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  • where would you go for an 'epic singletrack' riding trip
  • jimmy
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    Having been to the Alps a few times I really want to do an eeppppic biking trip with miles and miles of undulating singletrack to be had. I’m thinking Kamloops or Colorado roadtrip from what I’ve heard – has anyone been to these places, or can recommend others?

    (I know UK riding pretty well so looking for locations abroad here….)

    cynic-al
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    Colorado is good, Crested Butte etc.

    Kamloops is near Whistler tho? Not singletrack, but amazing riding there IMO.

    jimmy
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    thought Kamloops was all about the singletrack… Have you been Al?

    And yeah its quite further North of Whistler.

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    cynic-al
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    Only been to Whistler in BC.

    My “amazing riding” was referring to it, not Kamloops.

    mikewsmith
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    Alps – Les Arcs Area up the valley more has loads of longer trips
    Scotland with the helicopter assistance in the video with Peaty, No Hans Rey and Danny Mac?

    d45yth
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    Guatemala or Peru. Those kind of places are more of an adventure than American or Canada too.

    10
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    http://sanjuanhuts.com/mountain-bike-adventures/durango-to-moab/

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    Just a couple of things in Colorado, singletrack and camping.

    pinetree
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    Chilcotins up in the BC Interior. Did a trip up there when I was working in Whistler and it was by far the best singletrack I’ve ever ridden.

    Stayed with these guys for a nights and got shown round by one of their guides.
    PSA a guide is a really good idea, firstly because they know the area. Secondly, it’s Grizzly bear country up there, and it’s nice to be riding with someone who carries a gun- just in case!

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    neilc1881
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    Bend, Oregon gets my vote, somewhere around 300 miles of singletrack within riding distance of Bend itself. Same again a short drive away in Sunriver, you can’t get bored! It’s hot, dusty and there are no grizzlies, but there are mountain lions! The riding is phenomenal, check out http://www.cotamtb.com for a feel for the area and scene (mtb and microbreweries, a match made in heaven). There are plenty of videos on YouTube but look up McKenzie River, Mrazek, Whoops for a start.

    Grump
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    Epic undulating singletrack like this: http://chamonixbikeblog.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/dscf2007.jpg

    It’s in the alps again, but the Tour du Mont Blanc is hard to beat for epic singletrack. Here’s a wee write up from last year, the pic is from the day 2 descent from Youla towards Courmayeur.
    http://chamonixbikeblog.wordpress.com/2012/08/16/tour-du-mont-blanc-day-1/

    IA
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    Ok, you said not in the UK…but just back from Torridon. Fits the bill…

    footflaps
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    Loads of Epic rides in the US.
    Colorado Trail – Colorado
    Monarch Crest – Colorado
    South Boundary Trail – New Mexico

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