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Bikerumor Editor’s Choice Awards – Zach’s Best Bike and Gear Picks

As another year rapidly comes to a close, we’re looking back at the best of the best we’ve seen and ridden in 2019. New bikes, new components, new gear… the cycling industry never disappoints in cranking out new products. And we’ve been lucky to test much of it in amazing places to ride. Here, our […]

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Review: XTR equipped Ibis Ripley v4 may be the perfect mix of short travel & fun

“I must have this.” It wasn’t long after my first spin on the newest Ibis Ripley that this thought crossed my mind. Over the course of the year, we get to try a lot of different bikes. Some of those models eventually end up coming in for a longer term review, but it’s rare that […]

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Dream Build: Ibis Ripley v4 gets the full Shimano XTR 1×12 treatment

Earlier this year, Shimano gave us the opportunity to build up a bike of our choice with their newest XTR group. These kind of builds always come with an important questions – do you run the group on a bike that you already have, or do you use it as the starting point for an […]

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Review: Niner RLT 9 RDO gravel bike offers a little more of everything

Perched at the end of the tallest road in Slovenia, I let the bike roll to a stop to spy out over Italy’s Dolomites. Surrounding me are spires of jagged limestone jutting out from carpets of hyper-green alpine meadows. Above me, I watch the clouds fold over over Mangart’s summit. For climbers, the summit is […]

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Bicycles, Feature Stories, Gravel Bikes - November 19, 2019

Review: Niner MCR 9 RDO full suspension gravel bike shreds rocks and roads

For our gravel cycling tour of Slovenia, Niner provided us with two of their latest bikes. I rode the new full suspension Niner MCR 9 RDO, a bike that has been in development for more than two years. Arguably the first mass-produced full suspension gravel bike from a major brand, the MCR 9 is a […]

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