EVERYONE is Doping

There I said it so everyone can calm down because quite frankly…I am sick of hearing about it. News hit yesterday that Austria’s Bernhard Kohl failed is drug test due to the use of a blood booster called CERA. Do I care? No and here is why…

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Ellsworth AM Wheels – The $1,000 Wheels Reviewed

Wheels are a very special part of the bike. The single handily control how your bike feels on the trail and how your power is transferred to the ground. After my review of the Ellsworth Evolve and my recorded interview with Tony Ellsworth, Ellsworth sent me a set of their new $990.00 all mountain wheels to review.

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MTB by 198 Blog Updates

Time for another update on how things are going at MTB by 198 and what is coming in the future. There is a lot going on right now, so to stay on top of things as they come in…subscribe to rss feed through a reader or by email to get instant daily updates.

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Top 6 Ways To Geek Out Your Bike

Check out these top 12 ways to completely geek out your bike. Disclaimer – Beware…this list will bring out the pocket protector, high water pant, calculator toting person in all of us. I claim no responsibility to what happens to you have you read this list. Proceed with caution.

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Jerry's Letter to the Mountain Biking Noob

Congratulations on choosing mountain biking from a wide variety of summer sports! It is among the fastest-paced, fun-filled, and rewarding of athletic challenges. You might be so excited about digging those new treads into dirt that reading up on a lot of guidelines doesn’t seem important.

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