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We never quite know what we’ll find at trade shows, especially big events like Eurobike. There are the big releases that everyone expects, of course, but the real gems, the ones we really go to the shows for, are always a surprise. Usually from brands we didn’t expect, or maybe haven’t even heard of—the new, Read More

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Early in the short history of full-suspension mountain bikes, there was a short-lived trend of bolting a shock between the seatstays and the top tube. The concept became known as the soft tail, usually meant flex-stays, short travel and marginal benefits. But in the cross-country race world, it made a certain kind of sense. The Read More

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Age-old ideas can always be improved upon—sometimes in exciting new ways, just like we see at Eurobike 2019.

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For those of you just joining us, Trust Performance was started by sort of a bike-industry dream team, including ENVE co-founder Jason Shears, Competitive Cyclist co-founder Hap Seliga, and all-around suspension guru, Dave Weagle. The Utah-based brand’s introductory product was a 130-millimeter linkage suspension fork called the Message. The idea is to approach front suspension Read More

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Now that most brands are all caught up on updating their long-travel 29ers, it seems the mid-travel models are having a bit of a renaissance. To list a few big-name releases, this year saw a new Ibis Ripley, a new Trek Fuel EX, and a new Santa Cruz Tallboy. The latest addition to that list Read More

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