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Santa Cruz Hightower Test Ride Review

Santa Cruz invited a bunch of folks out to their HQ in advance of Sea Otter to talk about what they’ve been up to and to get a quick ride in afterwards. A lot was covered–some of which we can’t share just yet–but a large chunk of the presentation focused on their trail building efforts in …

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Alchemy Arktos Trail Bike Test Ride Review

The Arktos is a carbon fiber trail bike from Alchemy, a small Denver company that’s dedicated to hand-building bikes in the USA. Yep, that’s right: the Arktos is a handmade carbon fiber mountain bike, and they have the 2016 North American Handmade Bicycle Show best MTB and people’s choice awards to prove it. There’s certainly been a …

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2017 Rocky Mountain Pipeline 27.5+ Trail Bike: Test Ride Review

Rocky Mountain recently launched a brand new 27.5+ bike called the Pipeline, and at Sea Otter last week I got a chance to take one out for a quick test ride. While the trails at Fort Ord offer up little in the way of technical terrain, I was stoked to get a feel for what this hotly-anticipated bike feels …

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Salsa Bucksaw Carbon Full Suspension Fat Bike – Long Term Review

I never really imagined myself on a full-suspension fatbike. My very first fatty a few years ago was a black Surly Pug Ops, a capable but beefy steed weighing in around 38 lbs. I sold that bike to purchase the first aluminum Salsa Beargrease, then sold that once I fell in love with the carbon …

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DT Swiss XM 481 Review: A Wider Wheelset Built With True Love

In keeping with the “wider-is-better” or, depending on how you look at it, “wider-is-the-latest-thing” motif, DT Swiss introduced two new rims last year for their all-mountain series—the XM 551 and 481, featuring internal breadths of 40mm and 30mm, respectively. While the XM 481 comes in 27.5″ (reviewed) and 29″ wheel sizes, the broader 551 is only offered in 27.5. …

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