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10/4/2014 1:31pm 2014 Santa Cruz 5010 C Medium Black Comes equipped with: Fox 34 Float CTD Adjust Factory Kashima 130mm w/15mm through axle and tapered steerer Fox Float CTD Adjust Factory Kashima rear shock Shimano XT M785 Brakes Shimano RT86 ICE TECH 180mm Front Rotor/160mm Rear Rotor Shimano XTR M986-GS Medium Cage Shadow Plus rear derailleur Shimano XTR M980-B I-Spec 3X10 Shifters...
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kochjg Liked a comment about News Story Aaron Gwin and Manon Carpenter Qualify Fastest in South Africa
4/11/2014 6:33am
How about our boy Neko Mullaly in 7th - best effort of his career, only 2.7 seconds off the pace! Crush it Neko! Happy to see Gwin shut everyone up, at least partially.
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ea82abuser Liked a comment about Feature MTB Bucket List, 5 Places to Ride at Least Once in Your Life According to Michael Browne
3/4/2014 8:24pm
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BrowneTrek Liked a comment about Feature MTB Bucket List, 5 Places to Ride at Least Once in Your Life According to Michael Browne
3/4/2014 8:23pm
Now I see your request; I guess that I'm not really the person to create a curated list of the world's best trails. And I think that's what I was trying to get across — no matter how far you travel or how many trails you ride, it comes down to the memories you make, and the people with whom you ride. I have story after story I could relate about riding top secret trails with world famous riders, but I think you can get that from a lot of other places. I wanted to offer a slightly different take...
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BrowneTrek Liked a comment about Feature MTB Bucket List, 5 Places to Ride at Least Once in Your Life According to Michael Browne
3/3/2014 1:08pm
Thanks for the comments, Dan. It was really cool to be able to connect with you again!
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BrowneTrek Liked a comment about Feature MTB Bucket List, 5 Places to Ride at Least Once in Your Life According to Michael Browne
3/3/2014 1:06pm
Forgot to mention, Mac Miller's album, "Blue Slide Park" is named after Frick Park and the Iron Gate trail.
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M4RT15 Liked a comment about Feature MTB Bucket List, 5 Places to Ride at Least Once in Your Life According to Michael Browne
3/3/2014 1:06pm
Frick is awesome. I grew up learning to shred singletrack at Boyce Park in Monroeville, so that place is always going to be my favorite Pittsburgh riding spot. Every time I head to Pittsburgh to visit my parents nowadays, I bring my bike so I can get a few hours in at Boyce.
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djfiler Liked a comment about Feature MTB Bucket List, 5 Places to Ride at Least Once in Your Life According to Michael Browne
3/3/2014 1:05pm
Definitely make it back to frick sometime. You won't be disappointed. To give you an idea of how good the new stuff is, we hardly ever ride Iron-Gate/Irish-center anymore. That's the fast constant downhill starting up top behind the baseball field and ending near the irish center. Instead we spend more time on 276, crater and humpular. Skip ahead to the 40 second mark on this video... that's some of the newer stuff. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rgtYKaMlkQ
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danheckler Added a comment about feature MTB Bucket List, 5 Places to Ride at Least Once in Your Life According to Michael Browne
3/3/2014 8:09am
Bravo! I recognize some of it, but it's been well over a decade since I've ridden there as I am living out west now. Looks great! I love the improvements, and I will certainly have to make time to ride the bench cut trail next time I'm in PA. Thanks.
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djfiler Liked a comment about Feature MTB Bucket List, 5 Places to Ride at Least Once in Your Life According to Michael Browne
3/3/2014 7:30am
I'm the rider/filmer in the first video and am happy to report that the trail system has massively expanded since that video was made last year. Even through the winter, those crazy trail minions were slaving away every week, benching trail into the side of a cliff... through the permafrost... in the snow. All the new stuff is on the side of the hill/cliff overlooking the Mon. The bench cut is 4 or 5 feet deep in some spots, fast twisting singletrack with a ton of exposure. In a word, it is Humpular. I can't wait for riding season! While...
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bturman Liked a comment about Feature MTB Bucket List, 5 Places to Ride at Least Once in Your Life According to Michael Browne
3/3/2014 6:50am
Euan and #6, this is simply one man sharing five of his favorite rides that might be worthy of being added to your bucket list. It's not meant to be a definitive "Top Five Rides in the Entire Universe" article, so please take it for what it is and appreciate what Browne is putting on the table. Better yet, try adding something to the discussion. What are your five favorite rides that I should consider for my own bucket list?
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BrowneTrek Liked a comment about Feature MTB Bucket List, 5 Places to Ride at Least Once in Your Life According to Michael Browne
3/3/2014 6:48am
It's really great to hear from you, Dan. Please send me the grammatical errors! I sat on this piece for some time before just clicking send....without proofing. D'oh! I can understand your note about the elitism of private trails as being on a bucket list. Technically, the trails are not as restricted as you might think. Since you know me, I could invite you to ride here. Consider that invitation extended, indefinitely, right now.
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BrowneTrek Liked a comment about Feature MTB Bucket List, 5 Places to Ride at Least Once in Your Life According to Michael Browne
3/3/2014 6:45am
caveat: you're invited. aha! There's the grammar check. eeks >> ekes. NIce catch!
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BrowneTrek Liked a comment about Feature MTB Bucket List, 5 Places to Ride at Least Once in Your Life According to Michael Browne
3/3/2014 6:45am
That article could be written. Just likely not by me. I've ridden in Jamaica, Mexico, Canada, Costa Rica, Chile, UK, Germany, Spain, France, Belgium, Canary Islands, South Africa... but I hardly spent enough time in ANY of those places to write a definitive guide. I can think of a few people who possess that knowledge, though...
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danheckler Added a comment about feature MTB Bucket List, 5 Places to Ride at Least Once in Your Life According to Michael Browne
3/3/2014 6:38am
The errors have already been corrected.
I am stoked to see you're "in print" again - I've always liked your writings - there should be more! And thank you many times for the invite, I sincerely appreciate it. If I'm ever in the area, count on me getting in touch - those trails look like a lot of fun! However, I still believe they shouldn't be on a "5 Places to Ride at Least Once in Your Life" if the majority of folks reading will never have access.
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Reformed Roadie Liked a comment about Feature MTB Bucket List, 5 Places to Ride at Least Once in Your Life According to Michael Browne
3/3/2014 5:52am
I used to live on the other side of Frick…much safer trip to the trails. Frick is amazing for the fact it is within the city limits of Pittsburgh and you can ride WITHOUT getting in your car. Trails are so fun, the scenery on the double track to the top nice (esp. when it's warm) and continues to grow & evolve.
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#6 Liked a comment about Feature MTB Bucket List, 5 Places to Ride at Least Once in Your Life According to Michael Browne
3/3/2014 5:44am
There may be other Continents on the globe......#narrowminded
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danheckler Added a comment about feature MTB Bucket List, 5 Places to Ride at Least Once in Your Life According to Michael Browne
3/3/2014 5:43am
Deleting commentary is oh so 'Merican. What the moderator/web editor may or may not know is that the author was my editor a decade ago when I was a contributor to another mountain bike publication. Hence my pointing out a couple of grammatical errors. Those comments were strictly tongue-in-cheek, but it appears someone can't take a joke, or criticism (however it is perceived). Get over yourselves Vital. For what its worth, I agree with Frick Park - heck, I've even ridden there WITH Mr. Browne. But to include a restricted trail network on a bucket list is simply ridiculous. "5...
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