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Test Ride Review: Ellsworth Epiphany+ Carbon, 27.5+

Ellsworth is yet another convert to the 27.5+ life, with two versions of the Epiphany available with the plus-size tires: carbon and alloy. The Bike I tested the carbon version, which is the XC-oriented rendition of the Epiphany+. The bike weighs in at 29 pounds complete, and is spec’ed with a Fox 34 fork, Stan’s …

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Test Ride Review: Haro Shift Plus 27.5+ Trail Bike

Haro’s 2016 MTB line is looking more full than ever and at the high end, the brand is offering a full suspension 27.5+ trail bike called the Shift Plus. I took the bike for a brief spin around the trails at Bootleg Canyon last week, and here’s what I learned. The Bike The Shift is …

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Maxxis Adds New Fat Bike, 27.5+, and Trail Tires

The engineers at Maxxis have been busy trying to keep up with all the recent changes in wheel sizes. On display in their booth was a bevy of new tread patterns, sizes, and casing options. Starting with the widest tires first, Maxxis has added three new fat bike tires to their line. The Colossus is …

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Test Ride Review: Turner Sultan 27.5+

Spoiler alert! The Turner Sultan 27.5+ was my favorite of the seven mountain bikes I tested at Outdoor Demo last week. Readers may be familiar with the Sultan as a 29er trail bike, but the Sultan I rode was a 27.5+ version which isn’t listed on the Turner website yet. The Bike Like the original …

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28 Fat and Plus-Sized Bikes Rated: Quantifying the Calf-Bang Factor

Most of the major mountain bike trends over the last four-plus years have involved an increase in tire widths. With 4-inch fat bikes giving way to 5-inch rigs, and 27.5-inch and 29-inch tires going wider to 2.8- and 3.0-inch, the mantra “bigger is better” seems to be widely-accepted. But based on the extensive fat and …

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