{"product_id":"freehub-issue-17-3-current-issue","title":"Freehub Issue 17.3 (Current Issue)","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe 2026 Progression Issue\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis issue of \u003cem\u003eFreehub\u003c\/em\u003e explores cycles of change from multiple angles. Anne Keller documents the quirkier side of Moab’s riding scene. Caroline McCarley writes about a tight-knit group of Moroccan guides working hard to put their corner of Northern Africa firmly on the map as a point of interest for traveling mountain bikers. Matt Coté dons his business reporter hat to tell the definitive story of what happened, from an economic standpoint, during the boom of Covid and the bust of the ensuing years. And, in our cover story, Sakeus Bankson profiles the hard-to-pin-down Braydon Bringhurst—a rare rider who revels in both up and downhill feats of stupendous technicality.\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-521670d3-7fff-6879-82fc-ba76a40edd6a\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"view-content\"\u003eShorts\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBreaking the Hamster Wheel |\u003cspan\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Tough Task of Out-Pedaling Negative Self-Talk\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSmell the Rhody |\u003cem\u003e Observations From the Other Side\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEnd of the Roll |\u003cem\u003e Monochrome\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHill Country Hideouts | \u003cem\u003eA Freeride Scene Flourishes on Private Land\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFace the Strange | \u003cem\u003eMoab Begins To Shed Its Hardcore Image\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEver Upward | \u003cem\u003eBraydon Bringhurst’s Quest for Multi-Disciplinary Mastery\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBikepocalypse Now | \u003cem\u003eRecovering From Big Money and Bad Bets\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlended Layers | \u003cem\u003eMoroccan Guides Lay Groundwork for Future Riding\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"view view-taxonomy-term view-id-taxonomy_term view-display-id-attachment_1 issue-header view-dom-id-033f4900e8a5bcbfa487230a9f04945a\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Freehub Magazine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46159158051050,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/2515\/9402\/files\/Freehub_Magazine_Issue17.3_Back_Issue_Image_Shopify.jpg?v=1784916919","url":"https:\/\/shop.freehub.com\/products\/freehub-issue-17-3-current-issue","provider":"Freehub Media","version":"1.0","type":"link"}