kinda disappointing that IMBA and Shimano feel to need to inflate participation numbers to get the attention they deserve in D.C. I'm all for demonstrating the importance of mountain biking in the US but if we're not completely honest how can anyone take us seriously? Whatever the actual number is, mountain biking is definitely important and the sport's credibility seems to be on the increase (doesn't hurt that the prez is a rider) which is great for all of us. One final note: I wasn't able to find a copy of the actual report being circulated and the numbers I used in this post came from <a href="http://www.velonews.com/article/73023/shimano-and-imba-release-new-mtb-economics-study">an article on velonews.com</a>. However, these numbers were found in other summaries of the same report. Once the report is released I'll try to post a link here.
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IMBA and Shimano are presenting a joint study titled "The Economics and Benefits of Mountain Biking " at the National Bike Summit in Washington D.C. this week and one of the study's main findings is pretty shocking: More than 1 in 5 Americans age 16 and over ride a mountain bike. Now at first I thought that was a typo but then I saw a quote from Kozo Shimano saying, "50 million Americans ride a mountain bike." 50 million, eh? And by "Americans" do you mean people who live in North <strong>and</strong> South America? Also the last I heard the US population was over 300 million so it's really like 1 in 6 Americans ride mountain bikes (or 60 million ride, depending on how you look at it). The numbers from other groups, however, tend to paint a different picture of the mountain biking scene. The <a href="http://www.nsga.org/public/pages/index.cfm?pageid=149">National Sporting Goods Association</a> (NSGA) says that in 2006 only 8.5 million Americans age 7 and over rode a mountain bike at least once during the year. Despite the lower age cutoff and the fact that once a year is a bit different than saying a person "rides a mountain bike" the study still came out much, much lower. Unfortunately I think the NSGA is much closer to the mark on this one and it's kinda disappointing that IMBA and Shimano feel to need to inflate participation numbers to get the attention they deserve in D.C. I'm all for demonstrating the importance of mountain biking in the US but if we're not completely honest how can anyone take us seriously? Whatever the actual number is, mountain biking is definitely important and the sport's credibility seems to be on the increase (doesn't hurt that the prez is a rider) which is great for all of us. One final note: I wasn't able to find a copy of the actual report being circulated and the numbers I used in this post came from <a href="http://www.velonews.com/article/73023/shimano-and-imba-release-new-mtb-economics-study">an article on velonews.com</a>. However, these numbers were found in other summaries of the same report. Once the report is released I'll try to post a link here.
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IMBA and Shimano are presenting a joint study titled "The Economics and Benefits of Mountain Biking " at the National Bike Summit in Washington D.C. this week and one of the study's main findings is pretty shocking: More than 1 in 5 Americans age 16 and over ride a mountain bike. Now at first I thought that was a typo but then I saw a quote from Kozo Shimano saying, "50 million Americans ride a mountain bike." 50 million, eh? And by "Americans" do you mean people who live in North <strong>and</strong> South America? Also the last I heard the US population was over 300 million so it's really like 1 in 6 Americans ride mountain bikes (or 60 million ride, depending on how you look at it). The numbers from other groups, however, tend to paint a different picture of the mountain biking scene. The <a href="http://www.nsga.org/public/pages/index.cfm?pageid=149">National Sporting Goods Association</a> (NSGA) says that in 2006 only 8.5 million Americans age 7 and over rode a mountain bike at least once during the year. Despite the lower age cutoff and the fact that once a year is a bit different than saying a person "rides a mountain bike" the study still came out much, much lower. Unfortunately I think the NSGA is much closer to the mark on this one and it's kinda disappointing that IMBA and Shimano feel to need to inflate participation numbers to get the attention they deserve in D.C. I'm all for demonstrating the importance of mountain biking in the US but if we're not completely honest how can anyone take us seriously? Whatever the actual number is, mountain biking is definitely important and the sport's credibility seems to be on the increase (doesn't hurt that the prez is a rider) which is great for all of us. One final note: I wasn't able to find a copy of the actual report being circulated and the numbers I used in this post came from <a href="http://www.velonews.com/article/73023/shimano-and-imba-release-new-mtb-economics-study">an article on velonews.com</a>. However, these numbers were found in other summaries of the same report. Once the report is released I'll try to post a link here.
