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360° of Sending It 🎉

Big thanks to all of you legends for riding with us.

Today marks our 360th edition of The Send It Daily!

That’s a full circle of daily dirt, bike banter, and questionable trail decisions.

Whether you've been here since day one or just hopped on, we’re stoked to have you in the crew.

Here's to the next 360 sends 🤘

Now go ride something spicy.

– The Send It Daily Team

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Photo of the Day

Just Emil doing Emil things.

Mid-air like he's casually browsing trailforks for his next trick.

📷 Bartek Wolinski behind the lens.

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Video of the Day

Billy Spurway doesn’t just ride trails. He dances with them.

With a relaxed, off-the-cuff flow and playful looseness that turns rough terrain into a canvas, Billy's freeride style is all about expression over aggression.

Watch him thread the needle between wild and smooth in this beautifully chaotic edit.

⏰ Watch time - 3 min 53 sec

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Bonus: Hold on tight, “Just Getting Started” is back for Season 2. After an inaugural 2024 season packed with milestone moments, Norco Race Division is rolling fast into 2025.

Watch Episode 1 for more of the same speed, intensity, and camaraderie that made last season one to remember.

⏰ Watch time - 16 min 10 sec

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Another Bonus: Eddie Reynolds was born in 2006 - and apparently so was his taste in camcorders.

This edit mixes grainy MiniDV vibes with next-level riding as Eddie hucks, slides, and manuals his way across Utah and SoCal like he’s time traveling.

It's retro, it's rowdy, and it's way too good for someone who was in diapers when flip phones peaked.

⏰ Watch time - 8 min 23 sec

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Send of the Day

We rate it: spicy with a chance of broken spokes.

Watch here

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Got a story worth sharing with the Send It Daily crew?

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Whether it’s an epic ride, a race you’ve been training for, or the genius move that saved your broken dropper post mid-ride, we want in.

Big sends, small wins, or just straight-up weird trail moments… send 'em our way: editorial@thesenditdaily.com.

Let’s get your story in front of the tribe.

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Opinion: Why We Steel Can't Resist Steel Bikes (We Had to Go There)

In a world where carbon reigns supreme and aluminum thinks it’s still cool, steel is quietly sneaking out of the shadows like your buddy’s old hardtail from 2003… and it’s looking kind of... rad?

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That’s right: steel is back, baby.

And we’re not just talking hipster bikepackers riding to the café.

We’re talking trail-slaying, send-ready, built-to-last frames that laugh in the face of planned obsolescence.

Steel’s not here to be light. It’s here to be legendary.

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Steel: For When You Want Your Bike to Outlive You

Let’s clear something up: steel didn’t go anywhere.

It’s just been sipping coffee in the corner while carbon and alloy have been yelling about “weight savings” and “aero gains.”

Meanwhile, steel’s out here casually flexing with strength, compliance, and a lifespan longer than your average riding career.

Steel’s not chasing trends, it’s focused on how it rides.

It absorbs bumps like it’s been doing meditation for years, delivering that buttery smooth ride your lightweight carbon frame only dreams of.

Sure, it's a little heavier, but let’s be honest, we’re not making it to the podium of a world cup race anytime soon.

Might as well enjoy the ride.

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Hot Steel: 3 Brands That Get It

Starling Cycles

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From the UK, home of tea, mud, and the eternal gray sky, Starling Cycles is building some of the most drool-worthy steel frames on the planet.

Joe McEwan (the founder) said “nah” to overcomplication and yes to single-pivot steel bikes that descend like an elevator with the cable cut.

No weird proprietary parts.

No twenty-seven linkage bearings to service.

Just raw, fast, steel goodness with geometry that says “we like it rowdy.”

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Caminade

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You’ve heard of French wine and fashion. Now meet French steel bikes with just as much flair.

Caminade’s bikes are handmade in the south of France, which already sounds cooler than anything you did last weekend.

They’ll even let you choose the color, finish, and basically vibe of your bike.

Want pink with glitter? Done.

Want matte black and brooding? You artsy weirdo - done.

With models like the “One4All,” Caminade delivers steezy steel that’s ready to shred, cruise, or confuse people on the trail who think steel is extinct.

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Sklar Bikes

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Adam Sklar builds bikes that are equal parts art project and dirt weapon.

Every Sklar bike is custom-built and rides like it was tailor-made for your soul.

You know that dream geometry you once scribbled on a napkin at a brewery?

He probably already made it. And it rides better.

Sklar’s bikes are the type that make other people go “ooooh” at the trailhead, even if they don’t know what tubing is.

And honestly? That’s the kind of energy we want.

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Steel vs. The Disposable Bike Era

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Carbon’s great until it cracks.

Aluminum’s fine until it fatigue-fractures and yeets your rear triangle into the stratosphere.

But steel? You dent it, bend it, maybe cry a little, and then (get this) you can fix it.

Weld it. Repaint it. Love it again.

And for the eco-conscious among us (or those of us who just hate throwing money away), steel’s long lifespan makes it the ultimate anti-consumerist power move.

Ride it for a decade. Hand it down to your kid.

Then let them sell it on Pinkbike BuySell in 2040 for more than you paid.

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Our final pitch from a highly biased rider that also owns Carbon and Alloy bikes!

If you’re tired of bikes that break, parts you can’t replace, or marketing that promises “the most compliant ride ever” (again), maybe it’s time to go back to something simple.

Something durable. Something steel.

So here’s to the bikes that last longer than trends.

The frames that absorb your mistakes with grace.

And the builders who remind us that sometimes, the old ways really are the best ways.

Ride steel. Ride happy.

And stop worrying about grams. You already packed four trail burritos anyway.

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So... did we convince you?

Nope. Not convinced. But nice try!

You know... maybe I'll consider steel next time I buy a bike.

I'm all in on steel bikes!

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Dream Rides ❤️

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A bike that looks fast standing still and probably cries if you put a kickstand on it.

We wanna see it! Shoot us an email at editorial@thesenditdaily.com, and maybe your ride will be the next superstar.

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Trail of the Day

Hazard County, La Sal Mountain

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Round two on the Whole Enchilada.

This one's for the intermediate-to-advanced crew, minus the first half-mile grind (200ft climb), it’s all downhill from there.

Expect a rollercoaster through aspen groves, oak tunnels, and sunlit meadows, followed by a descent that throws a bit of everything at you.

Flowy berms, rowdy rock gardens, and ruts deep enough to swallow your tire.

Ride ends at La Sal Loop Road, legs buzzing, grin locked in.

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Laugh of the Day

Make sure to send this to that one friend 😂

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That’s all for this week folks. We hope everyone gets some saddle time out there. See you all Monday! 🤙

For the ❤️ of two wheels.

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We write The Send It Daily Monday - Friday (we’re out riding on the weekends). We do not proofread our material before sending and did not get A’s in English.

Our mission is simple: To advocate and bring awareness to the athletes that Send It and the media teams that capture it.

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