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  • testing-ski-slopes-with-your-bike-how-to-survive

    Testing Ski Slopes With Your Bike: How to Survive
    Outdoor/Mountain

    The first thing you learn when pointing a bike down a ski slope is that gravity doesn’t really care which deity you pray to. It doesn’t argue, it doesn’t judge. It just makes sure you reap precisely what you sow. And when you’re reaping an…

  • the-art-of-drafting-during-xc-races

    The Art of Drafting During XC Races
    Outdoor/Mountain

    For some reason, whenever drafting comes up, people act like it’s exclusive to road racing. As if wind resistance only exists on tarmac. But the truth is, drafting works anywhere there’s air and someone in front of you doing more work than you.

  • 5-descending-mistakes-that-could-cost-you-dearly

    5 Descending Mistakes That Could Cost You Dearly
    Outdoor/Mountain

    Speeding down a steep descent is the best part of riding a bike. It’s the reward you get for the hard climb – a few minutes of ultimate bliss. However, going down at speeds more appropriate for a meteorite is unsurprisingly dangerous. Descending at high…