24 hours on the saddle

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This just in from Yerba Mate enthusiast and mountain biking fanatic, Walker Thompson. When not riding, Walker manages a great blog dedicated to mountain biking www.yourmtb.com

Hello mate’ lovers! I’m writing this from the road (and jacked up on mate’) so please excuse the excitement. I’m leaving Tucson, AZ having just finished the terribly terrific 24 Hours of Old Pueblo endurance mountain bike race. This is my fifth attempt at a 24-hour race and after five attempts, I learned a key secret to performance. What is my secret? Mate’ Limon. Imagine riding 16 miles surrounded by the most heinous cacti you’ve ever seen. One fall and you’re covered with NEEDLES! Then, imagine it is your 8th lap of the race and it is 2:00 am! Keep going with me here; you’re tired, cold and a bit testy. You finish your lap and to your surprise a hot cup of something is thrust in front of your face. What is in that cup? Mate’ Limon! Like I said, I’ve done five of these 24-hour gigs. I usually keep the Mate’ to the gourd to maximize the zing I get, but not this 24-hour race in the desert of Tucson. No, I realized I needed something with some light sweetness to kick start my next lap and then the next and the next… I just want to thank the guys at Pixie for making my race that nuch sweeter!

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Big Apple Maté Latte

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How do you know when the Maté Latte is for real? When one of NYC’s coolest, most discerning Juice Bars says so. You can now purchase a delicious Maté Latte at one of Juice Generation’s (www.juicegeneration.com) 3 locations in the Big Apple. Choose from their selection of Maté Lattes, including Rainforest Maté and Maté Chocolatte, Pixie Maté Original Maté Latte mixed with Dagoba (www.dagobachocolate.com) organic chocolate. When asked why he decided to start serving Pixie Maté Lattes, owner Eric Helms said, “…because immediately after trying my first Maté Latte I was able to climb to the top of the Empire State Building using only those cool suction cup things that those guys that carry big pieces of glass use…I always wanted to do that…thanks Pixie Maté”.

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Maté is so popular in Argentina that…

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…it even appears on the road signs. This photo was taken on the side of what can only loosely be called a road in extremely rural Argentina. We were headed down to watch a sunset on the Rio Parana and couldn’t believe our eyes when we came upon this sign and another similar one. We considered it divine intervention and ended up naming our company, Pixie Maté, after what is clearly a pixie blowing her pixie dust on Maté leaves.

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