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How To Safely Transport Your Mountain Bikes on a Long Distance Road Trip
When it comes to traveling with your mountain bike in North America, the road trip is king. Until gas prices climb back up to astronomical levels, it will almost assuredly be cheaper to drive than to fly. Once you’ve computed gas costs and plane tickets, correct those numbers by comparing the cost of flying or shipping your bike, …
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Review: Leatt DBX 3.0 All-Mountain Helmet
I first came across Leatt’s new DBX 3.0 helmet at Interbike last year, and I was immediately drawn to the Ninja Turtle-esque matte green and orange colorway. Leatt offers two versions of the DBX 3.0 helmet: one is the Enduro version which features a removable chin bar; the other is the All-Mountain version, tested here. Apart from …
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New Mavic Deemax Downhill and Enduro Wheels Sport Wider Rims, Fewer Spokes
If you’ve watched a downhill race in the last couple decades, you’ve no doubt seen a set of bright yellow wheels tearing down the mountain under the likes of Nico Vouilloz, Sam Hill, and countless other top athletes. Those would be the Deemax from French company Mavic. Today, Mavic announced the latest iteration of the venerable …
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New Carbon ROAM 60 29″ Wheels from SRAM
SRAM’s ROAM wheels occupy the middle ground in their line between the lightweight, cross country RISE wheels, and the burlier RAIL wheels. Within the Roam line, there are four tiers, with the Roam 60s sitting at the top. A 27.5″ size has been available for about a year and a half, but SRAM just released the …
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Sweet Protection Bushwhacker II MIPS Helmet Review
Norwegian company Sweet Protection is a relative newcomer to the mountain bike market, although they’ve been around since 2000. They got their start with a snowboarding helmet and have since expanded into whitewater, and now bikes — both road and mountain. Sweet Protection makes body armor and clothing for mountain biking in addition to their helmets. …
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