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The future of women’s mountain biking is bright!
by Jason Lorchby Jason LorchThe WA Gravity Girls Interview Mountain biking has typically been a male-dominated sport, but there has been a big shift in women’s participation over the past few years. A big …
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Mansplaining: the seemingly embedded need by men to tell other people (usually women) about things that either their audience already knows about, or that simply aren’t of interest to them; …
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Aging Gracefully: A Mountain Bike Story… This year I turned 50. It always felt like it was going to be a big deal, both mentally and physically, so it was …
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The things we love are easy to take for granted. Assuming that we’ll always have easy access to them is quintessentially human; after all, because we’re creatures of habit, we don’t …
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A New EPIC Trail Opens Across The Ditch.
by Jason Lorchby Jason LorchNew Zealand’s South Island will have another reason for mountain bikers to visit with the opening of new trails near Wanaka. Bike Glendhu’ will feature 35 km of trails, covering 1000 hectares …
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The First Step Toward a Women’s Red Bull Rampage
by Jason Lorchby Jason LorchWords: Jen See Photos: Paris Gore At the inaugural Formation, hard-charging female mountain bikers hit big lines in Utah, with the hopes of starting an all-new event for women’s freeriding …
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GeoQuest 2019, the highs and lows of one of Australias toughest adventure races. I think it’s fair to say you know that you’re writing a race report for the GeoQuest …
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So, I’m injured again. It’s not the first time, and probably won’t be the last. Over 25 years of mountain biking I’ve had any number of injuries, small and large, …
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Risk Vs Reward, learning to deal with fear, pushing yourself and knowing when to back off. There’s a certain smell to mountain biking that anyone who’s spent time shuttling or …
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Travels with My Bike to The Apple Isle – Part Two
The starting point of my island adventure began in the northern riverside city of Launceston. With only two days I was determined to max out the riding experience by visiting …
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Travels with My Bike to The Apple Isle – Part One
Albury-Wodonga to Yackandandah Call it if you will, an epic road trip … a challenge seeking solo adventure … or a mountain biking pilgrimage, I had dialled in my travel mode …
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The Rise of the ebike I noticed ebikes starting to appear on the mountain bike scene about three years ago. Like most people I was sceptical – initially, they were …