Tag: History
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Tomac, Zap And The C-26
Click or not: Tomac, Zap And The C-26Ok kiddies, sit down and pay attention. Today’s seminar in the History of Awesome takes us back to the dawn of the 90s, undisputedly the halcyon days of mountain biking. Eli’s dad and the OG Mexican moto/mounto scribe Zap lay it all out for The Pro’s Closet, and give this old man the goosebumps. …
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Comes With Baggage
Click or not: Comes With BaggageBikepacking isn’t exactly a new thing. In fact it’s probably one of the oldest ways to ride a bicycle there is. When bikes were simple contraptions made to transport people and their goods between locations, rather than a fun machine made to carry its rider at breakneck speeds to beat other passengers to a finishing… …
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TPC Museum Series: Missy Giove
Click or not: TPC Museum Series: Missy GioveWhat can you say about Missy Giove? She says it all herself, always has, always will. …
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Correcting history: Viv Albertine and Punk
Click or not: Correcting history: Viv Albertine and PunkImagine inviting one of the most influential musicians of a genre to speak at your exhibition on that significant time and then leaving any mention of their influence out of it? When that exhibition is about the emergence of Punk, what would you expect them to do? Viv Albertine, guitarist of The Slits, did exactly… …
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Know Your Roots
Click or not: Know Your RootsWired isn’t a source you’d normally think of to find mountain biking content, but they do know how to produce savvy, quality mini-docos on all sorts of interesting topics. The Roots of Dirt is one such gem, profiling the pioneers of the klunker scene Joe Breeze and Charlie Kelly. …