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First Ride: The Specialized Epic HT is a rad race hardtail

For a hardtail, there’s a lot going on with the new Specialized Epic HT. While weight will always be an important factor for the XC race set, it wasn’t the main priority for the new bike. Instead, Specialized wanted to make a bike that was more capable and more comfortable while still fully race capable. […]

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Review: BMC Roadmachine combines clean lines, stiffness, & curve-carving handling

BMC brought out a new Roadmachine for the 2020 model year, with updates all around. Set as their all-around performance or “endurance” road bike, it is less aggressive than the Teammachine, and targeted at a more general audience – but with all the performance you could ask for. We took delivery of a size 58 […]

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The 509 Cycles Necessary Evil is a blank slate for excellent riding

Our Necessary Evil from 509 Cycles has traveled from Ohio’s muddy trails to Florida’s sandy roads and even had a stint on a few CX courses. Overall it’s been a bike that handles itself well across the board. Which is great if you plan on bike packing one day, gravel racing the next, and maybe, just […]

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Review: Merida One-Forty 900 is an affordable, all mountain-ready trail bike

After last summer riding Merida’s surprisingly plush short-travel One-Twenty trail bike, I  wanted to see what a bit more travel in the same Float Link suspension platform could do. So, for the better part of nine months, I have been riding its big brother – the alloy One-Forty – a 140mm rear travel 27.5″ trail […]

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Review: Rapha Explore laces up stiff gravel & road shoes for all-road adventure

Rapha’s return to shoes kicked off again earlier this spring with two all-new variations developed in-house for either Classic road riding, or gravel & adventure Explore off-road riding. Both share the exact same upper design & construction, with or without walkable tread. I have been riding in the Explore gravel shoes since there was still […]

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