Mike Kazimer is the cycling director for Outside, and has been entrenched in the mountain bike world for well over 20 years. From crushing cardboard boxes as a shop grom to his current role as Pinkbike, he’s long been fascinated with the elegant simplicity of human powered machines. Based in Bellingham, Washington, Kazimer’s no stranger to wet weather, and his favorite rides tend to be long, technical forays deep into the forest.
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