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Ask Mountain Bike Action: Rigid is Rigid Q: Have a rigid Niner MCR 9 with largish (2.4) tires and low air pressure. When I ride for more t...	Which of these aggressive trail bikes should I buy? 2013 Trek Remedy 9.9 2013 Specialized S-Works Enduro Carbon Q: Been riding a Santa Cruz Heckler f...
Ask MBA: The Pros of ProPedal Q: Proud owner of a Pivot Firebird. I have used the ProPedal maybe three times and find no advant...	Should I lose a few pounds? Or just buy lighter parts for my bike? Of course, a light bike and a light body is your best bet for picking up speed on the trail . Q: ...
A mountain bike for a motocrosser? Q: Don’t know what kind of bike to buy. I raced motocross for 23 years and want to try cross-coun...	How am I supposed to stay on this narrow trail? Q: I’m 64 years old, and my eye/hand coordination may not be the best, but I ain’t dead yet. I al...
Easy Brake Boost? Q: Been working on my braking skill and feel that my front brake is not powerful enough. I have a...	How can I avoid smacking my pedals on rocks? Q: Find that the bottom of my pedals keep scraping rocks as I try to pedal over them, especially ...
A capable technical trailbike? Trek Slash 8 Giant Reign X0 Q: Looking to get my first full-suspension bike (probably way overthi...	Do I need to coordinate my front and rear tires? Q: Are there any advantages to running matched tires front and rear, or should I always run front...
Triathlete Convert? Q: I’m a 6-foot-2, 210-pound triathlete looking for a new hardtail to use in midweek cross-countr...	Which one of these awesome bikes is more awesome? Yeti 575 Yeti SB-66 Q: Yeti 575 Enduro or SB-66 Enduro? —Ty, who keeps his questions short and sw...
High Centered? Q: Sixty years young and built like a linebacker for the Chicago Bears; I’m 5 feet 6 inches tall ...	Should I help a fellow racer in need? Q: At last year’s Breck 100, I stopped to help a rider who had somehow managed to get himself (no...
Tentative 27-Inch Early Adopter? Q: Suppose I buy a new 27-inch-wheeled bike and hate it. I really like the idea of the mid-sized ...	What's the best choice for my better half? Q: Trying to get my girlfriend into mountain biking, but she is intimidated to ride my old 26er n...
How do I control my stoppers? Q: It is subconsciously caused by the memories of an endo as a kid after grabbing too much front ...	Would those oval chainrings work on my single speed? Q: In your review of the Rotor Bike Components’ Q-Rings, it sounds like the only drawback is shif...
Can I get a more elderly granny gear? Shimano XTR Race Dyna-Sys Crankset Q: Have a Pivot Mach 5.7 Carbon with Shimano XT Dynasys 38/26 ...	Will less travel cure my bike's handling issues? Q: My bike is a 2008 Titus Racer X 29er. It has a Fox F32 29 3.9-inch-travel RLC fork, and it’s b...

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