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Kind Shock: KS Lev With New Travel Option + New Bars & Stems

In the recent Singletracks gear survey the KS Lev was voted the #2 dropper seat post, which is remarkable given that companies like Specialized and Fox compete in the same category. Not content to rest on the runaway success of the Lev, Kind Shock (aka KS) showed a ton of new and updated gear at …

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News: Thomson Droppers, Stems and More Closer to Reality

Progress continues in the R&D department of Thomson, as the internally-routed dropper seat post, new stems, and more are closer to market. The Covert dropper we saw at Interbike should be here next Spring — assuming version two of the actuator, that is to be tested next week, isn’t followed up by a version three. A dropper for …

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Review: Truvativ Blackbox Athlete-Series Handlebars

Did you ever want to ride like a pro, using their own gear? In hockey, it happens all the time: you can purchase a player’s own branded stick with his own personal preferences. SRAM’s custom approach to bike components started 20 years ago with the Blackbox Program and the BoXXer forks, as they tuned and …

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RaceFace at Interbike: New Cranks, Pedals, and Wheels

Coming out strong this year with a bunch of new gear is RaceFace. When I first swung by the RaceFace booth at Interbike to chat with Rob, all the products weren’t on display yet–unfortunately a bunch of gear got held up in customs. No customs agents, you cannot have the samples. Well, the biggest deal …

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Review: Thomson Downhill Handlebar

Thomson released several new handlebar models in 2012, including an aluminum downhill bar. While Thomson’s new carbon bars are making some serious waves, they are not currently producing any carbon DH bars. When asked if they will produce a carbon bar in the future, Thomson responded: We could and we may, but downhill riding and …

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