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Review: The Norco Optic C3 is an intuitive, lean shred machine

Our interest was piqued with the launch of the Norco Optic 2020, with its geometry and suspension kinematic overhaul, said to distill into one of the most capable short travel trail bikes on the market. Norco’s marketing chat aside, it was hard to argue with the show put on by Bryn Atkinson in the slow-mo […]

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Review: The 2020 Rocky Mountain Slayer hits the trails

Earlier this summer, I got to join Rocky Mountain for the 2020 Slayer launch in North Vancouver. At the launch we got a taste of what the Slayer can do on highly technical descents, but didn’t do much climbing with the new bikes. With 29” wheels and 170mm of front and rear travel, it’s no […]

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Review: New GT Sensor Expert tackles trails in the mountainous west

GT is known for offering cyclists a big bang for the buck. The frames typically run $500 below others in the category. That money is transferred to kitting out their frames with higher quality components. The Sensor is GT’s trail series 29er, with the Expert slotting in the middle of their carbon fleet. Their Carbon Pro […]

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Bombtrack Cale adventure mountain bike frame opens custom bikepacking options

Last summer we got an exclusive first look & first rides on Bombtrack’s new steel Cale backcountry adventure hardtail. Expanding their adventure & bikepacking background into proper trail riding, the new steel Cale is the first real mountain bike for Bombtrack. And now you can buy the frame on its own to build up your […]

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Bikerumor Editor’s Choice Awards 2019 – Steve’s picks

Wow, having the year 2020 on the horizon is almost as cool as that time we actually got to party like its 1999 (for those of us in our late 30’s and up, anyways!). As for the bike industry, it’s the time of year when we start wondering what new ideas or trends might pop […]

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