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IMBA and Shimano are presenting a joint study titled "The Economics and Benefits of Mountain Biking " at the National Bike Summit in Washington D.C. this week and one of the study's main findings is pretty shocking: More than 1 in 5 Americans age 16 and over ride a mountain bike. Now at first I thought that was a typo but then I saw a quote from Kozo Shimano saying, "50 million Americans ride a mountain bike." 50 million, eh? And by "Americans" do you mean people who live in North <strong>and</strong> South America? Also the last I heard the US population was over 300 million so it's really like 1 in 6 Americans ride mountain bikes (or 60 million ride, depending on how you look at it). The numbers from other groups, however, tend to paint a different picture of the mountain biking scene. The <a href="http://www.nsga.org/public/pages/index.cfm?pageid=149">National Sporting Goods Association</a> (NSGA) says that in 2006 only 8.5 million Americans age 7 and over rode a mountain bike at least once during the year. Despite the lower age cutoff and the fact that once a year is a bit different than saying a person "rides a mountain bike" the study still came out much, much lower. Unfortunately I think the NSGA is much closer to the mark on this one and it's kinda disappointing that IMBA and Shimano feel to need to inflate participation numbers to get the attention they deserve in D.C. I'm all for demonstrating the importance of mountain biking in the US but if we're not completely honest how can anyone take us seriously? Whatever the actual number is, mountain biking is definitely important and the sport's credibility seems to be on the increase (doesn't hurt that the prez is a rider) which is great for all of us. One final note: I wasn't able to find a copy of the actual report being circulated and the numbers I used in this post came from <a href="http://www.velonews.com/article/73023/shimano-and-imba-release-new-mtb-economics-study">an article on velonews.com</a>. However, these numbers were found in other summaries of the same report. Once the report is released I'll try to post a link here.
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Jan 29, 2008
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IMBA and Shimano are presenting a joint study titled "The Economics and Benefits of Mountain Biking " at the National Bike Summit in Washington D.C. this week and one of the study's main findings is pretty shocking: More than 1 in 5 Americans age 16 and over ride a mountain bike. Now at first I thought that was a typo but then I saw a quote from Kozo Shimano saying, "50 million Americans ride a mountain bike." 50 million, eh? And by "Americans" do you mean people who live in North <strong>and</strong> South America? Also the last I heard the US population was over 300 million so it's really like 1 in 6 Americans ride mountain bikes (or 60 million ride, depending on how you look at it). The numbers from other groups, however, tend to paint a different picture of the mountain biking scene. The <a href="http://www.nsga.org/public/pages/index.cfm?pageid=149">National Sporting Goods Association</a> (NSGA) says that in 2006 only 8.5 million Americans age 7 and over rode a mountain bike at least once during the year. Despite the lower age cutoff and the fact that once a year is a bit different than saying a person "rides a mountain bike" the study still came out much, much lower. Unfortunately I think the NSGA is much closer to the mark on this one and it's kinda disappointing that IMBA and Shimano feel to need to inflate participation numbers to get the attention they deserve in D.C. I'm all for demonstrating the importance of mountain biking in the US but if we're not completely honest how can anyone take us seriously? Whatever the actual number is, mountain biking is definitely important and the sport's credibility seems to be on the increase (doesn't hurt that the prez is a rider) which is great for all of us. One final note: I wasn't able to find a copy of the actual report being circulated and the numbers I used in this post came from <a href="http://www.velonews.com/article/73023/shimano-and-imba-release-new-mtb-economics-study">an article on velonews.com</a>. However, these numbers were found in other summaries of the same report. Once the report is released I'll try to post a link here.
