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Tools not Rules

When I started writing for Spoke, I was told I could cover any topic as long as I didn’t write “how-to” articles.

“Our readers don’t like being told how to ride, just give them the facts and show them how epic the people, places and engineering are in mountain biking”.

This article is definitely not a “how-to”. I’m not even sure how to categorise it, except to say I want to make you think about your

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