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Advocacy & Industry News, Eurobike, Feature Stories, Mountain Bike - September 11, 2019

SRAM introduces universal derailleur hanger concept, and it’s brilliant…

If you’ve ever bent or broken a derailleur hanger and been stuck without a replacement for days (or weeks!), then you know why this is long overdue. SRAM has introduced a Universal Derailleur Hanger concept, and word is Trek and other major brands are on board. The idea is simple: Create a single hanger design […]

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Advocacy & Industry News - September 5, 2019

Beyond the Bike with Chad Peterson: Intense Cycles celebrates the life of their COO

It seems like 2019 has already been a rough year for injuries and unfortunately, the deaths of too many riders. Then we were all hit with the heavy news that another rider had passed away from a cycling accident. That rider was Intense Cycles COO and Product Director, Chad Peterson. Chad was a fiercely driven […]

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ARC8 borrows (and lends) big brand design talent for new DTC carbon road, mountain bikes

ARC8’s startup story is a bit unique, though not entirely unheard of among small brands who got their start sourcing open mold products to create something of their own. The difference here is that one of the founders was the one actually designing those frames for the factory, using skills learned from working at a […]

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FSA System rear hub e-bike motor powers road, gravel, commuting & more!

Full Speed Ahead just announced their new FSA System e-bike motor. Meant for road, gravel & commuter bikes, the rear hub drive unit provides a maximum of 250 watts of assist, pulling from a 250Wh battery inside the down tube. Additionally, you can add an second 250Wh battery into a bottle cage for extra range. […]

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Friday Roundup: Win an Ibis, rainbow sequins, ride gravel with us & more!

Support Trails, Win an Ibis Hakka MX – Every year Ibis partners with the the Mountain Bikers of Santa Cruz to give away a trail bike in their Ante Up pledge drive. Well, that already happened earlier this year, but they are working together again for a give away a monstercrossing Hakka MX gravel bike […]

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