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e-Bike, Feature Stories, Mountain Bike, News - July 12, 2022

Shimano introduces 12 speed XT Di2… for ebikes only, includes new Free Shift & Auto Shift features

It’s finally time for Shimano to introduce 12-speed Di2 for mountain bikes… just maybe not as you’d expect. The new XT Di2 groups are ebike-only, meaning you’ll have to pair them with one of the new EP6 or EP8 drive units for the group to function properly. That may disappoint some non-e-bikers who have been

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Enduro Bearings announces XD15 Directline Derailleur Pulleys

Following release of their new MaxHit line of Headsets and Bottom Brackets, Enduro Bearings are back packing low-friction, durable bearings into something new; the all-new XD15 Directline Derailleur Pulleys. Available for Shimano Road, Gravel & MTB 11 and 12 speed gearing, as well as SRAM Road and MTB 11 and 12 speed gearing, these new

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Mountain Bike, News - July 9, 2022

Never Mind the Bollocks, the Johnny Rotten Hardtail is back!

Nothing says “punk rock” like an aggressive, ready-to-shred hardtail with up to 160mm of front travel. Right? Right. Ionic is bringing back the early 2000’s “legendary hardtail mountain bike”, the Johnny Rotten Hardtail. I guess the John Joseph Lydon Hardtail didn’t quite roll off the tongue. With pre-orders being taken now, Ionic is saying that

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Riding the glacier: MTB riders vie for Megavalanche 2022 speed record

Megavalanche week did not disappoint. From June 27 to July 3, the world’s longest downhill MTB race took over the Alpe d’Huez ski resort in France. The wily race organizers added a new punch to the program for 2022 — the Speed Bike Challenge. In the Speed Bike Challenge, participants functionally slide down a glacier on

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Drone Flow: Bas van Steenbergen Rides Wrangler Bike Ranch

High-end edits and earth-shaking tricks are great, but sometimes short and sweet just hits the spot. That’s certainly the case with Bas van Steenbergen’s latest drop. Shot in a single take by an FPV racing drone, “Wrangler Racedrone Flow” follows the MTB fireball as he flies down a legendary black diamond run at Kamloops Bike Ranch.

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