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South: A Quest for Singletrack - South Carolina

By Screamin Mimi - December 15, 2009 - 15:23

Words: Chris Lesser
Photos: Morgan Meredith

A quest for singletrack south of the Mason-Dixon line reveals a cast of unlikely characters, a hearty riding culture and a hollerin’ good time. Over the course of nine days and 1,500 miles, we mercilessly flog a rental van and live off deep-fried food as we search for the South’s finest trails.

FATS with a PH: Riding Bill Victor's never-ending pump track.

FATS with a PH: Riding Bill Victor's never-ending pump track.

Bill Victor had six tickets to Grateful Dead shows in California, and after that he was planning to become a ski bum in Breckenridge. But then he got a job offer to use his accounting degree from the University of Kentucky at a thoroughbred racehorse operation out of Aiken, South Carolina.

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A Revealing Look at 4Xer Caroline Buchanan

By Mazzman - August 12, 2009 - 14:07

We knew 18-year old four cross specialist Caroline Buchanan was on a hot streak after her surprise win in Maribor. Apparently, Aussie mag Alpha thinks she’s pretty hot too.

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4-03-09 // Fan Mail

By Mazzman - April 3, 2009 - 15:13

We get all kinds of e-mails sent to Bike. Some of them are good, some of them are bad, some of them are from the trustees of wealthy political prisoners in Uganda who desperately need our assistance transferring funds out of the country and are offering generous monetary compensation. But sometimes, we just get cool pictures from devoted readers. Here’s one that recently floated in over the transom.

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12-1-08 // Your Daily Moment of Awesome

By Lesser - December 2, 2008 - 14:25

11-3-08 // Ho, Ho, Ho…Holy Sh*t!

By Lesser - November 3, 2008 - 08:43

Lynskey Trike

With the holiday seasons upon us (evidenced by the already rampant Christmas kitsch replacing Halloween kitsch in every level of retail hell from the Kwik-E Mart to Wal-Mart), outlandish gift ideas already are starting to circulate on the webbernet. Exhibit A, via Gizmodo, is a post titled “Titanium Tricycle Ensures Trust Fund Babies Break The Bank, Not Their Bike.“ The Ti Trike in question is a reportedly $2,500 Lyskey-made titanium toddler’s dream bike—if, that is, a toddler could comprehend such things.

From Gizmodo: “Made of titanium, the hook is the trike is nigh indestructible, meaning rich little snots can pedal around the driveway without fear of bending the frame or snapping it in two. Racing to the mailbox for the latest Hammacher Schlemmer catalog has never been safer…. Just be wary of that silver spoon in your kids’ mouth as [they] jockey for position at playtime…. Choking hazard, anyone?”

An exhaustive three-minute Google search failed to verify the hefty price tag, but Lynskey’s own blog lists the starting price for such trikes at a much more, ahem, reasonable $800/per. We are, after all, in a recession

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