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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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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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Top 9 Ways To Make That Old Bike Feel New Again

Are you getting the new bike “I wants?” Everyone gets these from time to time and some of us get it more than others! It is a natural occurrence with cyclists as new products come to the market with the promise of being the next great design that will make you that great rider you have always wanted to be.

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Sneak Peak! New Tread Design

I have been involved in the product development end of a new tread design out of one of the major tire manufacturers for several months now. After several sets…I can say that these are probably the best cross country tires that I have ever ridden.

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Clix Giveaway – And The Winners Are…

We had over 350 tickets in our first ever giveaway on Mountain Biking by 198! Thank you guys for the support and we are really looking forward to our GIGANTIC GIVEAWAY later THIS MONTH! Guess what? By being involved in this giveaway…you are automatically enrolled with 1 ticket for the future giveaways!

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198 Is Married!

Yesterday was the perfect day! I got to marry the woman of my dreams and everything went along without a hitch. It really couldn’t have been any better. Today we are getting on a plane and heading to Maui for the honeymoon, but before we left…I thought I would post a picture of the grooms cake.

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Some Links For The Weekend…

I come across articles on the web…mountain biking related of course…that I really like, so in the future, I will try to share more of those here. If you come across any that you think I would be interested in, pass them along!

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Hey! Watch This!

The advice you get from more experienced riders is priceless. Most of the time, you never know what you are really doing wrong without some outside input. Often it is difficult to tell what you are exactly doing on the bike to begin with. If you already knew you were doing it incorrectly, you would have already fixed it.

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