Ron Koch

Despite facing significant challenges such as limited resources and environmental restrictions, these riders and trail builders continue to work tirelessly to create more mountain biking opportunities.
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“Looking at this picture from 1993 rattles memories long forgotten in the midst of dust, bumps, and life."
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There is no better way to groom the next generation of mountain bike riders and racers than starting them early.
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Wasatch Back trails nonprofits, South Summit Trails Foundation and Wasatch Trails Foundation, are benefiting from the collaborative efforts of Mountain Trails Foundation in partnership with Park City Mountain and Vail Resorts EpicPromise.
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The word “downcountry” suggests these are magically cross-country bikes on the climbs and mini-downhill bikes on the descents, but such bikes simply do not exist.
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This helmet incorporates spherical technology, which uses a ball-and-socket design to deflect impact forces and better protect from heavy hits.
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When we heard the bike being released would be Pivot’s new flagship XC racer, we thought it may be an answer to the number of soft-tail, flex-pivot-style bikes we’ve seen from other manufacturers as of late. We were wrong.
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The environment on Mallorca is incredible, with beautiful contrasts between the land and the super-clear blue water.
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On my second or third ride, I managed to snap a spoke nipple on the rear wheel.
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To celebrate its 30th anniversary, Yamaha Power Assist Bicycles has unveiled a special edition YDX-MORO 07.
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Pivot’s Shadowcat follows in the footsteps of the Mach 5.5 as a fun, versatile trail-focused bike with 27.5-inch wheels and 140mm of suspension travel, but that’s really where the similarities end and the advances begin.
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I just received the November 2022 issue in the mail today and had to write a short note to say how much I enjoyed the “Table of Contents” photo that shows Christopher Blevins racing XCO at Snowshoe, West Virginia.
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We picked a few bikes made for the conversion and even one that was not, just to see what the hype is all about and what differences it made out on the trail.
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Boulder-based Aussie bike racer Lachlan Morton of the EF Pro Cycling WorldTour road team is making quite the name for himself in mountain bike and gravel racing, and his conversion to the straight side of the bars looks set to continue.
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It can be confusing trying to figure out what is worth spending more money on and what isn’t.
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Here are ten of our favorites that cover every riding condition and budget.
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This short-travel bike takes some cues from the long-travel models that YT is known for, but has an entirely new set of design parameters: being light and efficient enough to be fun anywhere on the mountain, uphill or down.
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Pierron now has a total of 10 World Cup wins to his name, as well as two overall World Cup series titles.
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They are designed to reduce rolling resistance without giving up grip, and that’s exactly what Vittoria aimed to accomplish with their Syerra tire.
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We dreamed about one day having kids and bringing them along for these adventures, showing them the world and hopefully giving them much-needed perspective that you can only really get from world travel.
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Now we add the almighty hip rotation to your cornering. This does three fun things.
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In a world where bigger is better for most things, this mid-travel electric trail bike might seem average on paper, but out on the trails it is anything but.
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In all of their ads touting the 9000, Trek refers to the bike as a “beast.” They said it, we didn’t. 
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The tracks are made up of steep shoots, fast awkward corners, and a multitude of technical features to provide a perfect test track for a World Cup and Hardlineracer.
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There were sketchy moments throughout the testing, but for the most part, the Offering did quite well.
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