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The best thing about bikes is going. Going up hill. Going down hill. Going big or going home. But all that going has to end some time, and if you’re not equipped adequately to stop, you might end up going a lot bigger than planned and eventually going home in a bag. Thankfully, our friends …

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No one in the service industry has your back more when it comes to the well being of your bike than Park Tool. On my last visit to Interbike, Park had a few very interesting shop-oriented items available. One item I can best describe as a combination of their DT 1.2 and DT 4.2 facing kits. The …

The post How Straight Is Your Brake? The Park Tool DT-5 in Action appeared first on Singletracks Mountain Bike News.

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There comes a time when due to unforeseen issues, you need to change a hydraulic brake line… or perhaps you just want to change up the brand or color of the hose. Unlike changing a mechanical brake or shifter cable housing, you do need some specialized tools to do this conversion correctly. There isn’t just one …

The post How To Change a Hydraulic Brake Line on Your MTB appeared first on Singletracks Mountain Bike News.

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FSA is a familiar name when it comes to components like stems and cranksets, but this year the company is making a big splash in the MTB brake market with two new sets of hydros: the K-Force and Afterburner. I’ve been testing the 2015 Afterburner brakes over the last several weeks and I’ve been really …

The post Review: FSA Afterburner Hydraulic Disc Brakes appeared first on Singletracks Mountain Bike News.

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I recently received a press release from SRAM and it just so happens to cover my favorite topic: MTB brakes! SRAM announced the release of the GUIDE line of brakes. Now, you’re probably thinking (as I did), “Oh great, a new name change for X-9” or something like that. Well, it turns out that is …

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