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Brakes, Components, Controls, Cranks, Drivetrain, Gear, Pedals, Shimano 12-speed, shimano xt, Shimano XT M8100 - May 31, 2019

Shimano Mic Drops SRAM With XT, SLX 12-speed Groups

In an epic turn of events Thursday, Shimano finally stumbled to its feet in mountain biking's biggest rap battle and proceeded to drop the mic bigtime after delivering two brand new freestyles.

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Brakes, Dominion, Gear, hayes - May 29, 2019

Beatdown: Hayes Dominion A4 Brakes

A year ago, I took a chance on the rebooted Hayes hydraulic disc brakes, the Dominions. Here are my thoughts.

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First Impressions: 2020 Trek Top Fuel 9.9 XX1 | $9,000

Trek's new Top Fuel XC race bike comes stock with 2.4-inch tires and a dropper post. A proper dropper. And while these are just a couple of the parts choices made by Trek's mountain bike development team, they're strong indicators of what this new bike is all about: more.

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SRAM Introduces Stuff in Different Colors

TLD colab handlebars and cranks, plus new X01 DH colors

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First Ride: Pivot Mach 4 SL

Built around the well-loved DW-link suspension platform, the leaner, meaner Mach 4 SL replaces both the Mach 4 and the Mach 429 SL as Pivot’s sole full-sus XC option.

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