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Jeff Barber

Jeff Barber has been mountain biking since 1992 and has tested hundreds of mountain bikes and components. He is the co-founder of Singletracks and serves as Editor in Chief. Contact him at [email protected].

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Robert Dobbs New York // 2016
Apr 27, 2020

"Friends" people I have dinner with, exchange x-mas cards, whose kids names and ages I know, etc. - none of them mountain bike.
"Acquaintances", local IMBA club members. I know some of their first names, I might know where they work; grab a beer a burger with them post-ride once a season, and work with them on trail-build days, but that's about it. - Many acquaintances mountain bike.

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Shaggy G Vermont // 2020
Apr 30, 2020

I like doing things with friends, and the things we do are ski and mountain bike. Fortunately, a lot of folks like to bike here in Vermont.

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Alvin Mullen Florida // 2015
May 1, 2020

Interesting, fewer than 20%, but if you don't count the friends I have made since I came back to mountain biking in 2015 after years away, the number is 1.

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m.krupp Kentucky // 2018
Apr 27, 2020

Not enough

I tend to be in the same category as the two previous commentors.

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Oldandrolling South Carolina // 2018
Apr 26, 2020

This is pretty interesting. I hapen to be in the fewer than 20% category, which for now is the highest percentage. After all my years of praises for mountain biking including weight loss, increased endurance, improved reaction time and just outright fun. I still cannot get most of my friends to even try it. I guess I am not alone

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Tagged: friends, group ride, groups, influencer, mountain biker, survey, culture

First published April 26, 2020 @ 1:26:00