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What are Extreme Sports and How Do They Differ from Traditional Sports?
October 21, 2016
The following list contains the main traits of an extreme sport: A high level of inherent danger Speed, height, a high level of physical exertion, and highly specialized gear Participant is subjected to natural or unusual physical and mental challenges such as speed, height, depth or natural forces and where fast and accurate cognitive perceptual processing may be required for a successful outcome Tend to be more solitary than traditional sports Beginning extreme athletes tend to work on their craft without the guidance of a coach Differ from traditional sports due to the higher number of inherently uncontrollable variables Environmental variables are frequently weather and terrain related, including wind, snow, water and mountains Often evaluated on more subjective and aesthetic criteria.
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Why bikepacking is becoming the latest cycling craze
October 18, 2016
Do you enjoy cycling and adventure? Do you not care about the terrain - paved or unpaved? Are you a fan of camping and just want to get out on a mini or maxi expedition whenever possible? If so then read on, Bikepacking - the new cycling craze has finally reached the mainstream. Years in the making, an ancient as the hills themselves, the evolution of Bikepacking is the fusion of mountain biking, cycle touring and other variations in between (gravel biking, cyclocross, adventure cycle touring).
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Vibram Fivefingers Trek Ascent Expert Review
September 23, 2016
This is a guest post by Lee Firman - an adventurer and entrepreneur who runs a company called Feetus. The Trek Ascent was released by Vibram FiveFingers in 2015, replacing the massively popular TrekSport. I remember when Vibram FiveFingers first announced that they were discontinuing the massively popular Trek Sport back in 2014, I put my head in my hands and had that sinking feeling: This was their best trail shoe, their second-biggest seller (behind the KSO, now the KSO EVO), and my personal favourite shoe.
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Eurobike 2016 Hot New Biking Products
September 11, 2016
EUROBIKE happens each year in Friedrichshafen, Germany to showcase premieres of new bike kit, the latest trends and ideas. From it’s early beginnings as a purely mountain bike show, there are now approx 1,350 exhibitors from 53 countries and 45,870 trade visitors from 103 countries. One of the most important events to get the latest from the bike world, I unfortunately wasn’t able to make it this year, but here is a round up of some products I felt were interesting from the coverage.
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Surly Ogre - Steel frame 29er bikepacking trekking mountain bike review
September 4, 2016
The Surly Ogre’s name perhaps doesn’t give the bike the right image or the image that it needs. Ogres are usually ugly and trudge about swinging clubs and fists with large thick heads and not too clever. However an Ogre can also be strong and wanders about everywhere in the mountains choosing to live alone and be self-sufficient. It is also described as “eats ordinary human beings” on Wikipedia. Ogres are character types from stories of yore harking back to simplier times like that bombproof bike your Gran had that she rode over field and mountain for years on end and never serviced it once and it had those shopper handlebars.