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Tuesday afternoon at Outdoor Demo brought a brief rain shower, which was great for those of us testing bikes. Not only did it cool things off and tamp down the dust, it also meant a bunch of people cut their rides short. The Intense booth had been devoid of bikes until this point. When I …

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Foes and Timberline are at it again, innovating in the name of performance.  Their latest creation is the new Mixer, which sports a 27.5 in the rear and a 29er up front.  While the 69er phenomenon proved to be short lived, Foes and Timberline believe they’ve now found the truly best mix for performance across …

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In this video Bike Mag attempts to discern whether or not the new plus-sized tires hitting the bike industry are an innovation… or a scam. Click here to check out all the new 27.5+ bikes that we spotted at Sea Otter.

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29+ Midfat Tubeless Conversion w/ Orangeseal from Chumba USA on Vimeo. How to convert the Rabbit Hole 29+ rims to tubeless using Orange Seal.

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Bike companies come and bike companies go.  Even if they don’t disappear, they often fall on hard times.  Some top quality brands never really recover (anyone try to buy a Titus or Maverick lately?).  Even venerable Schwinn, once the hallmark of quality bikes in America, is now schlepping out bargain basement bikes for the big …

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