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Bicycle Reviews, Component Reviews, Fatbike, Feature Stories, Mountain Bike, Reviews - August 24, 2022

Review: The Why Cycles Big Iron V2 changed my mind about 27.5″ fat bikes

In 2018, Why Cycles finally released the news I had been waiting for – Adam Miller was once again designing fat bikes. After launching Borealis bikes (and creating my favorite fat bike of the time), eventually, he left to pursue future bike companies. That’s how we ended up with Why Cycles, and later, Revel Bikes.

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Component Reviews, Reviews - August 17, 2022

Crankworx Whistler – First Ride on LOOK’s new and incoming Trail Roc MTB pedals

LOOK has had a big presence in the cycling world for many years, but they’re best known for their road, track and triathlon pedals rather than their MTB product. This year LOOK decided to jump back into the mountain bike game, and they’re currently assembling a lineup of Trail Roc flat pedals. With expertise in

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Review: Carbon Seido MGV fork by Bombtrack can upgrade your adventure!

Crossing over Bombtrack bikes’ frame & fork offerings into their new separate Seido aftermarket component line, the new MGV fork offers all the adventure-capability you could wish for in a carbon gravel and bikepacking fork. It’s a still pretty rare carbon mix of big tire clearance, all the bikepacking mounts you could ask for, and

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First Rides: Zipp 808 Firecrest wheelset is more versatile than ever, much lighter &nullnullnullnullnullnull

The new Zipp 808s are much lighter, much cheaper, much wider, even faster, and more versatile than ever. If you’re looking for the full details on some fast wheels, you’ve come to the right place. The Zipp 808 Firecrest wheelset was redesigned to match its shallower counterparts’ wider, hookless tubeless design — with a huge

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Review: 76 Projects Hi Flow No Clog Tubeless Valves are Legit

76 Projects were first to market with a new Hi Flow No Clog Tubeless Valve, though we only caught wind of it after release of the Reserve Fillmore, another tubeless valve with the “Hi Flow No Clog” tagline. The 76 Projects offering is, by some margin, the more affordable of the two, retailing at £24.50

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