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Kogel adds 4-piston, ceramic-backed brake pads & 12sp SRAM Rival, Shimano Di2 pulleys

Kogel has just added 4-piston brake pads for more mountain bikes, with models for Shimano and SRAM to go with the original 2-piston sizes they launched with. Only offered with sintered compounds, which they say have a higher manufacturing quality than organics, there are to compounds giving you options for wet/aggressive or dry conditions. They

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Fox Flexes with all new MIPS Integra system on Proframe RS full face helmet

Just when you think you’ve seen the latest update in helmet safety, another company ups the bar. In this case, we’re talking about the all-new Fox Proframe RS. Not only is the helmet new, but it is built around the newest rotational protection system from MIPS – MIPS Integra Split. Headlining the new enduro full-face

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First Ride Review: Continental Kryptotal Downhill Tires at Dan Atherton’s Dyfi Bike Park

Continental Tires seemed to be resting on their laurels in the gravity department, having relied on various iterations of the King, der Kaiser and der Baron range of mountain bike tires for over 10 years. That was, until we spotted a radical-looking Continental-branded carcass seated to the rims of Jim Monro’s Atherton DH Bike at

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Continental Tires New Gravity Range delivers 5 new Tread Patterns for All Conditions

It’s no secret that Continental have been developing a new line of Gravity mountain bike tires, with Continental Atherton’s Jim Monro and Continental Nukeproof’s Ronan Dunne both spotted racing the sharpied-out prototypes at Snowshoe DH World Cup at the back end of last season. Continental are now lifting the lid on the new range which

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Crankbrothers Highline 11 Carbon & Ti Dropper plummets 60mm-170mm

Valentino Rossi’s launch of the VR46 eMTB spilled the beans on this one a few months ago, listing a “new premium telescopic seatpost, made of carbon and titanium” from Crankbrothers. Indeed, the Crankbrothers Highline 11 has arrived; a new lightweight dropper seat post with a carbon shaft and titanium bolts. With a drop range of

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