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When the trail turns truly tough and technical, body protection is a must (unless you enjoy picking at scabs for weeks). But many traditional hard-shell pads are just so uncomfortable that it makes wearing them a real chore. And when wearing protection is a chore, fewer people are inclined to do it, which means more …

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Looking for an affordable dual-crown freeride fork for your gravity rig? Look no further than the RockShoxDomain Dual Crown R. The single-crown Domain R is a long-time favorite fork of freeriders, but RockShox recently decided to offer it in this dual crown configuration as well. While the increase in travel afforded by the bigger fork …

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BooBar, direct mount, Downhill, Freeride, Gear, gear reviews, handlebar, Holzfeller, i:2:6086, i:2:6268, review, reviews, stem, Truvativ -

Keeping with the trend of wide bars and short stems for gravity-oriented bikes, Truvativ has two good offerings that are starting to show up on many builds. Wanting to complete my Santa Cruz V10 Carbon with a clean all-SRAM group, I installed the Holzfeller stem and BooBar on my BoXXer WC fork to give the …

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There is nothing scarier than hearing about all the injuries that have been happening lately when people really send it. Having progressed through different styles of mountain biking and finding I love gravity riding, I have also had more than my share of near misses. Having broken both my clavicles (separate crashes), torn my right …

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Easton recently released the Havoc 150 UST wheels and I had a chance to throw a pair on my new Santa Cruz V10C and give them a whirl. Just to be clear: these are not the Havoc DH wheels but rather a lightweight option that a race-oriented rider would want. The Havoc DH wheels are …

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