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Bicycles, Feature Stories, Mountain Bike - June 8, 2021

Review: 2021 Niner JET 9 RDO makes (mostly) all the right moves

The latest generation of Niner’s JET 9 RDO firmly cements its place among the best short travel trail bikes out there. It was evident from my first ride that they’d worked their magic again, and reinforced every ride thereafter. It’s more capable. It’s stiffer. And it feels more at home in its skin as a […]

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AASQ #121: Dropper Post qualm questions w/ YEP Components and OneUp Components

We know, there’s no such thing as a stupid question. But there are some questions you might not want to ask your local shop or riding buddies. AASQ is our weekly series where we get to the bottom of your questions – serious or otherwise. Hit the link at the bottom of the post to […]

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All new Rapha Performance Trailwear for MTB might be their best kit yet

How do you translate the Rapha brand for the world of mountain biking? Maybe you don’t have to. Sure, Rapha isn’t a name that most mountain bikers would think of when it comes to apparel, but that might have worked to their advantage. How? Many riders like myself will probably have their own idea of […]

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Atomik x BERD ALGR aluminum gravel wheels prove you don’t need carbon for compliance

Once again, Atomik Carbon’s latest wheelset doesn’t actually use a carbon fiber rim. After adding premium aluminum mountain bike wheels to their repertoire, Atomik turned their focus to aluminum wheels for gravel – but with a twist. An ultra high molecular weight polyethylene twist. At this point, outside of the spoke company themselves, Atomik has […]

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Feature Stories, Mountain Bike - June 1, 2021

All-new Santa Cruz Blur gets superlight, super fast with single-pivot design

Seen racing the World Cup XC race circuit, the new Santa Cruz Blur blends a lighter single-pivot design with top shelf components to drop grams and go faster. Gone is the VPP suspension, and gone is a lot of weight…it’s 289g lighter than the prior model. This new Blur has 100mm of rear wheel travel, […]

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