Culture
West Virginia faces loss of bike trails in wilderness bill
Jan 25, 2008
IMBA and Shimano are presenting a joint study titled "The Economics and Benefits of Mountain Biking " at the National Bike Summit in Washington D.C. this week and one of the study's main findings is pretty shocking: More than 1 in 5 Americans age 16 and over ride a mountain bike. Now at first I thought that was a typo but then I saw a quote from Kozo Shimano saying, "50 million Americans ride a mountain bike." 50 million, eh? And by "Americans" do you mean people who live in North <strong>and</strong> South America? Also the last I heard the US population was over 300 million so it's really like 1 in 6 Americans ride mountain bikes (or 60 million ride, depending on how you look at it). The numbers from other groups, however, tend to paint a different picture of the mountain biking scene. The <a href="http://www.nsga.org/public/pages/index.cfm?pageid=149">National Sporting Goods Association</a> (NSGA) says that in 2006 only 8.5 million Americans age 7 and over rode a mountain bike at least once during the year. Despite the lower age cutoff and the fact that once a year is a bit different than saying a person "rides a mountain bike" the study still came out much, much lower. Unfortunately I think the NSGA is much closer to the mark on this one and it's kinda disappointing that IMBA and Shimano feel to need to inflate participation numbers to get the attention they deserve in D.C. I'm all for demonstrating the importance of mountain biking in the US but if we're not completely honest how can anyone take us seriously? Whatever the actual number is, mountain biking is definitely important and the sport's credibility seems to be on the increase (doesn't hurt that the prez is a rider) which is great for all of us. One final note: I wasn't able to find a copy of the actual report being circulated and the numbers I used in this post came from <a href="http://www.velonews.com/article/73023/shimano-and-imba-release-new-mtb-economics-study">an article on velonews.com</a>. However, these numbers were found in other summaries of the same report. Once the report is released I'll try to post a link here.
Community
Snow MTB racing in Maine
Jan 24, 2008
IMBA and Shimano are presenting a joint study titled "The Economics and Benefits of Mountain Biking " at the National Bike Summit in Washington D.C. this week and one of the study's main findings is pretty shocking: More than 1 in 5 Americans age 16 and over ride a mountain bike. Now at first I thought that was a typo but then I saw a quote from Kozo Shimano saying, "50 million Americans ride a mountain bike." 50 million, eh? And by "Americans" do you mean people who live in North <strong>and</strong> South America? Also the last I heard the US population was over 300 million so it's really like 1 in 6 Americans ride mountain bikes (or 60 million ride, depending on how you look at it). The numbers from other groups, however, tend to paint a different picture of the mountain biking scene. The <a href="http://www.nsga.org/public/pages/index.cfm?pageid=149">National Sporting Goods Association</a> (NSGA) says that in 2006 only 8.5 million Americans age 7 and over rode a mountain bike at least once during the year. Despite the lower age cutoff and the fact that once a year is a bit different than saying a person "rides a mountain bike" the study still came out much, much lower. Unfortunately I think the NSGA is much closer to the mark on this one and it's kinda disappointing that IMBA and Shimano feel to need to inflate participation numbers to get the attention they deserve in D.C. I'm all for demonstrating the importance of mountain biking in the US but if we're not completely honest how can anyone take us seriously? Whatever the actual number is, mountain biking is definitely important and the sport's credibility seems to be on the increase (doesn't hurt that the prez is a rider) which is great for all of us. One final note: I wasn't able to find a copy of the actual report being circulated and the numbers I used in this post came from <a href="http://www.velonews.com/article/73023/shimano-and-imba-release-new-mtb-economics-study">an article on velonews.com</a>. However, these numbers were found in other summaries of the same report. Once the report is released I'll try to post a link here.
Culture
24-hour mountain bike racing: Solo!
