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e-Bike, Mountain Bike, News - March 10, 2022

Velo’s latest special-edition Chinese Zodiac saddle celebrates the Year of the Tiger

Since 2015, Velo has been tipping its hat to the Chinese Zodiac with limited-edition saddles featuring the animals that coincide with each year on the lunar calendar. Saddles have featured the rooster, mouse, ox, dog, monkey and more. This year is the year of the tiger, and Velo is charging ahead with two new saddle

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Ritchey marks half century of innovation with new logos, special-edition gear

Since piecing together his first bicycle in his parent’s garage in California in the 1970s, Tom Ritchey has stayed at the edge of innovation. His storied career and namesake company have flowed through the evolution of bicycles since his first build, all while staying true to his vision of the bicycle’s function as a great

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First Rides: Öhlins RXF34 MTB fork sheds 400g, limits trail-ready travel to 120 or 130mm

Öhlins completely overhauled their approach to short-travel lightweight trail bike suspension with their all-new RXF34 m.2 fork. Instead of a light 34mm stanchion fork with as much travel as possible, the new RXF34 pares it back with a more refined approach and only two travel options 120mm or 130mm. Pair the new 34mm stanchion fork

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The new 4iiii Precision 3 power meter offers 800 hour battery life and weighs just 9g!

Canadian powerhouse 4iiii Innovations just cut the weight of their crank arm-based power meter pod in half. The new PRECISION 3 power meter weighs in at a super-light 9g for the pod, blowing the already-light PRECISION Pro (25g for the pod) out of the water. Being the lightest is fine, but it only matters if

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Mountain Bike, News - March 9, 2022

Ohlins RXF34 m.2 mountain bike fork gets shorter & all-new 27% lighter downcountry internals

The all-new Öhlins RXF34 m.2 is a completely revamped 29er downcountry fork built to get the most out of the latest crop of long-travel XC, marathon, and short-travel trail bikes. Significantly lighter with simplified single air internals & shorter 120/130m travel, the second generation RXF34 is a completely different animal, yet still ready to make

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