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Bicycles, Road Bike - April 19, 2021

Review: Felt VR Advanced endurance road bike goes the distance

Editor’s Note: This is a guest review from one of our support crew, guided and edited by Bikerumor’s team. Grady is a long-time cyclist with a killer collection of steel bikes, including a pristine Bridgestone that’s drool-worthy. He rides with us frequently and helps with photo shoots when he’s not teaching high school full time. If […]

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Review: The 2021 Vitus Sommet CRS rips, nails the cost to performance ratio

For this model year, Vitus have updated their line of enduro and trail mountain bikes, overhauling their suspension designs adding significantly more progression. These are some very good value for money bikes, with the direct-to-consumer brand offering up a complete build of the carbon 2021 Vitus Sommet from just $2999.99. With such competitive price points, […]

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First Ride: Knolly Bikes’ Fugitive gets updated geometry and a tad more travel

When mountain bikes were first invented, their biggest advantage over ‘ten speeds’ was how they could handle nearly any terrain. Many years later, modern trail bikes like Knolly’s Fugitive are still evolving to become that versatile, highly capable bike we all dreamed of in the beginning. Knolly recently updated their mid-travel, 29” wheeled Fugitive with […]

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Actual Weights, Bicycles, Mountain Bike - March 31, 2021

New Litespeed Pinhoti III Ti hardtail MTB brings bigger tires, more attitude

Named after one of Tennessee’s most aggressive singletrack trails, the new Litespeed Pinhoti III titanium trail hardtail mountain bike brings updated geometry, room for huge tires, and gorgeous new tube shapes. Here’s the full tech overview, plus our first ride impressions and actual weight of an XL with an admittedly high end build… Litespeed Pinhoti […]

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Review: 2021 Specialized Turbo Levo – big rides, actual weight & tech details

The new Specialized Turbo Levo v3 e-mountain bike is an absolute ripper, perfectly at home on gnarly singletrack, groomed flow trail, and everything in between. It maintains composure and kept me in control on some incredibly technical sections, while turning formerly soul-sucking climbs into a damn good time. I’ve been riding this bike for about […]

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