Cover Artist: Jerry Hazard
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Mental Toughness
In mountain biking and other sports, the most "talented" or "gifted" athlete is rarely the most successful. To out-perform competitors, you must be tougher than them.
The Inside Line: Ibis
Read all about the resurrection of Ibis—and the design and development of the new Ibis Mojo. This is not your father's Ibis. Well...maybe just a little.
Redline Flight Monocog
About five or six years ago the singlespeed thing really started to take off—and Redline saw, and seized, the opportunity to capitalize on their BMX bloodline by introducing a singlespeed mountain bike.
Lemond Poprad
According to the folks at Lemond, their goal for the Poprad was to produce a reliable cyclocross race bike with stable and confident handling that could also serve as a commuter or a road training machine.
Surly Pugsley
The Pugsley is Surly's take on creating a bicycle that can accept significantly larger than normal tires. Ice, snow, wet rocks—many otherwise sketchy surfaces become rideable with the Pugsley's larger footprint.
Cane Creek Double Barrel
Cane Creek chose to go right to the top when they decided to finally put a coil over shock on the market. They teamed up with Öhlins Racing of Sweden.
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Issue Date: 04.01.2006
Availability: Order This Issue!
Contributors: Alastair Bland / Wes Cheney / James Flynn / Mike Garrigan / Tim Grahl / Gene Hamilton / Manuel Maqueda / Sean Methven / Martin Pepper / Chris Skolnick / Captain Black / Doug Dalton / Melissa Dehner / Jerry Hazard / Scott Henderson / Ian Merritt / Scott Miller / Philip Newsom / Ryan Portnoy / Kate Scheider / Jason Van Horn
Columns: Readings / Chewing the Fat / Access / Stuff / Microbytes / The Old Coot / Event Schedule /The Inside Line: Ibis / The Soapbox / The Rider's Eye / Last Chance for Gas
Features: Adventure and Frugality in the Harvest Land / Mental Toughness / Tallbiking
Interviews: Jill Kintner / Hans Heim
Test Bikes: Redline Flight Monocog / Lemond Poprad / Surly Pugsley
Misc Test: Cane Creek Double Barrel / Mavic DeeTrex Wheelset / Race Face Evolve DH Crankset / Avid Juicy Seven Carbon / SRAM X.0 Components / On-One Many Bar / Full Speed Ahead Crankset and Bottom Bracket / Selle San Marco Aspide Glamour Saddle / GoLite Firefly Jacket / ZZ Bike Tug
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