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Full Suspension Bikes and SRMR Finish Rates

Conventional wisdom says that the added complexity of full suspension (or some say any suspension) will reduce their reliability to the point of making them a poor choice for ultra-endurance racing. There are several components to this, and, like so much conventional wisdom, data may contradict the accepted story. (more…)

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Success on the ITI 350

rider with a fatbike loaded for winter bikepacking standing under the finish line sign of the Iditarod Trail Invitational

I always say that harsher weather favours riders like me who are on the slower side of slow but have strong cold-weather skills. When everyone is pushing their bikes through deep snow, then everyone is basically going the same speed as me. (more…)

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Not This Time

On a -40ÂșC bikepacking trip, I learn an important lesson, not about bikepacking in the cold, but about taking better care of indispensable equipment.

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