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You Need to Wear Body Armor: The History of Mountain Biking Injuries
Smashed kneecaps, broken forearms, skull fractures, gnarly, full-thickness lacerations and sutures. (“Woah, that’s my muscle fascia!”) Sound familiar? Is that because you’re one of the statistics? If general participation in extreme and adventure sports required a blanket contract, this clause would most surely exist: “Ride at your own risk.” A certain and expected amount of …
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Endura Women’s Singletrack Rain Jacket Review
The Endura Women’s Singletrack jacket is a nylon, fully seam-sealed 2.5-layer waterproof, “breathable fabric” rain jacket with under arm zipped vents, and a hood. I put the “breathable” in quotes because everyone says their rain coat is breathable, and then you end up just as wet from your own internal combustion as you’d be if you just …
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Trek Recalling Bontrager Ion Bike Lights
Trek is recalling Bontrager Flare RT and Ion 700 RT lights due to an issue that may cause the lights to turn off unexpectedly, which could leave riders with reduced vision and/or visibility. The Flare RT lights were sold individually, while the affected Ion 700 RT lights were sold as a part of the Transmitr Lighting Set with …
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The 23 Mountain Bikes We Punished Over the Long Term in 2016
From Sea Otter to Outerbike and beyond, 2016 was an banner year for the Singletracks review team. In fact, this year we rode on and wrote about more than 50 bikes. While over 35 of those reports were from a 1-2 hour test rides, 23 (featured in this article) were tested over the long-term, which …
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Niner’s Air 9 RDO Race Hardtail Doesn’t Make Any Compromises – A Long Term Review
Over the past year and a half, Niner has been busy… really busy! They have launched entirely new models and redesigned basically every bike in their line. One of the bikes to get a refresh is their long-standing race hardtail, the Air 9 RDO. Design and Geometry The updated Air 9 is a looker. Niner flattened the …
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