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by Abbott Tearce - 2007-10-20
The next time you're ready to answer the call of the wild, hop on your mountain bike and head for the hills.Mountain bikes are, without question, the most rugged bicycles on the market. These self-pro...
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by Steve Manik - 2007-10-01
People who love sports usually can't resist mountain biking. The sport is considered to be most adventurous and also provides an amazing back country experience. The tour is enjoyable especially if yo...
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by Julie Smith - 2007-09-07
The last Tour of the cycling season started last Saturday in the northwest of Spain in the city of Vigo with a mainly flat stage in which prominent sprinters fought to get the first place; Bennati was...
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by R.D. Lilly - 2007-08-15
I can remember my first pair of cycling shoes. They were a pair of New Balance that I got on a sale at my local bike shop. The colors were green, black and gray. The soles were made from plastic. I do...
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by R.D. Lilly - 2007-08-10
Do you enjoy cycling so much that you take your bike on holidays/vacations? If you are one of these people, that is great! If you have just thought about it, yet have not done it that is fine too. I h...
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by Colin Johnson - 2007-08-07
So you too have been inspired by the Tour De France? Suddenly you find yourself pulling that cycle out of the garage and experiencing some fresh air! Whether you're an expert or just a beginner, take ...
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by R.D. Lilly - 2007-08-07
I was introduced to cycling when I was about 14. A friend of mine got me involved. He took me to a race he and his Dad were riding in. From that point on I was hooked on cycling. Once I was hooked on ...
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by Eric Pinder - 2007-07-13
Once I saw a bear riding my bike.I know, that's an old joke, the kind of gag Groucho Marx would've thought up if he'd ever competed in the Tour de France. "How the bear got on my bike, I'll never know...
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by Bernson - 2007-07-05
Then in 1790, a Frenchmen made the first bicycle from wood which did not have pedals, so had to be pushed with feet. It also did not have handle, so it could only go straight. Still man was not satisf...
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by Alastair Hamilton - 2007-06-29
In a perfect world you could buy any bike you wanted at a price you could afford, but in the real world mountain biking prices vary wildly. We provide some tips on what to look for.Buying a house is j...
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by Editor123 - 2007-06-27
"The cost of your motorcycle helmet should be directly proportional to the value you put on your own head." This was the general conception that used to prevail up to few years prior. The obvious gain...
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by David Faulkner - 2007-06-22
The old saw about women being the weaker sex has, in recent decade, come up for debate as increasing numbers of women have begun to excel at many of the sports which were once considered the exclusive...
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by David Faulkner - 2007-06-18
No matter which part of the globe you call home, you won't have to look very far to find a large number of mountain biking enthusiasts. And travel agencies, recognizing the enormous popularity of moun...
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by David Faulkner - 2007-06-10
One of the underlying factors accounting for the rapidly growing popularity of mountain biking is, undoubtedly, the wide availability of mountain biking forums.Mountain biking forums allow mountain bi...
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by Ben Anton - 2007-06-09
It is easy to categorize yourself into classes depending on your comfort, knowledge and physical characteristics. In fact, we do it almost unconsciously. Think about it. Are you small, medium, or larg...
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by David Faulkner - 2007-05-19
One of the greatest appeals of mountain biking is that it is a unisex sport. Mountain biking does not discriminate on the basis of gender. Nor does it eliminate participants due to their ages or ethni...
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by Gary Mueller - 2007-05-16
The Tour de France had become the toughest sport in the world. When non -cyclist journalist, Albert Lourdes, covered the event in 1924, he found that the riders had a startlingly low morale, acting mu...
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by Gary Mueller - 2007-05-16
Post World War RivalriesHenri Desgrange, the Tour de France founder, died in 1940. His successor was Jacque Goddet. The Germans tried to persuade Goddet to hold the race during the war years, but he r...
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by Gary Mueller - 2007-05-16
Sponsored Teams AgainThe 1960s saw a return to sponsored teams and commercialism yet the Tour still offered lots of intrigue and drama. The Tour was the most watched event in cycling and the sponsors ...
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by Gary Mueller - 2007-05-16
The 1990s are the Miguel Indurain era in the Tour de France. He entered the race for the first time in 1985 and entered it eleven more consecutive times. His ratings steadily improved and he eventuall...