Jan 24, 2008
Mountain Bikes and Gear
Beret Helmet
Jan 23, 2008
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IMBA and Shimano are presenting a joint study titled "The Economics and Benefits of Mountain Biking " at the National Bike Summit in Washington D.C. this week and one of the study's main findings is pretty shocking: More than 1 in 5 Americans age 16 and over ride a mountain bike. Now at first I thought that was a typo but then I saw a quote from Kozo Shimano saying, "50 million Americans ride a mountain bike." 50 million, eh? And by "Americans" do you mean people who live in North <strong>and</strong> South America? Also the last I heard the US population was over 300 million so it's really like 1 in 6 Americans ride mountain bikes (or 60 million ride, depending on how you look at it). The numbers from other groups, however, tend to paint a different picture of the mountain biking scene. The <a href="http://www.nsga.org/public/pages/index.cfm?pageid=149">National Sporting Goods Association</a> (NSGA) says that in 2006 only 8.5 million Americans age 7 and over rode a mountain bike at least once during the year. Despite the lower age cutoff and the fact that once a year is a bit different than saying a person "rides a mountain bike" the study still came out much, much lower. Unfortunately I think the NSGA is much closer to the mark on this one and it's kinda disappointing that IMBA and Shimano feel to need to inflate participation numbers to get the attention they deserve in D.C. I'm all for demonstrating the importance of mountain biking in the US but if we're not completely honest how can anyone take us seriously? Whatever the actual number is, mountain biking is definitely important and the sport's credibility seems to be on the increase (doesn't hurt that the prez is a rider) which is great for all of us. One final note: I wasn't able to find a copy of the actual report being circulated and the numbers I used in this post came from <a href="http://www.velonews.com/article/73023/shimano-and-imba-release-new-mtb-economics-study">an article on velonews.com</a>. However, these numbers were found in other summaries of the same report. Once the report is released I'll try to post a link here.
Culture
Winter MTB News Round-up
Jan 22, 2008
IMBA and Shimano are presenting a joint study titled "The Economics and Benefits of Mountain Biking " at the National Bike Summit in Washington D.C. this week and one of the study's main findings is pretty shocking: More than 1 in 5 Americans age 16 and over ride a mountain bike. Now at first I thought that was a typo but then I saw a quote from Kozo Shimano saying, "50 million Americans ride a mountain bike." 50 million, eh? And by "Americans" do you mean people who live in North <strong>and</strong> South America? Also the last I heard the US population was over 300 million so it's really like 1 in 6 Americans ride mountain bikes (or 60 million ride, depending on how you look at it). The numbers from other groups, however, tend to paint a different picture of the mountain biking scene. The <a href="http://www.nsga.org/public/pages/index.cfm?pageid=149">National Sporting Goods Association</a> (NSGA) says that in 2006 only 8.5 million Americans age 7 and over rode a mountain bike at least once during the year. Despite the lower age cutoff and the fact that once a year is a bit different than saying a person "rides a mountain bike" the study still came out much, much lower. Unfortunately I think the NSGA is much closer to the mark on this one and it's kinda disappointing that IMBA and Shimano feel to need to inflate participation numbers to get the attention they deserve in D.C. I'm all for demonstrating the importance of mountain biking in the US but if we're not completely honest how can anyone take us seriously? Whatever the actual number is, mountain biking is definitely important and the sport's credibility seems to be on the increase (doesn't hurt that the prez is a rider) which is great for all of us. One final note: I wasn't able to find a copy of the actual report being circulated and the numbers I used in this post came from <a href="http://www.velonews.com/article/73023/shimano-and-imba-release-new-mtb-economics-study">an article on velonews.com</a>. However, these numbers were found in other summaries of the same report. Once the report is released I'll try to post a link here.
Culture
Mountain biking in January is rough
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MLK Day of Service: Trail work
Jan 17, 2008
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Mountain Bike Investments: Stocks for 2008
Jan 16, 2008
IMBA and Shimano are presenting a joint study titled "The Economics and Benefits of Mountain Biking " at the National Bike Summit in Washington D.C. this week and one of the study's main findings is pretty shocking: More than 1 in 5 Americans age 16 and over ride a mountain bike. Now at first I thought that was a typo but then I saw a quote from Kozo Shimano saying, "50 million Americans ride a mountain bike." 50 million, eh? And by "Americans" do you mean people who live in North <strong>and</strong> South America? Also the last I heard the US population was over 300 million so it's really like 1 in 6 Americans ride mountain bikes (or 60 million ride, depending on how you look at it). The numbers from other groups, however, tend to paint a different picture of the mountain biking scene. The <a href="http://www.nsga.org/public/pages/index.cfm?pageid=149">National Sporting Goods Association</a> (NSGA) says that in 2006 only 8.5 million Americans age 7 and over rode a mountain bike at least once during the year. Despite the lower age cutoff and the fact that once a year is a bit different than saying a person "rides a mountain bike" the study still came out much, much lower. Unfortunately I think the NSGA is much closer to the mark on this one and it's kinda disappointing that IMBA and Shimano feel to need to inflate participation numbers to get the attention they deserve in D.C. I'm all for demonstrating the importance of mountain biking in the US but if we're not completely honest how can anyone take us seriously? Whatever the actual number is, mountain biking is definitely important and the sport's credibility seems to be on the increase (doesn't hurt that the prez is a rider) which is great for all of us. One final note: I wasn't able to find a copy of the actual report being circulated and the numbers I used in this post came from <a href="http://www.velonews.com/article/73023/shimano-and-imba-release-new-mtb-economics-study">an article on velonews.com</a>. However, these numbers were found in other summaries of the same report. Once the report is released I'll try to post a link here.
