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Issue 53
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Editorial
Mountain biking makes you happy, regardless of what you ride! Rou Chater waxes lyrical about the chemicals in our brain that make us smile and how interacting with bikes helps that!
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Colorado Trail Hunting
Ross Bell lives out a dream as he heads to Colorado to ride the classic trails and experience all the area has to offer including the legendary Crested Butte. Expect epic scenery, high altitude, burritos and classic American names like 'Dead Cow Canyon'!
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Trippin’ With Sam Flanagan
Ewen Turner catches up with Sam Flanagan of Trippin' fame and talks about the crazy biking adventures the team are famous for. Rock climbing with bikes, inflatable rafts and general craziness are all in a days work for the globe trotting, film making team.
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Trail Guide - Alicante
When the weather gets too bad to ride what do you do? Head south and find the sun sea and sand of southern Spain. Best known for drunken British holiday makers, Ben Gerrish discovers another side to the tourist mecca and finds trail gold hidden in the hills.
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Technique
Learn the importance of being able to lift the wheel this issue as Clive Forth looks at wheelies, both the cool impress your mates ones and the ones you need to get down the trail safely...
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Tried and Tested
Trail bikes feature this issue with playful and efficient bikes coming in from Rose and Cube showing that you can combine speed and confidence. We also get excited with brand new 2019 forks in the form of Fox 36s and the much anticipated return of Marzocchi Bombers!
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Grim Up North
The north south divide is a curiously British institution, with strong stereotypes and vast variations in weather. Isac Paddock takes a trip deep into the north lands and explores what makes the area so special for mountain bikers despite the rainfall and unforgiving gradients.
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