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Shand Ioma Hardtail goes as slack as 58°, has multiple configurations

Last weekend at the Tweedlove Festival, Shand Cycles showed their latest creation; the Shand Ioma. It’s a steel hardtail with an ultra-slack 60° head tube angle, complete with a Works Components 2° angleset that can take it as steep at 62° or as slack at 58°. Hardcore hardtail, or what? Do correct me if you

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Ministry Cycles answers your pedaling prayers w/ CNC machined & bonded Psalm 150 3VO trail bike

Chris Currie's heavenly trail bike concept comes closer to reality with this 150mm design that's both bullet- and future-proof thanks to a modular design, CNC'd and bonded 7075 alloy frame, and near magical suspension kinematics.

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Leon Cycles NCM C7 e-bike review: an accessibly priced around-town electric commuter

The big questions when searching for an e-commuter bike are how much bike do I need, and how much do I have to spend to get it? This spring I got to demo an NCM C7, an e-commuter that provides the basic necessities (power, that is) but forgoes some luxuries to keep its price at

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Podcast #063 – Are ceramic bearings really worth it?

Are ceramic bearings really worth it? How much drag do bearings really produce? Does the type of grease matter? Or is it faster to use no grease at all? What about removing the seals? In this episode, I interview Matt Harvey with Enduro Bearings, and he answers all of those questions…and a WHOLE LOT MORE!

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Is the Paul Klamper mechanical disc brake worth the hype? How does the Growtac Equal compare?

A little over a month ago, I reviewed the Growtac Equal cable-actuated brakes. It wasn’t long after it was published, that the comment section lit up with brake-type allegiance. Readers seemed to be either in favor of, or very much against the cable-actuated disc brake as a whole – with little to no gray area.

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