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News: GT Announces New Helion 27.5 XC MTB
New to GT’s lineup is the Helion 27.5 cross country rig. While this tweener-sized bike is aimed at the average XC market, it’s designed with aggressive cross country in mind, with a slightly slacker head angle, a long top tube, and wider bars than a lot of XC riders run. Key Specs The Helion features …
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Final Review: Pivot Firebird 27.5
After spending a couple of months with the Pivot Firebird, it’s time to part ways with this interesting bike. For build specs and other details, check out the On Review article. Test Environment Living in the Denver area, I have access to a variety of trails that include steep climbs, rocky technical descents, flowy singletrack, …
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Review: Easton Vice XLT 27.5/650b Wheels
I recently agonized over a new bike purchase, and chose the Santa Cruz Bronson with an X01 build. I dig the build kit, but I wanted better hoops. At Interbike, there were quite a few wheel brands out there with great options on display, and Easton was one of them. Having ridden their wheels in …
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Final Review: GT Force Carbon Pro 27.5
Buzzwords and catch phrases come and go with time, but there are three catch phrases that are on fire right now in the mountain bike industry: “27.5,” “enduro,” and “one-quiver bike.” (…not to mention anything with the words “fat” or “plus.”) Over the course of this review, I’ll explain how the design of the GT Force …
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On Review: Pivot Firebird 27.5
Last fall at Outerbike, the Pivot booth had crazy amounts of traffic and their demo bikes were constantly out on the trail. I didn’t get to ride any of their models during the expo, but they have sent over the Firebird 27.5 for a long term review. Phoenix-based Pivot Cycles designs all of their bikes in …
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