50 Mountain Bike Things To Be Thankful For This Thanksgiving

1. Mountain Biking
2. Riding Friends
3. Fork Thru Axles
4. Brand New Tread
5. Trail Workers
6. Local Trails
7. Destination Rides
8. The Amount Of Bike Options We Have (ss, rigid, fs, dh, etc)
9. Finding the Flow
10. Group Rides
11. Industry Magazines
12. DVD’s That Make Us Want To Step Outside Our Boundaries
13. The Challenge
14. IMBA
15. Local MTB Chapters
16. Solo Mind Clearing Rides
17. Bike GPS’s That Keep Us On Track
18. HD Helmet Cams That Capture The Ride
19. Freshly Tuned Suspension
20. Rock Gardens
21. Tight, Twisty Trail
22. Remote Drop Seat Posts
23. Baggies
24. MTB Races
25. Diversity (bikes, styles and rider backgrounds)
26. Mountain Tops
27. Comfortable Protection Gear
28. Mountain Bike Manufacturers
29. Speedy Recoveries
30. The Support of Fellow Riders
31. That Guy On The Trail You Don’t Know That Gives You A Quick Link or Tube
32. Local Bike Shops
33. My Helmets
34. Smooth Berms
35. Mountain Bike Vacations
36. No More Elastomer Suspensions
37. Tubeless Tires
38. Night Riding
39. UGI (Upgradeitus)
40. Online Biking Forums
41. The Wives, Girlfriends, Husbands and Boyfriends That Tolerate Our Obsession
42. Having More Than One Bike In The Garage
43. The Progression
44. The Feeling Of Flight
45. Enjoying A Sport That Doesn’t Care How Old You Are
46. Introducing New Riders
47. Both Light and Heavy Bikes
48. Biking Blogs
49. That Perfect Ride
50. The Freedom To Ride Where We Want, When We Want To…Live The Ride

From everyone involved with Bike198, we are thankful for you. Thank you for the continued support of Bike198 has we go into this holiday season and look forward to 2011. It has been a great ride both online and on the trail.