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Internal Drivetrains for Mountainbikes?

The internal-geared hub has been around for decades, commonly found on city-cruisers & touring bikes.  They’re nearly impervious to dirt & water; have a robust construction, and are available with a wide variety of brake options. These include the classic coaster-brake; the roller-brake; modern disc-brakes, and the v-brake-friendly freehub.  Each manufacturer has their own take …

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Internal Drivetrains for Mountainbikes?

The internal-geared hub has been around for decades, commonly found on city-cruisers & touring bikes.  They’re nearly impervious to dirt & water; have a robust construction, and are available with a wide variety of brake options. These include the classic coaster-brake; the roller-brake; modern disc-brakes, and the v-brake-friendly freehub.  Each manufacturer has their own take …

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California wildfires impact bike companies

Bicycle Retailer reports a few bike manufacturers and retailers got scorched in the recent California wildfires though it sounds like for most it’s back to business as usual. The folks at Ellsworth were forced to evacuate their headquarters and some bike retailers lost almost a week’s worth of business. Unfortunately some area mountain bike trails …

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California wildfires impact bike companies

Bicycle Retailer reports a few bike manufacturers and retailers got scorched in the recent California wildfires though it sounds like for most it’s back to business as usual. The folks at Ellsworth were forced to evacuate their headquarters and some bike retailers lost almost a week’s worth of business. Unfortunately some area mountain bike trails …

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Carbon-Fiber for Mountainbike Making

Recently, a fairly revolutionary bike was released that seems to have pushed the use of carbon-fiber in mountainbikes to a level unseen as of yet. This design will surely raise a great number of eyebrows, and give some of us who tend to be cynical luddites ammunition to attack carbon-fiber bikes as being unsafe & overpriced. …

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