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The Winter Sport That Burns 1500 Calories an Hour
Cristina Goyanes
Tue December 02 2014
Posted Dec 2, 2014
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A good read we saw in Men's Health on our favorite kind of biking these days... The Fat Bike.
Pedal through winter and go where no mountain bike has gone before, with the hottest trend on wheels
Ten minutes into my ride, I’m already sweating like hell. I wasn’t expecting that—not on a 29°F morning with a biting wind. But I also never expected to be barreling down a Nordic trail in Vail, Colorado, on a souped-up bike with almost comically wide tires. Pedaling furiously as my wheels spin in the fresh snow, I crest a hill and brace for a long, winding descent. “Aim for the hardpack,” my guide calls, referring to the groomed sections of the trail. “That’s where your tires will find traction. And just feather your brakes to control your speed. Try not to oversteer.”
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Cristina Goyanes
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