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This is one of the most memorable shots I've ever seen. It immediately brought to mind King of the Cloud Forests, an amazing book by Michael Morpurgo that I read when I was growing up. When I saw this shot, it made me want to ride my bike, plain and simple. Thomas Vanderham. West Vancouver, British Columbia. Photo Sterling Lorence The vivid greens and textures in this shot are amazing. The moss on the tree looks so gentle and placid, but dirt jumping feels completely the opposite. When I dirt...

Mercury Rising

There's always that one guy who corrects things, just so he can correct things-nobody wants that. However, your July 2009 issue has a quick blurb insinuating that Breckenridge is hosting the first mountain stage race-something about how stage racing is huge something, something .finally Breck is hosting Epic Breck something, something Anyway, I can't let it go-back in the early-to-mid '90s, Steamboat hosted the tremendous Mercury Tour five stages for pros, three for everyone else . So many...

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Uniquely Magura

r rnMAfci nrcir gt ii niAibirrnihir AunuAuiirArriiDiMr ADnrii I GERMAN DESIGN, ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING EARi FRIENDLY OILS DOUBLE WORUD CHAMPIONSHIPS 100 YEARS OF HYDRAULICS EXPERIENCE 1ST HYDRAULIC BRAKE 1987J INCREDIBLE WEIGHT TO STRENGTH RATIOS OLYMPSC Bfl gt J Every few years, a dozen wild women converge on a highly sought-after singletrack destination for a few days of riding, camping, boob jokes and bacchanalia. This year, Bike embedded our own beer-swilling, football-loving,...