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Ride guides, gear tips and stories from the Pure Cycles crew.

PFTV3 - How to Pack and Ship Your Bike
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PFTV3 - How to Pack and Ship Your Bike

There are a few things no one should ever do. You'd never leave a baby in the car on a hot day, you'd never give chocolate to a dog, and you'd never travel without...

Photo Challenge: Your City - Winner!
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Photo Challenge: Your City - Winner!

We have a winner! There were hundred of amazing entries, but you narrowed it down, cast your votes, and crowned @keiferb our newest Photo Challenge champ! @Keiferb's winning shot featured his Hotel relaxing...

Riders of the Week
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Riders of the Week

It's Friday the 13th, but there's no bad luck for our four new Riders of the Week! These lucky Instagrammers are now in the running for the coveted Rider of the Month crown...

How to Patch a Flat Bike Tire
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How to Patch a Flat Bike Tire

You're all set to go for a ride. The sun's out, the birds are singing, and your tire's... flat. No problem, in today's post well learn how to quickly patch a tube so...

Photo Challenge: Your City - Vote for your Fave!
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Photo Challenge: Your City - Vote for your Fave!

You're city's awesome (and that's no surprise, because you live there)! In our latest Photo Challenge, we asked you to ride out and capture the sights, sounds, and scenes that make your city special...

Riders of the Week
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Riders of the Week

The time change gave us an extra hour of riding this week, and you guys filled it up with another awesome batch of #purefix snaps! We scoured the submissions and picked out...

Rider of the Month: Winner!
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Rider of the Month: Winner!

The polls are closed and, while we won't crown a new POTUS for another year, we've got October's Rider of the Month right now! Out of 16 awesome ROTW nominees, @markiszarate rose to the...

Rider of the Month
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Rider of the Month

October's crazy costumes and midnight haunts have come and gone, but it was a terrific month for riding bikes and we've got 16 Rider of the Month nominees to prove it! Now...

PFTV3 - Fixed Gear or Freewheel
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PFTV3 - Fixed Gear or Freewheel

PFTV is back! In the first episode of the season, Amanda’s answering the age-old question, “Fixed or Free, what’s right for me?”.  Before you declare yourself #Fixed4Lyfe or commit to coasting, watch...

#FixOrTreat Winners!
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#FixOrTreat Winners!

Halloween's come and gone. Mountains of free candy have been reduced to crinkly wrappings, thin polyester costumes have been tossed into hampers to be ignored for the next 12 months of laundry sorting, and...