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29er, Gear, i:2:7590, review, reviews, Shimano Bike Gear, wheels, wheelset, XT -

As mentioned here on Singletracks before, wheels are one of the most important upgrades you can make on a bike. Many stock wheels are either heavy or noodly, or sadly: both. The Shimano WH-M785-29 wheels are a stiff UST wheelset weighing in at 1800 grams, featuring 24 straight-pull spokes and Shimano’s proprietary CenterLock brake rotor …

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29er, d880, Events, fs, full-suspension, Gear, interbike, interbike 2013, redline -

This year Redline is carrying on their popular hardtail models, but they’ve also announced their first-ever full suspension mountain bike. The Redline d880 is an FS 29er with 100mm of front suspension and 110mm of rear suspension. This seems a tad odd since most designers choose to run more suspension up front if there’s any …

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26 inch, 26er, 27.5, 29er, 650b, Events, Gear, interbike, interbike 2013, sizes, trends, wheel size, wheels -

Last year we slung a veritable well of virtual ink at the emergence of the 650b/27.5in wheel size. For all of our coverage to date on the ‘tweener wheels, check out our 650b (r)Evolution channel. At first, when I showed up to Interbike this year, I thought there would be some big 650b news to …

The post The Disappearance of the 26er: Wheel Size Trends at Interbike 2013 appeared first on Singletracks Mountain Bike News.

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29er, Bike Reviews, e assist, electric, mountain bike, review, reviews -

One of the big, over-arching stories from Interbike this year is e-mountain bikes. So, I decided that before I could write an article hating on mountain bikes with electric motors, I had to at least ride one first. Enter the Vitality Dice 29er by Kreidler, a company out of Germany. Specs The Vitality Dice comes …

The post “It’s Electric!” — Kreidler Vitality Dice 29er E-Assist Mountain Bike Review appeared first on Singletracks Mountain Bike News.

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29er, Bike Reviews, electric mountain bike, Gear, haibike, interbike -

At Outdoor Demo this week I got a chance to ride the Haibike XDuroRX29 electric (assist) mountain bike on the trails at Bootleg Canyon. This was my first ride off road on an electric mountain bike so I won’t be able to draw comparisons with other electric bikes but in many ways, this was one …

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