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Interbike 2012: New Products from Shimano

Zee has arrived: finally, a drivetrain for the gravity rider that won’t drain your bank account! Shimano’s 2012 offerings don’t stop there. With the new Saint group also on display and the new SLX making a showing, there was a lot to see at the Shimano booth. Shimano also introduced soft good offerings at Interbike, …

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The 650b (R)evolution, Part 2: The 650b Godfather, (R)evolution, and 650b Sales

Click here to read “The 650b (R)evolution, Part 1: Jamis, KHS, and Tires.” The Godfather of 650b Mountain Bikes: Tom Ritchey While most of what we’ve been writing here on Singletracks refers to 650b as a new mountain bike trend, if you look at the history of the sport this wheel standard is anything but …

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The 650b (R)evolution, Part 1: Jamis, KHS, and Tires

It’s been all over the blog and the forums on Singletracks.com: the industry is quickly jumping behind the new 650b/27.5″/tweener wheel size, whatever you want to call it. This year at Interbike I was tasked with covering the new 650b products–quite a tall order! In this series of posts I’ll highlight a number of 650b …

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The Surly Krampus: 29+

There has been a lot of buzz surrounding the release of Surlys Krampus, and when talking about what this bike is, its probably best to begin by talking about what its not: It is not a fat bike with massive 4 or 5-inch tires designed for maximum flotation and slow speed crawling. Its not a …

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Interbike 2012: Spot Honey Badger Test Ride

New this year to Spot Brand Bicycles is the Honey Badger. Based off of their classic Rocker frame, the new steel-framed Honey Badger features a very similar geometry (that has been slightly tweaked), butthere have beenmany significant upgradesthathelp providesignificant performance improvement. New to the Honey Badger is a taperedheadtubeandacrenelateddowntubegusset integrated directly into the tubing (not …

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Interbike 2012: New Products from Shimano

The 650b (R)evolution, Part 2: The 650b Godfather, (R)evolution, and 650b Sales

The 650b (R)evolution, Part 1: Jamis, KHS, and Tires

The Surly Krampus: 29+

Interbike 2012: Spot Honey Badger Test Ride

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