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Components, Gravel Bikes, Mountain Bike - May 30, 2020

Review: Curve Walmer bar is a wide, or super wide flared dropbar for off-road adventures

The Australian adventure specialist at Curve Cycling build some capable gravel & bikepacking bikes, but one of their most unique products is their massively wide Walmer flared dropbar. Many adventure gravel and bikepacking riders have embraced wide drop bars for their added leverage, and flared drops for improved ergonomics. But the Curve Walmer takes that […]

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Components, Mountain Bike, Reviews - May 27, 2020

First Ride! Roval’s ultralight Control SL Team Issue wheels snap off the line, hold tough

Back in early March, I spent a few days riding the new Roval Control SL Team Issue wheelset at Rancho Cacachilas, an eco-friendly adventure ranch located in Mexico’s Baja peninsula. As Roval’s lightest wheels ever produced, the Control SL Team Issues’ lack of weight was immediately noticeable and made my bike accelerate like a drag […]

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SRAM Force AXS Wide – Actual weights & first ride review

The new SRAM Force AXS “Wide” group does a lot. It offers a super-compact 43/30 chainring combo for hilly terrain or loaded bikepacking adventure bikes. It adds tire clearance across all of their chainring combos, albeit by swapping in one of their other 12-speed chainring pairs after you buy their new 43/30 crankset. It gives […]

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Review: Kenda Pinner Pro tires offer great grip and yaw-some cornering

There’s nothing better than a set of tires that perform well on your local terrain; currently I’m feeling grateful that Kenda sent me their brand new Pinner Pros for review. The Pinner Pro was designed as a gravity focused tire intended for dry conditions, and that suits my area of B.C. perfectly. Kenda worked with […]

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Review: GEO Handguards protect your paws and controls from trees, just don’t go OTB

GEO Handguards are the so-called helmet for your hands. Unlike most MTB handguards, GEOs loop right the way around the handlebar grip, from a shaft collar at the inside, to the bar end. A bit like Cycra Racing dirt bike guards, except they are made of a flexible plastic, not rigid aluminium. Ever since founder […]

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