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Waterproofing Is Overrated: Build a Drain Plan ...

I got caught in a September downpour on the Bonneville Shoreline Trail. The bag on my rack had a waterproof label. By the time I reached the truck,...

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The Greenest Bike Pannier Is Probably on Your R...

Last fall I patched a pannier seam at a trailhead while a storm rolled in off the ridges. I used a tube of seam sealer and a scrap of nylon from an...

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The Under-$20 Handlebar Bag Is a Randonneuring ...

A rider in France on a 400-kilometer brevet needed three things where he could see them: food, a spare tube, and a paper route note he could read w...

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Hot Shuttles Don't Need Foam. They Need Cold Ma...

The first time I fished a warm, floppy spare tube out of a soft-sided cooler after a three-hour shuttle outside St. George, I felt a little silly. ...

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Pick Your Bike Duffel by Your Ride Schedule, No...

You are standing in the parking lot after a long ride, the bike is on the rack, and everything you wore is covered in a fine layer of trail dust. T...

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Meltwater Is the Real Enemy in Your Summer Bike...

Every June I watch riders unzip their bike bags at the trailhead and pull out a granola bar that has melted into the wrapper. They blame the bag an...

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Sync Less, Ride More: A Quiver Approach to Spor...

Last winter I stood at the base of a lift trying to get a podcast playing through my sport headphones. The phone said connected. The headphones sai...

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Folding Bikes Have a Luggage Problem. Soft Duff...

One hand is clamped on a folded bike. The other keeps fishing a backpack strap back onto your shoulder. The bike bag holds the bike and nothing els...

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Bluetooth Can't Swim: Pool Audio Lessons from a...

My winters are for snowboarding and skiing. My summers are for mountain biking and long hikes. Lap swimming? I added it as cross-training, not beca...

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Open Ears on the Mat: What Mountain Biking Taug...

Yoga started for me as a maintenance habit. After a few seasons of mountain biking, my hamstrings felt like overstretched brake cables and my lower...

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Sport Headphones Can Fix What Wrist Trackers Mi...

I dropped into a rock garden last Tuesday with a heart rate monitor on my wrist and a Wildhorn Crank Sport on my right ear. The ride lasted an hour...

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Helmet Audio Comparisons Miss the Glove Test

I ride mountain bikes in the summer, ski in the winter, and test gear for Wildhorn Outfitters the same way I ride: with gloves on. Most helmet audi...

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