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Actual Weights, Component Reviews, Feature Stories, Reviews - November 22, 2022

OneUp Components’ Carbon Handlebar offers subtle compliance at a competitive weight

When I first heard about carbon fiber bike parts, I thought the main benefit of this material was weight savings. While that’s certainly true, I’ve since learned how tunable carbon fiber can be. When MTB components like rims and handlebars went to carbon, we started seeing carbon parts that were touted for their stiffness, compliance,

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These Austere Manufacturing Cam Straps Have Buckles Fit For NASA!

When it comes to riding bikes and bringing stuff along for the ride, it’s kinda my jam. I typically use both baskets and bags to bring stuff along for the ride. But sometimes, I need a strap instead of a bag to say, pick up or deliver a box to the post office that is

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2023 Polygon Collossus N9 Enduro MTB Returns at $3,299 | First Ride

The last time Polygon rolled out a bike named Collossus N9, it was a 27.5″ carbon enduro bike rocking their FS3 suspension platform. Therein, two short aluminum links connected the front and rear triangles, sandwiching the shock and compressing it from both ends to deliver 160mm of rear wheel travel. That was back in 2019,

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The Hope HB916 is Pure Enduro Flattery | Review

Earlier this year, Hope Technology announced the all-new Hope HB916 Enduro Bike. It is unashamedly a thorough-bred race machine, as demonstrated by Joe Barnes on the World Enduro circuit. A “semi” high-pivot four-bar suspension platform delivers 160mm of rear wheel travel, with a majority rearward axle path on a slacked-out carbon frame with generous reach

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Yeti SB160: Obsessive Fine Tuning Makes for the Best Yeti Enduro Bike Yet

In the past four years, a lot of brands have made exceptional enduro bikes. Across the industry, a rethinking of geometry made bikes of all travel more fun on descents, and new geometry norms made bigger travel bikes climb better. Yeti’s SB150 was at the top of its class for its stable, confident, plush descending

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OneUp Components’ Carbon Handlebar offers subtle compliance at a competitive weight

These Austere Manufacturing Cam Straps Have Buckles Fit For NASA!

2023 Polygon Collossus N9 Enduro MTB Returns at $3,299 | First Ride

The Hope HB916 is Pure Enduro Flattery | Review

Yeti SB160: Obsessive Fine Tuning Makes for the Best Yeti Enduro Bike Yet

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