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Clothes-Gear, Feature Stories, Mountain Bike, Reviews - March 12, 2021

Review: New Specialized 2FO Roost DH MTB Shoes stick the landing

Specialized have today released a downhill version of their 2FO Roost mountain bike shoe with both flat pedal and clipless options available. The 2FO DH is made for riders who are looking to ride the roughest terrain as fast as possible. For these riders, Specialized have adjusted every component of the shoe to focus on […]

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Review: Scott Stego Plus MIPS MTB helmet ticks comfort, protection & vlogging boxes

The Scott Stego Plus MIPS is a mountain bike helmet retailing at £149.99. Extended coverage at the rear, ample ventilation and the peak-integrated GoPro mount piqued our interest, so we got one in to see what all the fuss was about. Here are my thoughts on Scott’s most recent head protection offering for enduro riding. […]

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Clothing-Gear-Tools, Feature Stories - March 10, 2021

New Specialized Prevail II Vent helmet uses Aramid ropes to cool your head faster

Heat is the enemy of so many things…brake rotors, sports drinks, glaciers. The Specialized Prevail 2 Vent helmet won’t solve those, but it’ll at least help you keep your cool while everything else around us heats up. Regulating your temperature with massive vents is the key theme here, but as usual, it’s how they went […]

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Review FSA K-Force Wireless Electronic Disc brake road bike drivetrain

A relative newcomer to the groupset market, FSAs Wireless Electronic (WE) group is quietly gaining followers and victories worldwide. While FSA’s WE first launched in 2016 with a rim brake version, more recently, the company has found success with the disc groupset — taking their first grand tour stage win in 2019 under Ángel Madrazo (Burgos-BH) […]

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Patent Patrol: Canyon’s wild cockpit designs; Specialized’s suspension…bottom bracket?

The big, crazy, pie-in-the-sky thinking is our favorite kind of thinking, and this collection of patents from Canyon and Specialized are the best kind of throw-out-the-rules design concepts. Specialized is looking at ways to suspend the cranksets and seatpost inside the frame, and Canyon’s new handlebar, stem, and seatpost designs provide for more ergonomic, comfortable, […]

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