Lauren dismounting for a rocky section.

Mountain Biking

My first mountain biking experiences were marred by mud and minor crashes. But there is something magical about being well away from cars and civilization and in tune with nature. Especially now that I live in Fort Collins, CO — home of Fat Tire beer — expect me to be having more knobby tire adventures.

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It's pretty hard to believe---and kind of a shame, actually---that the only mountain bike ride I've...

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It's kind of hard to believe but nine months after last year's 2,700-mile Canada-Mexico MTB race,...

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Monday was a warm, gorgeous day in Fort Collins, and scores of motorcyclists, bikers, runners, and...

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The weekend of last month's Boulder 100 was the last time we got any rain out...

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This morning I went on an impromptu mountain biking ride with Kimi along the Poudre River...

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I may have complained about road running near Los Altos the other day, but let me...

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"I'm sure I'll get another chance to test-ride a full-suspension mountain bike one day," I said...