West Coaster Pete Lusk doesn’t buy into the Old Ghost Road sales pitch The Old Ghost Road cycleway is a bold project, nobody can deny that. Nor could you deny it traverses an amazing wilderness. And yes, the views are stunning. But when it gets described as one of the 10 top mountain bike trails in […]
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Bold road to nowhere
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October 2014
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Will Jones
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