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e*thirteen is touting their new TRS Plus cassette that has a range of 511%, which bests SRAM’s Eagle cassettes at 500%. And they manage to do it with 11 gears as opposed to the 12 on SRAM’s latest groups. The TRS+ cassette starts with a tiny 9-tooth cog and goes up to a 46-tooth. These are the …

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Video may have killed the radio star, but did narrow-wide chainrings kill the chain guide? In a recent discussion on the Singletracks forums, many riders reported running a chain guide on 1-by drivetrains with a narrow-wide chain ring and clutch derailleur. But our recent survey of more than 2,000 mountain bikers painted a different picture: of those running a 1-by, multi-gear …

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My first hex kit set me back a whopping $7 from Harbor Freight. It was an integrated folding set with a plastic handle that assisted with most bike maintenance, whether at home or on the trail. When I gave into the notion to separate trail tools from home tools, I snagged a dedicated P-handle hex …

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Dakine's Dummy Proof Anthem Knee Pads are easy to take on and off, and provide great protection too. Over the course of this review they've proven to be very durable.

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