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Singletracks Mountain Bike Podcast

Mountain Biking is Expensive, But it Doesn’t Have to Be

Singletracks Mountain Bike Podcast

Singletracks.com

Wilderness, Sports

4.7574 Ratings

🗓️ 20 January 2020

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Today I’ll be talking about mountain biking on a budget and ways to make mountain biking more affordable. The format for this week’s show is going to be a little different than usual. Instead of interviewing a guest or having a discussion, I’ll be reading a few reviews and articles and providing some commentary on this topic based on our readers’ comments.

The reviews in this show include an affordable drivetrain from Box, a knock-off 4K helmet camera from VanTop, bikes from Marin and Raleigh. I’ll also share nine tips for saving money from Singletracks contributor Ray Southwick.

View the latest hand-selected deals on mountain bikes and gear at singletracks.com/deals

--Keep up with the latest in mountain biking at Singletracks.com and on Instagram @singletracks

Transcript

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0:00.0

Something unexpected has arrived in Happy Meal.

0:03.2

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Hello Kitty and friends are teaming up for the ultimate collab.

0:08.3

Joining your little ones on a fun-fueled adventure.

0:11.0

Some fun, some food, it's all inside this happy meal.

0:16.3

Until the 2nd of February from 11am includes one pre-selected book or toy whilst it's last.

0:20.4

The next time you're shopping for mountain bike gear, check out singletrax.com slash deals.

0:25.4

Each week, we share our favorite product picks and exclusive coupon codes from our partners.

0:30.9

You can also use the page to search for whatever you're buying, from complete mountain bikes to break sets and tire sealant.

0:37.1

That's singletracks.com

0:38.3

slash deals. And to get our weekly picks delivered to your inbox, be sure to sign up for our

0:43.7

newsletter. Links to the newsletter and deals page are in the show notes. Hey everybody, welcome to the

0:49.5

single tracks podcast. My name is Jeff and today I'll be talking about mountain biking on a budget. The format for

0:56.9

this week's show is going to be a little different than usual. Instead of interviewing a guest

1:01.8

or having a discussion, I'll be reading a few reviews and articles and providing some commentary

1:07.1

on this topic based on our readers' comments. Single Tracks publishes about 20 articles

1:12.4

and videos each week and we know that not everyone can keep up. Sometimes articles fall through the

1:18.3

cracks and the idea is to use episodes like this one to highlight some of the recent stories we think

1:23.9

are interesting and important. One of the criticisms we often hear from readers

1:28.3

is that single tracks and other mountain bike publications

1:32.3

rarely review affordable mountain bikes or gear.

1:35.3

It's true that many of the items we review are expensive by most standards,

1:40.3

though we do our best to test items at every price point,

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