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Top Smart Helmets: Put Your Lid to Work

A new crop of smart helmets are betting you want your lid to be more than just a brain protecting bucket. Along with the usual safety features, they add hands-free speakers and microphones, app connectivity, intercom function, and even turn signals. They aren’t riding an entirely new trail. Smart helmets have been around for a Read More

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The Return of the Marzocchi Bomber DJ Fork

This has been a long time coming. The rise of Marzocchi happened alongside the rise of 26-inch dirt jumping. Actually, “alongside” doesn’t even do that relationship justice. Marzocchi means what it means today, in part because of the rise of 26-inch dirt jumping. Late-90s and early-2000s dirt jumpers were possibly the first subcategories of mountain Read More

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Esker Cycles Introduces the Rowl

The most underrated bike of 2018 was the Esker Elkat. We've been waiting for a 29er ever since, and today we got one. Meet the Esker Rowl

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First Impressions: Giant Trance X Advanced Pro 29 0

The combination of relatively quick handling and enough travel to take aggressive riding on challenging terrain, suited our tester's riding style perfectly.

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Liv Launches Carbon Intrigue 29er

If a new Liv Intrigue sounds familiar, that’s because it is. It’s only been six weeks since Liv introduced the aluminum-frame version of the Intrigue as the brand’s second-ever 29er. Now, the women’s-specific brand is back with the Carbon Intrigue 29, a three-model addition to the two aluminum builds. The Intrigue has been in Liv’s Read More

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