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  1. Vacations & Destinations
    "What age group are you in?" The question came from behind me on lower First Divide trail in the last few minutes of the Downieville Classic cross-country race. I knew I was in for a sprint one way or another. "I'm not telling you," was my coy response. "Okay then, we'll take it to the line,"...
  2. Passion
    The irony is that the amount of hate some mountain bikers have towards MORBs ranks on the same level as hateful old hikers whose goal in life is to keep mountain bikes off every inch of singletrack. Editor's Note: The Angry Singlespeeder is a collection of mercurial musings from contributing...
  3. Vacations & Destinations
    This section is the most technical segment in the The Butcher Ranch downhill and it regularly spits out riders. Editor's Note: This post originally appeared on Mtbr in April, 2015, but because the backcountry travel advice is so on point we decided to re-run it. Don't worry, it's not going to...
  4. Misc Components
    An original Paul derailleur can still fetch north of $1000 on eBay. Editor's Note: The Angry Singlespeeder is a collection of mercurial musings from contributing editor Kurt Gensheimer. In no way do his maniacal diatribes about all things bike oriented represent the opinions of Mtbr...
  5. Passion
    Editor's Note: The Angry Singlespeeder is a collection of mercurial musings from contributor Kurt Gensheimer. In no way do his maniacal diatribes about all things bike oriented represent the opinions of Mtbr, RoadBikeReview, or any of their employees, contractors, janitorial staff, family...
  6. Vacations & Destinations
    Hanging out in front of the Downieville Market after another downhill run. Editor's Note: The Angry Singlespeeder is a collection of mercurial musings from contributing editor Kurt Gensheimer. In no way do his maniacal diatribes about all things bike oriented represent the opinions of Mtbr...
  7. Vacations & Destinations
    This past weekend was the busiest Downieville has been this season, with nearly every shuttle packed to capacity on both Saturday and Sunday. It was hard to find a parking space in town and all the restaurants were bustling. And when I say "all the restaurants", I mean all two - the pizza place...
  8. Vacations & Destinations
    After a winter that consisted of much more skiing, my mind kept going back to one of the best summers I've ever had, working for Yuba Expeditions in Downieville and documenting the adventures for Mtbr. Now that the snow is melting and the flowers are blooming at the foot of the Sierra Buttes...
  9. Passion
    Bull Run Trail, Moab (click to enlarge). Photo by James Adamson - dropmedia.tv Editor's Note: The Angry Singlespeeder is a collection of mercurial musings from contributor Kurt Gensheimer. In no way do his maniacal diatribes about all things bike oriented represent the opinions of Mtbr...
  10. Passion
    There's been a lot of heated discussion and emotions these past few months regarding federal Wilderness and mountain bikes. A friend recently asked if I could pen a piece that would condense all the drama, banter and long-windedness of this issue into something digestible for someone approaching...
  11. Vacations & Destinations
    Jon Palmer breaks out the skis as winter is fast approaching (click to enlarge). Although there's more than a foot of snow up on Packer Saddle where the shuttle drop-off point is, Yuba Expeditions stayed open until last weekend. And after the Yuba crew sells the remaining 15 Santa Cruz and Ibis...
  12. Passion
    No this is not a scene from a Hollywood action movie. It's Red Bull Rampage (click to enlarge). I've wanted to write a column about the Red Bull Rampage for a couple of years now, but didn't think the timing was right. Besides, I don't consider myself a freeride guy, so the heat I would have...
  13. Vacations & Destinations
    A failed attempt (left) taking the right line down the waterfall on Butcher Ranch. Touchdown (right). Photos by Brian Rapheal - Coldstream Creative (click to enlarge) I had just finished taking a shower at the Santa Cruz house and was coasting down Main Street in boardshorts and flipflops with...
  14. Passion
    Idaho's alpine Alp d'Huez - Castle Peak (click to enlarge). Photo by Lars Guy If you haven't already heard the news, nearly 600,000 acres of public land in Idaho just became federally protected Wilderness, meaning no more access for certain human-powered transport such as mountain bikes. The...
  15. Vacations & Destinations
    There's a saying that goes, "Downieville: a drinking town with a mountain biking problem." So when the first annual Downieville Mountain Brewfest was held last weekend on Main Street, it only seemed fitting. In fact, many people were asking themselves what took so long. Much like the Downieville...
  16. Vacations & Destinations
    At nearly 6,500 feet in elevation, the top of Fir Cap offers sweeping views of the Sierra Buttes (click to enlarge). Last weekend, I overheard a rider proclaim, "Yeah, Downieville is cool, but after a while Pauley Creek, Butcher Ranch, Third Divide and First Divide get old." My interest was...
  17. Passion
    A 1993 John Tomac Championship Edition Titanium Raleigh mountain bike ran upwards of $6,000 - nearly $10,000 today (click to enlarge). Photo by Mtbr user First Flight - MOMBAT.org Back in my high school days of the early 1990s, I lusted after a John Tomac Championship Edition Titanium Raleigh...
  18. Vacations & Destinations
    Getting ready to load the shuttle at Yuba Expeditions (click to enlarge). Photo by Kevin Egelhoff "Have you seen my mom?" The 15 year-old kid had a genuine look of panic on his face as he rode into the Yuba Expeditions parking lot. I recognized him from a few hours earlier when I passed him at...
  19. Passion
    Zach Allen keeps it real at Mammoth 2014 as the only singlespeeder in the cross country race (click to enlarge). While thumbing through a freshly delivered copy of Dirt Rag magazine last week, I encountered some "screed" on the state of singlespeeds written by fellow scribe and mountain biking...
  20. Vacations & Destinations
    I must have been going close to 25mph down Big Boulder trail when I rounded a corner and saw a hairy golden brown animal standing on all fours in the rocky singletrack. It glanced up for a second to see me barreling upon on it, turned and took flight down the trail, kicking up a giant roost of...
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