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Actual Weights, Bicycles, Feature Stories, Mountain Bike, Reviews - May 28, 2021

Long Term Review: The 2021 Rocky Mountain Instinct adapts to tackle any trail network

It can’t be easy to make a trail bike. You’re forced to settle on one design that should somehow climb like a goat, yet also eat up rough descents with ease. Recent geometry trends have vastly improved rider weight balance and overall handling, but Rocky Mountain’s 2021 Instinct offers solid modern geo and enough adjustability […]

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Bicycles, e-Bike, Gravel Bikes - May 14, 2021

Review: 3T e-Exploro RaceMax will Boost your e-bike gravel range and your average speed

I’ve been riding the new 3T e-Exploro Race Max Boost gravel e-bike for the past month or so, and have come around to a number of actually good reasons to electrify a gravel adventure bike. At least in its European version, this e-Exploro isn’t really going to make you a lot faster – you’ll quickly […]

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Long Term Review: Shimano GRX Di2 gravel 1×11 groupset

It’s pretty fun to be a gear tester in the age of gravel’s rapid birth and astronomical rise. Everyone’s got an opinion about what gravel is and what it should be. Perhaps Shimano has an outsized say in that narrative. With the launch of the GRX drivetrain, Shimano sent a loud message to the bike […]

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Review: SRAM Rival eTap AXS wireless drivetrain a perfect match for Mosaic Rt-2d

Bicycle drivetrain launches typically follow the same format. First, the top tier group is launched with all new technology. Then, the next lower tier is released with most of the same performance, but a more attainable price tag. Finally, the entry level group is announced which brings modern performance to a level accessible to the […]

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Ride impressions: Do the Bontrager Aeolus RSL aero carbon road wheels live up to the hype?

Bontrager’s new Aelous wheelset is hyper-focused aerodynamics and speed- dubbed by the company as “the fastest wheel we’ve ever created”. We had a chance to put them through the paces and races – do they live up to the claims? The line is an expansion of the previously released Aeolus 37 RSL (not to be […]

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