Culture
MTB News Round Up: January 15, 2008
Jan 15, 2008
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Thomson Appreciation Day: This Saturday, January 19
Jan 14, 2008
IMBA and Shimano are presenting a joint study titled "The Economics and Benefits of Mountain Biking " at the National Bike Summit in Washington D.C. this week and one of the study's main findings is pretty shocking: More than 1 in 5 Americans age 16 and over ride a mountain bike. Now at first I thought that was a typo but then I saw a quote from Kozo Shimano saying, "50 million Americans ride a mountain bike." 50 million, eh? And by "Americans" do you mean people who live in North <strong>and</strong> South America? Also the last I heard the US population was over 300 million so it's really like 1 in 6 Americans ride mountain bikes (or 60 million ride, depending on how you look at it). The numbers from other groups, however, tend to paint a different picture of the mountain biking scene. The <a href="http://www.nsga.org/public/pages/index.cfm?pageid=149">National Sporting Goods Association</a> (NSGA) says that in 2006 only 8.5 million Americans age 7 and over rode a mountain bike at least once during the year. Despite the lower age cutoff and the fact that once a year is a bit different than saying a person "rides a mountain bike" the study still came out much, much lower. Unfortunately I think the NSGA is much closer to the mark on this one and it's kinda disappointing that IMBA and Shimano feel to need to inflate participation numbers to get the attention they deserve in D.C. I'm all for demonstrating the importance of mountain biking in the US but if we're not completely honest how can anyone take us seriously? Whatever the actual number is, mountain biking is definitely important and the sport's credibility seems to be on the increase (doesn't hurt that the prez is a rider) which is great for all of us. One final note: I wasn't able to find a copy of the actual report being circulated and the numbers I used in this post came from <a href="http://www.velonews.com/article/73023/shimano-and-imba-release-new-mtb-economics-study">an article on velonews.com</a>. However, these numbers were found in other summaries of the same report. Once the report is released I'll try to post a link here.
Culture
Togas, Laurels, and Chariots...... Mountainbike Chariots
Jan 12, 2008
Mountain Bikes and Gear
Mountain bikes: More expensive than a dirt bike
Jan 11, 2008
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Mountain Bikes and Gear
Bike tech at CES this week
Jan 10, 2008
IMBA and Shimano are presenting a joint study titled "The Economics and Benefits of Mountain Biking " at the National Bike Summit in Washington D.C. this week and one of the study's main findings is pretty shocking: More than 1 in 5 Americans age 16 and over ride a mountain bike. Now at first I thought that was a typo but then I saw a quote from Kozo Shimano saying, "50 million Americans ride a mountain bike." 50 million, eh? And by "Americans" do you mean people who live in North <strong>and</strong> South America? Also the last I heard the US population was over 300 million so it's really like 1 in 6 Americans ride mountain bikes (or 60 million ride, depending on how you look at it). The numbers from other groups, however, tend to paint a different picture of the mountain biking scene. The <a href="http://www.nsga.org/public/pages/index.cfm?pageid=149">National Sporting Goods Association</a> (NSGA) says that in 2006 only 8.5 million Americans age 7 and over rode a mountain bike at least once during the year. Despite the lower age cutoff and the fact that once a year is a bit different than saying a person "rides a mountain bike" the study still came out much, much lower. Unfortunately I think the NSGA is much closer to the mark on this one and it's kinda disappointing that IMBA and Shimano feel to need to inflate participation numbers to get the attention they deserve in D.C. I'm all for demonstrating the importance of mountain biking in the US but if we're not completely honest how can anyone take us seriously? Whatever the actual number is, mountain biking is definitely important and the sport's credibility seems to be on the increase (doesn't hurt that the prez is a rider) which is great for all of us. One final note: I wasn't able to find a copy of the actual report being circulated and the numbers I used in this post came from <a href="http://www.velonews.com/article/73023/shimano-and-imba-release-new-mtb-economics-study">an article on velonews.com</a>. However, these numbers were found in other summaries of the same report. Once the report is released I'll try to post a link here.
