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e-Bike, Mountain Bike, News - May 24, 2022

2022 Canyon Spectral:ON CF adds more affordable models to 900Wh eMTB family

Following the April release of the top-of-the-range 2022 Canyon Spectral:ON CFR and CFR LTD, the brand has made available three new, more affordable options rocking the slightly heavier CF carbon frame with a slightly lower stiffness:weight ratio. Despite that, it has the same geometry and kinematic, with a 150mm fork paired with 155mm rear wheel

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Pro Bike Check: Aaron Gwin’s prototype Intense Downhill Bike with i-track suspension

Intense Cycles has had a new downhill bike in the works for some time now, first spotted under Aaron Gwin in some Vee Tire Co promotional photos for the announcement of their support of Intense Factory Racing. The bikes piloted by Aaron and his Intense Factory Racing team mates at Fort William last weekend are

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Pro Bike Check: Camille Balanche’s Commencal Supreme DH at Fort William World Cup

Camille Balanche of the Commencal Dorval team will be looking to make it two out of two at Fort William this weekend, in a women’s field that may see the return of Rachel Atherton, a fan favorite who has been out of competition since 2019. At Round 1 in Lourdes, less than a second separated

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Spotted: Next-gen RockShox TwistLoc shock remote prototype brings back classic GripShift look & feel!

At last weekend’s XC World Cup in Nové Město, we spotted this next-gen prototype RockShox TwistLoc remote shock lockout on one of the Ghost Factory Racing Team bikes. Combining the look and feel of old school GripShift, it looks like a tidy suspension remote setup that improves cable routing and leaves plenty of room for

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Mountain Bike - May 20, 2022

Carbon Wasp Truffle lays up all-new 120mm XC, light trail bike entirely in the UK

Based just outside of Leeds in northern England, bike maker Carbon Wasp has an all-new UK-made carbon Truffle short travel full-suspension mountain bike. Sitting in between long XC and short trail, the 120mm Carbon Wasp Truffle has a familiar-looking linkage-drive shock, single-pivot suspension design, plus a few trick details to take on any trail… Carbon

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