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Mountain Bike Bag Dump
It can be tricky to choose your kit for a multi-day mountain bike ride. On the one hand, you need appropriate protection from the elements. But on the other hand, you need gear that’s nimble and mobile...
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Review of The 2015 Ghost Bikes Riot LT
I had the chance to take Ghost Bikes’ latest all-mountain machine, the Riot LT 8 LC, out for a test ride. It has some distinct differences from the Riot 7 LC I rode in 2014, and here are my thoughts on...
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Biking in Burgundy, France
Biking is one of the best ways to see Europe’s ancient towns, rolling vineyards and historic castles. And of course, any good riding holiday should include great food and wine. Beaune, France has it...
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5 tips to get ready for cold weather riding and training
When the weather starts cool down, you can still find ways to keep up your road riding fitness. Here are my tips for training through the changing seasons. – Post by MEC Envoy Allan Prazsky1....
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Micro Climate Trail: Crankworx Enduro World Series
Crankworx is mountain biking’s biggest festival, and brings thousands of riders and spectators from around the world to Whistler, BC. At Crankworx 2014 (August 8–17), a new trail named Micro Climate...
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3 things you need in a mountain biking pack
MEC Envoy Stephen Matthews is a world class mountain biker. He’s pretty relaxed about most things, but has strong opinions about the features that make a pack right for mountain biking. Here’s his take...
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Nomad Dream: 10 Months of Bike Touring
Between Canada and Mexico, we’ve racked up 10,000km (!) and a huge list of memories. Every bike touring trip is different, but here’s what’s stood out our family so far. – Story by MEC Envoy FX...
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10 Tips for Travelling With Your Bike
You know what’s great? Spring bike trips. You know what’s not? Excess baggage charges or a damaged bike. MEC Envoy Paul Stevens travels a lot with his bike, and has some great tips for travelling or...
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The Elements of Helium: Review of Ridley Bikes Helium SL
A bike with a Tour de France pedigree comes fully loaded with expectations. To see how Ridley Bikes’ flagship lightweight race machine performs, MEC Cycling Envoy Allan Prazsky took it out for a spin.I...
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MTB Photo Show: Tales from the trail
MEC Envoy Stephen Matthews recently headed to Kamloops for some end of season riding. Between the trip, the friends and the trails, there was plenty of opportunity for memories to be made. I’ve been...
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MEC Dirt Search
What’s your top spot to ride? Vote for your favourite mountain biking area in the east and the west, and we’ll give the top-voted spot in each region $10,000 for trail improvements. You can vote every...
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The Open Road: Episode 1
In pursuit of fast corners, wide open singletrack and delicious pancakes, Envoy and outsider Stephen Matthews took a road trip to Kamloops for some late-season riding with a couple of friends. Why...
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Snow Pentathlon: Interview with the founder and CEO
New this year: MEC is teaming up with the Snow Pentathlon that will be held in Quebec City from February 22 to March 9. Very popular after 10 years of existence, the event began as a retirement...
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Full Season: Ghost Cagua Bike Review
MEC Envoy Stephen Matthews took a Ghost Cagua bike out for more than just a test ride. He took it out for a test season. See how it stacked up to different conditions, from long days of climbing...
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Get It Done: MEC Envoy Advice for Your 2014 Resolutions
A few weeks ago, we asked what pursuits you had on the horizon for 2014. Woven through many of the amazing endeavours you told us about, we saw a definite trend towards training for a specific distance...
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Nomad for the Holidays
Six-year-old Emma has some hard-hitting questions about Santa for her parents F-X and Cécile. After all, the whole family is on a cycling and climbing trip around the world, so there’s no home address,...
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Getting Our Hands Dirty: MEC vs. Arc’teryx Trail Building
When Arc’teryx challenged MEC to a trail building competition, we jumped at the chance to get dirty… plus we couldn’t resist a little friendly competition. So on November 17, dozens of MEC staff and...
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Legendary Sunshine at the Tour de Victoria?
MEC Skiing Envoy Chris Christie was part of our 100-rider strong team at the Whistler GranFondo. He was so pumped on that fondo experience that he squeezed in one more big ride before hanging up his...
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Whistler GranFondo: Start to Finish with Team MEC
This is the tale of two riders. One is a member of an elite Alta team, the other is a roadie newbie, and both are part of the 100-rider strong MEC staff Whistler GranFondo team. Chase down MEC Envoy...
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