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By the time you read this, the new 2012 Avid X0 Trail brakes should be hitting your local bike shop. I’ve had the chance to test these shiny new brakes for a few months now, and even managed to vaporize a set of pads in the process. For those who are unfamiliar with the Avid …

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BoXXer, DH, Downhill, fork, fr, Freeride, Front, Gear, high speed compression, i:2:2877, low speed compression, RockShox, WC -

After a whole season of riding the 2012 RockShox BoXXer WC fork, I am ready to give you the skinny on this improved unit. Those of you who are regular readers might remember that I got a chance to review the 2011 version of this same fork last year, and this time around I am …

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BoXXer, Cane Creek, carbon, DH, Downhill, easton, fr, Gear, Mavic, santa cruz, sram, V10C, WC, XO -

After a good three months of swapping parts around and playing with different settings (and loving every minute of it), I am finally ready to share my final review of the Santa Cruz V10 Carbon downhill bike. Having tried three different rear shocks and playing with both Fox 40 and Boxxer WC forks, I came …

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am, Blue Mountain, Brett Tippi, Clinic, DH, Events, fr, Training, Wade Simmions -

A couple weekends ago I had the awesome opportunity to hang out with two mountain biking legends: Wade Simmons and wild man Brett Tippi at the annual Rocky Mountain dealer day and Wade camp. Read on as it was one hell of a weekend… Friday: Rocky Mountain Dealer Day Local rep and fellow shredder Andrew …

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5.10, am, Clipless, DH, DJ, Downhill, FiveTen, fr, Freeride, Gear, leather, Mountain Bike Shoes -

For those of you who are familiar with extreme sports such as rock climbing, skateboarding, X-games stuff, and of course, mountain biking, you may have heard about 5.10. Come on… of course you have! If you haven’t, and you’re looking for shoes that can take a sh*% kicking, then look no further. Having tested the …

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