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Review: Fly Racing’s Funk-Free Action Elite Jersey
Since going bro, I’ve sworn off XC/road-style jerseys and moved exclusively to technical T-shirts and almost exclusively to a fanny pack. This bro-combo requires careful consideration for what I bring along on a ride, as cargo space is more limited (#broproblems). With the Action Elite Jersey’s rear pocket system and loose fit, function no longer …
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kLite Bikepacker PRO Bike Light Blasts 1200 Lumens, Has Infinite Battery Life
If you do any bikepacking, you’ve no doubt heard about the kLite Bikepacker PRO light. kLite claims it’s the brightest dynamo bike light in the world, pumping out up to 1200 lumens, and it was used by many of this year’s top Tour Divide finishers. I’ve been testing the kLite PRO over the course of several …
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Giant Has Remade Their “Enduro Crusher” – The Reign – for 2018
Giant has just announced their new and improved Reign for 2018. According to Giant, this is “the most shreddable Reign ever. This new enduro crusher delivers flat-out speed and control on raw, rowdy terrain.” How does the Reign deliver? One of the main changes for 2018 seems to be a slightly tweaked geometry: the 2018 size-medium has …
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Nearly 30% of Mountain Bikers Already Have Boost Frame Spacing
Launched just over two years ago, SRAM’s Boost 148 spacing has quickly gone mainstream. Of course we’ve seen pretty much every new and updated mountain bike frame speccing Boost spacing since then, but what’s surprising is just how quickly it’s invaded mountain bikers’ quivers. According to a recent survey of more than 2,000 Singletracks readers, nearly 30% …
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Shimano Di2: The Electronic MTB Drivetrain for the 1.4%
Each year we survey thousands of Singletracks readers to uncover various trends in mountain bike purchase decisions. Back in 2015, Singletracks readers selected Shimano’s electric drivetrain, known as Di2, as the most innovative product of the year. So we were curious: how many riders have actually adopted Di2 over the past two years? It turns out, very few. Out of 2,056 …
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