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Maxxis Forekaster 2.6″ Tire Review
The Forekaster from Maxxis was designed to go where you want, when you want regardless of conditions and, given its overall design, aims specifically at shoulder seasons when such conditions often run the spectrum. Wide and evenly-spaced, mid-height knobs provide a fair tradeoff between loose-penetrating and mud-clearing characteristics with a strong center knob presence for …
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6 Reasons to Downgrade Your Mountain Bike
For many riders, it’s not long after we get a new bike that we start looking for upgrades like a lighter wheelset, a dropper post, or some assorted carbon fiber goodies. Some of us don’t even wait until we buy the bike; we’re thinking about upgrades even before we plink down the paper or plastic for the original …
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Podcast: (Almost) Everything You Should Know About Mountain Bike Shoes
Aaron and I discuss mountain bike shoes and share tips for finding the best shoe. We also give a few specific shoe recommendations.
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Watch: How It’s Made – Mountain Bikes
Take a look inside Devinci Cycles’ factory to see a pile of aluminum tubes turned into a finished, rideable mountain bike.
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Terrene Chunk Plus Tire Review
Given their high turnover rate, ability to boost your bike’s performance at a relatively low cost, and ever-widening wheels, if there’s one thing I won’t hate on, it’s more tire options! And the list doesn’t just end there, as varying tread patterns, casings, compounds, and other tire characteristics would continue to keep us interested, if …
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