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Virginia's Hidden Parks/ The Appomattox River Trail.
"...a fascinating mixture of differing terrains, diverse wildlife, and an interesting history all tucked along the lower Appomattox river."
After prompting from a few friends I finally took the short drive down to Petersburg to explore a rarely mentioned park. What I found was a fascinating mixture of terrains, diverse wildlife, and...
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Why I admitted defeat and finally went 1x.
"Without getting too far down the bike nerd rabbit hole I’ll break it down like this."
Like many people who have been riding for a long time, I have a tendency to get set in my ways. This was absolutely the case with my mountain bike. For starters, I only recently finally gave up my dated 27.5” wheeled bike for a new Norco 29er
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Jan 25, 2018
WTB Byway and Horizon Tire Review.
I can’t go to far into reviewing a 650b tire without a quick note on the tire/wheel size itself. A few years ago 650b was on the fringe of the bike world.
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Ready for Adventure, Mike's Soma Wolverine.
Mike and his wife had both found themselves taking a greater interest in riding this summer and the siren call of a proper do-it-all touring bike
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A Series of Good Choices, Nick's Fairdale Weekender.
Nick’s Fairdale Weekender has been a slow but steady evolution. He first picked up this bike completely stock from us in May of 2016. First, it saw duty as a child carrier with a baby seat mounted.
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Jan 9, 2018
Dynamo lights?
With the depths of winter upon us, it’s probably a good time to talk about lights. Or more specifically, dynamo lights.
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Jan 3, 2018
Alex's Sram 1x 11 Upgrade.
Alex picked up this full suspension mountain bike a few years ago and has been putting gobs of miles on it ever since...
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New Bike Day/ David's Marin Rift Zone 5
I’ve felt foolish these past two years. Living so close to the singletrack trail system wrapping the James river, but without a mountain bike to take full advantage of those trails. I finally took the plunge...
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Nov 13, 2017
Custom Builds/ Fairdale Weekender
Since I opened Outpost two years ago the Weekender from Fairdale has been not only one of our best sellers but one of our personal favorite bikes
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Virginia's Hidden Parks/ Drewry's Bluff
Richmond is the kind of city that you can live in for almost 20 years and still learn new things about.
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Jul 15, 2017
High Bridge Trail/ Gravel Time Trial
If you have ever thought about racing your bike or just challenging yourself now is the ideal time to follow through.
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Jun 26, 2017
Review/ WTB Exposure Tires
Wilderness Trail Bikes (aka, WTB) has been cranking out dirt-worthy components for 35 years. Recently, however, the company turned more than a few heads with the release of their high-volume Byway and Horizon road-plus tires.
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