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Component Reviews, Feature Stories, Mountain Bike - February 9, 2022

Review: WTB Verdict 29″ x 2.5″ Light High Grip SG2 Mountain Bike Tire

This winter, I made the WTB Verdict the companion for my Crankbrothers Synthesis front wheel putting it to the test in some slick Scottish conditions. There are in fact two versions of this tire; the Verdict (tested here), and the Verdict Wet, which runs the same tread pattern but with taller more aggressive knobs for

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Review: Vittoria Airliner Mountain Bike Tire Insert

Vittoria’s mountain bike rim protection offering comes in the form of the bright green Airliner tire insert, retailing at $54.99 USD. We put it to the test inside a Maxxis Minion DHR II Double Down Casing tire on a rear 27.5″ Nukeproof Horizon V2 alloy rim. I rode this combination over my regular 19-21 PSI

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Component Reviews, Mountain Bike, Reviews - December 29, 2021

Review: Ergon SMC Core Men’s saddle flexes for comfort, provides cush without mush

When it comes to riding comfort, there’s nothing more important than having a seat your butt agrees with. As their name suggests, Ergon is a brand focused on improving touchpoints for cyclists, and I got to test their SMC Core men’s saddle this year. Although I had a bunch of downtime this summer (broken wrist!),

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Review: Nex-Gen Aero V7 gravel wheels

Nex-Gen Sports takes the factory-direct-to-consumer concept to a bit of an extreme, focusing on the tech and product attributes rather than marketing, and in all honesty is leaning on reviews like this to validate their story. So, they offered up their Aero V7 Gravel Wheels for us to test, which worked out perfectly as I

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Bikerumor Editor’s Choice Awards 2021 – Cory’s Best Bike & Gear Picks

Another wild & unpredictable year is near its end and it’s time to again wistfully look back on a year of testing out great new gear. When I sat down twelve months ago to shake out that year’s best, I couldn’t imagine that 2021 would be even stranger. But I adapted and still managed to

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