Culture
Riding across Asia on a mountain bike
Jan 10, 2008
IMBA and Shimano are presenting a joint study titled "The Economics and Benefits of Mountain Biking " at the National Bike Summit in Washington D.C. this week and one of the study's main findings is pretty shocking: More than 1 in 5 Americans age 16 and over ride a mountain bike. Now at first I thought that was a typo but then I saw a quote from Kozo Shimano saying, "50 million Americans ride a mountain bike." 50 million, eh? And by "Americans" do you mean people who live in North <strong>and</strong> South America? Also the last I heard the US population was over 300 million so it's really like 1 in 6 Americans ride mountain bikes (or 60 million ride, depending on how you look at it). The numbers from other groups, however, tend to paint a different picture of the mountain biking scene. The <a href="http://www.nsga.org/public/pages/index.cfm?pageid=149">National Sporting Goods Association</a> (NSGA) says that in 2006 only 8.5 million Americans age 7 and over rode a mountain bike at least once during the year. Despite the lower age cutoff and the fact that once a year is a bit different than saying a person "rides a mountain bike" the study still came out much, much lower. Unfortunately I think the NSGA is much closer to the mark on this one and it's kinda disappointing that IMBA and Shimano feel to need to inflate participation numbers to get the attention they deserve in D.C. I'm all for demonstrating the importance of mountain biking in the US but if we're not completely honest how can anyone take us seriously? Whatever the actual number is, mountain biking is definitely important and the sport's credibility seems to be on the increase (doesn't hurt that the prez is a rider) which is great for all of us. One final note: I wasn't able to find a copy of the actual report being circulated and the numbers I used in this post came from <a href="http://www.velonews.com/article/73023/shimano-and-imba-release-new-mtb-economics-study">an article on velonews.com</a>. However, these numbers were found in other summaries of the same report. Once the report is released I'll try to post a link here.
Culture
Green mountain biking
Jan 9, 2008
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IMBA and Shimano are presenting a joint study titled "The Economics and Benefits of Mountain Biking " at the National Bike Summit in Washington D.C. this week and one of the study's main findings is pretty shocking: More than 1 in 5 Americans age 16 and over ride a mountain bike. Now at first I thought that was a typo but then I saw a quote from Kozo Shimano saying, "50 million Americans ride a mountain bike." 50 million, eh? And by "Americans" do you mean people who live in North <strong>and</strong> South America? Also the last I heard the US population was over 300 million so it's really like 1 in 6 Americans ride mountain bikes (or 60 million ride, depending on how you look at it). The numbers from other groups, however, tend to paint a different picture of the mountain biking scene. The <a href="http://www.nsga.org/public/pages/index.cfm?pageid=149">National Sporting Goods Association</a> (NSGA) says that in 2006 only 8.5 million Americans age 7 and over rode a mountain bike at least once during the year. Despite the lower age cutoff and the fact that once a year is a bit different than saying a person "rides a mountain bike" the study still came out much, much lower. Unfortunately I think the NSGA is much closer to the mark on this one and it's kinda disappointing that IMBA and Shimano feel to need to inflate participation numbers to get the attention they deserve in D.C. I'm all for demonstrating the importance of mountain biking in the US but if we're not completely honest how can anyone take us seriously? Whatever the actual number is, mountain biking is definitely important and the sport's credibility seems to be on the increase (doesn't hurt that the prez is a rider) which is great for all of us. One final note: I wasn't able to find a copy of the actual report being circulated and the numbers I used in this post came from <a href="http://www.velonews.com/article/73023/shimano-and-imba-release-new-mtb-economics-study">an article on velonews.com</a>. However, these numbers were found in other summaries of the same report. Once the report is released I'll try to post a link here.
