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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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Kona's Process 111 was a special bike. It was one of, if not the first, North Shore-ready short travel 29ers available. We've been anxiously awaiting a new version of the beloved 111 for some time now, and, well, it's finally here. Sort of.

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What comes to mind when you hear someone call a bike “versatile?” Does that mean something universal, or is versatility in the eye of the beholder? Even the most multi-talented bikes will favor one end of the spectrum over the other. Which end is optimal? The equation is never that linear, but based sheerly on Read More

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Though its got the same attitude as the longer-travel Megatower, the entirely new Santa Cruz Hightower is entirely its own bike. But you might still have a hard time deciding which one suits you best.

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The newly modernized Fuse hardtail just got a more aggressive spec, geometry and price point ... but not too aggressive.

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