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31.8, A318, Components, Controls, Gear, I9, Industry Nine, Uncategorized -

This isn’t quite a product test. Even though I’ve been riding the A318 stem for the past month. It’s a just a stem. It keeps my bars on my fork and, in turn, keeps my teeth in my head. Sure, it’s light weight and, of course, it feels nice in the hand. But most high-precision Read More

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Bikes, Gear, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Tallboy, Talboy, Trail, Uncategorized -

The new Santa Cruz Tallboy seems to suffer from almost none of the pedal feedback that has plagued VPPs of past. Yet, it still has impressive pedaling efficiency.

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Affect R Chester, All Mountain, Apparel, Bikes, Crankworx 2019, Crankworx Gear, Dharco, Downhill, Events, Gambler, Gear, Gloves, O'Neal, Pinned, Race Face, Scott, shimano xt, Women's Bikes -

We cruise the booths of Crankworx in search of the latest and greatest—or just what happens to catch our eye. Here's Crankworx Roundup: Vol. 2

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Apparel, Crankworx, Crankworx 2019, Gear, Helmets, iXS, iXS Trigger, Lightweight full-face -

There’s a bit of an arms race going on to win the light-weight full-face helmet market. For a time, it was being driven by removable chinbar options that have a fit and styling somewhere between trail and DH. Most are low profile and fit close to the face. Less obstruction, less jiggle, less weight. But Read More

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2020 Fuel EX, Bikes, fuel, fuel ex, Gear, Trail, trek -

This is not what it looks like. Even though this new Fuel EX has a Fox 36, it doesn’t mean it has shed its trail-bike past for an enduro-bike future. Even though the for-racing-only Top Fuel just got a combined sum of 35 millimeters extra front and rear travel, that bike is not taking the Read More

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