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Ride Don’t Hide – Go Away Injuries, and Stay Away
Overall, I feel like things are really starting to click with my training schedule. Last weekend, I did my 50km long ride in a pair of chamois shorts, arm warmers, and a jersey, and it was amazing. I...
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Tales from the Trails
In 2012, Expresso was the trail adopted by MEC through the NSMBA’S TAP program. Over the course of the 2012 season for MEC there were: 6 trail days, 47 volunteers, 380 volunteer hours, 30+ feet of...
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Ride Don’t Hide – The Pack Mentality
June 2–8 was Commuter Challenge week. As one might imagine, this is an event in which MEC staff are creative and willing participants. The group I hooked up with for our epic commute to work met at...
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Ride Don’t Hide – Where Rubber Hits The Road
Two more sleeps until the race. The miles are logged, the hills have been climbed, and (with complete elation) the speed work is over. So now, with race package in hand, it’s just the waiting game...
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We Came, We Rode, We Conquered
Photo Source: Vancouver Sun By all accounts, Sunday’s ride was a success. 1. The volunteers were amazing – from pushing “walk” buttons to help get riders across the street faster (and safely), to...
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Whistler GranFondo: Here We Come
I can’t say for certain what caused this. Maybe it was that the Tour de France started, or that I came away from the Shoppers Drug Mart Ride Don’t Hide 60km fairly unscathed. I’m not sure, but...
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Whistler GranFondo: I Got MAP’ed
There are some marked differences between my previous goal – a flat, 60km course where the emphasis was on it being a community, not a competitive, ride – and my current goal, the Whistler GranFondo....
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You only live twice
This is the story of a family that had the crazy idea to spend three years cycling around the world. No need to rehash the how and why of this zany project, it’s all right here. Our nomad dream became...
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Trail Adoption Program: Getting Our hands Dirty
MEC is a proud supporter of the NSMBA’s Trail Adoption Program and since the spring of 2012 has been working hard with NSMB.com and RockShox on improving the Expresso bike trail on Mt. Fromme in North...
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Whistler GranFondo: Humbled, Fitted, Tuned Up, and Ready
What my training has largely taught me is that road cycling is an exercise in humility. One day your legs feel amazing and endless and you find yourself flying up 1500m of elevation. And then the next...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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