http://www.dirtragmag.com Dirt Rag is your place for the Freshest Dirt in the cycling community! en Giant has entered the 29"-wheel game with three XC hardtails for 2010. Riders looking to step up from their first mountain bike or wanting to try a 29"-wheeled bike should take a serious look at the XTC 2. Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.dirtragmag.com/web/news-article.php?ID=1251 What about so-called "breakfast beers." Is this just a crude joke? An oxymoron? No way. Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.dirtragmag.com/web/news-article.php?ID=1250 This is a story about the mountain biking scene in San Francisco. I'm talking 200 riders on an epic ride, covering 30+ miles and 4000 vertical feet, all within the borders of beautiful San Francisco. Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.dirtragmag.com/web/news-article.php?ID=1249 Oh, how the mighty have fallen. It's a sure sign of global economic recession when a hard-working bike messenger has to turn to underground events to get his endurance racing fix. Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.dirtragmag.com/web/news-article.php?ID=1248 The Norco Jubei 1 is a 29er hardtail with Pacific Northwest attitude. If you're looking for a fun, comfortable 29er that isn't afraid of nasty technical sections, then the Jubei 1 is for you. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.dirtragmag.com/web/news-article.php?ID=1247 The Pivot Mach 5 has a lot going for it: an incredibly plush suspension, great pedal feel, all-arounder geometry, and a stiff, well-made frame. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.dirtragmag.com/web/news-article.php?ID=1246 Recent developments in the state of Montana have threatened mountain bike access to some iconic areas, including the Bitterroot and Gallatin National Forests. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.dirtragmag.com/web/news-article.php?ID=1245 But in this waking place, the end of the world comes and goes and I die a little, but I keep pedaling and keep sweating until my body is nothing but a movement machine. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.dirtragmag.com/web/news-article.php?ID=1244