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Aaron and I talk about the highlights from this year’s Sea Otter Classic. We’ll also discuss the trends, surprises, and new product announcements we learned about at the show.

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It’s been nearly four years since I’ve ridden or reviewed an electric mountain bike, so at Sea Otter last week I decided it was time to give it another shot. I chose to test the Trek Powerfly 8, a full suspension mountain bike fitted with a Bosch CX Performance e-bike system, and here is what I learned. …

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Mark Jenkins thinks he’s onto something. The former Tesla Engineer in charge of helping write the company’s self-driving vehicle software, Jenkins became frustrated with the government red tape involved in designing an autonomous system that has to account for hundreds of traffic laws and safety regulations. Instead, he realized building a self-navigating mountain bike could be accomplished on a much …

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Today is Veterans Day in the USA, a day set aside each year to reflect and give thanks to military veterans for their service to our country. Most of us don’t consider how our lives are impacted day-to-day by the military, but it turns out the military has a big influence on our world, including the very mountain bikes that we …

The post How the Military Has Influenced Mountain Bike Design and Usage Throughout History appeared first on Singletracks Mountain Bike News.

“This bike is kinda like a friendly pit bull that wants you to rub its belly.” Seth checkes out a pedal assist eMTB for himself to see what all the fuss is about.

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