Community
Trips for Kids to Host Tenth Annual "Brews, Bikes and Bucks" Event
Jan 8, 2008
IMBA and Shimano are presenting a joint study titled "The Economics and Benefits of Mountain Biking " at the National Bike Summit in Washington D.C. this week and one of the study's main findings is pretty shocking: More than 1 in 5 Americans age 16 and over ride a mountain bike. Now at first I thought that was a typo but then I saw a quote from Kozo Shimano saying, "50 million Americans ride a mountain bike." 50 million, eh? And by "Americans" do you mean people who live in North <strong>and</strong> South America? Also the last I heard the US population was over 300 million so it's really like 1 in 6 Americans ride mountain bikes (or 60 million ride, depending on how you look at it). The numbers from other groups, however, tend to paint a different picture of the mountain biking scene. The <a href="http://www.nsga.org/public/pages/index.cfm?pageid=149">National Sporting Goods Association</a> (NSGA) says that in 2006 only 8.5 million Americans age 7 and over rode a mountain bike at least once during the year. Despite the lower age cutoff and the fact that once a year is a bit different than saying a person "rides a mountain bike" the study still came out much, much lower. Unfortunately I think the NSGA is much closer to the mark on this one and it's kinda disappointing that IMBA and Shimano feel to need to inflate participation numbers to get the attention they deserve in D.C. I'm all for demonstrating the importance of mountain biking in the US but if we're not completely honest how can anyone take us seriously? Whatever the actual number is, mountain biking is definitely important and the sport's credibility seems to be on the increase (doesn't hurt that the prez is a rider) which is great for all of us. One final note: I wasn't able to find a copy of the actual report being circulated and the numbers I used in this post came from <a href="http://www.velonews.com/article/73023/shimano-and-imba-release-new-mtb-economics-study">an article on velonews.com</a>. However, these numbers were found in other summaries of the same report. Once the report is released I'll try to post a link here.
MTB Tips
Setting goals: Epic rides in 2008
Jan 7, 2008
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IMBA and Shimano are presenting a joint study titled "The Economics and Benefits of Mountain Biking " at the National Bike Summit in Washington D.C. this week and one of the study's main findings is pretty shocking: More than 1 in 5 Americans age 16 and over ride a mountain bike. Now at first I thought that was a typo but then I saw a quote from Kozo Shimano saying, "50 million Americans ride a mountain bike." 50 million, eh? And by "Americans" do you mean people who live in North <strong>and</strong> South America? Also the last I heard the US population was over 300 million so it's really like 1 in 6 Americans ride mountain bikes (or 60 million ride, depending on how you look at it). The numbers from other groups, however, tend to paint a different picture of the mountain biking scene. The <a href="http://www.nsga.org/public/pages/index.cfm?pageid=149">National Sporting Goods Association</a> (NSGA) says that in 2006 only 8.5 million Americans age 7 and over rode a mountain bike at least once during the year. Despite the lower age cutoff and the fact that once a year is a bit different than saying a person "rides a mountain bike" the study still came out much, much lower. Unfortunately I think the NSGA is much closer to the mark on this one and it's kinda disappointing that IMBA and Shimano feel to need to inflate participation numbers to get the attention they deserve in D.C. I'm all for demonstrating the importance of mountain biking in the US but if we're not completely honest how can anyone take us seriously? Whatever the actual number is, mountain biking is definitely important and the sport's credibility seems to be on the increase (doesn't hurt that the prez is a rider) which is great for all of us. One final note: I wasn't able to find a copy of the actual report being circulated and the numbers I used in this post came from <a href="http://www.velonews.com/article/73023/shimano-and-imba-release-new-mtb-economics-study">an article on velonews.com</a>. However, these numbers were found in other summaries of the same report. Once the report is released I'll try to post a link here.
Culture
Vacuum-sealed MTB shoes AND riding at night without lights
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Culture
Find a trail, buy a helmet - On your phone!
Jan 3, 2008
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