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Actual Weights, Component Reviews, Mountain Bike - March 9, 2022

First Rides: Öhlins RXF34 MTB fork sheds 400g, limits trail-ready travel to 120 or 130mm

Öhlins completely overhauled their approach to short-travel lightweight trail bike suspension with their all-new RXF34 m.2 fork. Instead of a light 34mm stanchion fork with as much travel as possible, the new RXF34 pares it back with a more refined approach and only two travel options 120mm or 130mm. Pair the new 34mm stanchion fork

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Review: PNW Components Loam Dropper Post and Lever

Dropper posts are pretty much ubiquitous on trail MTBs and are even showing up on XC bikes straight from the manufacturer. Because of that, there are many choices for the rider looking to gain some clearance from the bike no matter what size or shape frame. Seattle-based PNW Components has been putting out accessories for

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NEW CADEX AR 35x gravel wheels are 1,270g! Plus new CADEX gravel tires

The carbon creators at CADEX officially entered the gravel/all-road wheel market with one of the lightest wheelsets we’ve seen — CADEX AR 35 DISC. That’s not all, though, as we saw with the CADEX 36 DISC road wheels. CADEX prefers to offer “wheel systems,” including tires, and the CADEX AR 35 DISC is no different.

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Long Term Review: SR Suntour Durolux EQ R2C2 Enduro Fork

After some very good first ride impressions of SR Suntour’s short-travel Axon Werx 34 XC fork, we were keen to test the capabilities of their longer travel enduro fork, the 36mm stanchion Durolux EQ. At just £699 for the top-end R2C2 damper with high and low speed compression and rebound adjustments, this fork comes at

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Hands on: Reserve 30 HD carbon wheels are more burly with better ride, 27.5 or 29″

Better ride? More bomb-proof? Why not both? That seems to be the thought behind Reserve’s latest carbon hoops, the 30 HD. You may recall that Reserve recently added the 30 SL to the lineup. Compared to the existing Reserve 30, the 30 SL got a revised rim profile that increased both compliance and lateral stiffness.

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First Rides: Öhlins RXF34 MTB fork sheds 400g, limits trail-ready travel to 120 or 130mm

Review: PNW Components Loam Dropper Post and Lever

NEW CADEX AR 35x gravel wheels are 1,270g! Plus new CADEX gravel tires

Long Term Review: SR Suntour Durolux EQ R2C2 Enduro Fork

Hands on: Reserve 30 HD carbon wheels are more burly with better ride, 27.5 or 29″

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