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Feature Stories, Vehicles - July 15, 2021

#Vanlife: Can you charge an electric vehicle with rooftop solar panels?

You’re not alone in eyeballing that new Ford F150 Lightning or Rivian R1T as a potential overland truck. Or the Ford Transit Electric as a custom camper van. How nice would it be to ditch the constraints of gasoline, not to mention the pollution and expense, and just escape off grid? The trick, of course, […]

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The Top 10 Safest Bike Helmets of 2021 for Road and Mountain

When it comes to choosing the most protective, safest helmet for cycling, Virginia Tech’s rating system is the gold standard for objective helmet testing. Done in collaboration with the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, the team at Virginia Tech tested 123 of the most popular helmets on the market and gave them both a star […]

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Olympic MTB: XC Mountain Bike Race for 2021 Tokyo Olympics — who to watch

At the Olympic Cross country event Monday, July 27th in Tokyo, there will be fireworks — that’s a guarantee. Both the men’s and women’s races have multiple riders that can hammer away with the gold. The Izu MTB course is more technical than Olympic courses of the past, and with rain in the forecast, this […]

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Olympic Cycling: How to watch bicycle events at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics

Right off the heat of the Tour de France and the Mountain Bike World Cups comes the biggest and most lustrous of all events — Olympic Cycling. The athlete’s final preparations are currently being made, and wheels are finally touching down in Tokyo, Japan. After an unprecedented year of COVID cancelations and rescheduling, the games […]

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Buyers Guides, Feature Stories, MTB - July 14, 2021

Best XC Mountain Bike Tires – These are the fastest MTB tires of 2021

Choosing the right cross country tires for your XC mountain bike can make you faster, make your bike lighter, and seriously upgrade its performance on race day. If you’re new to the sport, check our complete Mountain Bike Tire Tech explainer here to learn more about casing, construction, and tread patterns first. When it comes […]

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