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Dream Build: Ibis Ripley v4 gets the full Shimano XTR 1×12 treatment

Earlier this year, Shimano gave us the opportunity to build up a bike of our choice with their newest XTR group. These kind of builds always come with an important questions – do you run the group on a bike that you already have, or do you use it as the starting point for an […]

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Review: The Trust Shout enduro fork brings linkage suspension up front, and it works!

For many years bike brands have been honing the way our rear wheels take an impact – so doesn’t it make sense to do the same thing with the front wheel? The folks behind Trust Performance (including suspension wiz Dave Weagle) debuted their ‘trailing multi-link’ concept with the Message fork in 2018, and they’ve recently […]

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Review: HED Vanquish carbon aero road bike wheels quickly handle any road

When the new HED Vanquish 6 wheels came out, they were the first full carbon clincher rim from the U.S. brand. Until then, they’d used an alloy rim bed and brake track for improved heat management and durability. But with the mass movement to disc brakes, this opened up opportunities to do something different. Since […]

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Review: Panaracers Aliso and Romero mountain bike tires get trail tested

Last fall, we saw prototypes of the new Panaracer Romero and Aliso tires. Both tires were released and this fall, aand Panaracer sent us a set of 2.4 Aliso and 2.6 Romeros to put to the trail in Ely, Nevada. The Romero is Panaracers all ’rounder tire with a triple-compound, DH-oriented rubber outside of a […]

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Review: Industry Nine 1/1 Trail S Wheels offer top shelf performance, bargain price

The new Industry Nine 1/1 hubs had the unfortunate situation of being launched on the same day as their shiny new Hydra hubs. The Hydra feature set captivated us, and the 1/1 sort of ended up overshadowed. Then I9 launched the 1/1 wheelsets, giving them (and you) a complete wheelset with options for just $750. […]

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