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The 10 Best Fat Bikes of 2016 – Readers’ Choice Awards
Fat bikes are no longer the hot button topic that they were back in 2014, but as the discussion and controversy has died down to a low simmer, only revived by articles like my recent Over a Beer column, fat bikes have quietly cemented a position in the lineups of almost every major bike brand. …
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How the Military Has Influenced Mountain Bike Design and Usage Throughout History
Today is Veterans Day in the USA, a day set aside each year to reflect and give thanks to military veterans for their service to our country. Most of us don’t consider how our lives are impacted day-to-day by the military, but it turns out the military has a big influence on our world, including the very mountain bikes that we …
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Five Ten Kestrel Mountain Bike Shoe Review
It’s not often that I treat myself to nice things, but every once in a while, I understand that a man has to indulge in the guilty pleasure that is shoe shopping. With my previous pair of mountain biking shoes being ready for a hard-earned retirement, I struck out in search of a new pair …
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Guerrilla Gravity Trail Pistol Review
The Trail Pistol is the newest offering from Denver-based Guerrilla Gravity, which fills the gap nicely between their relatively new Pedalhead hardtail, and their staple shredder Megatrail, which I reviewed last year. It is an affordable mid-travel handmade aluminum bike with adjustable geometry engineered for the vast majority of riders on almost any terrain. Frame Features …
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A 100% Waterproof and Fully-Breathable Rain Jacket – Fact or Fiction? The Sugoi RSE Neoshell
Sugoi has released a rain jacket that they claim is 100% waterproof, and yet fully breathable–specifically, 2x more breathable than comparable membranes. This claim flies in the face of conventional knowledge–everyone knows you can’t have a breathable membrane that keeps out water adequately! Yet that’s exactly what Sugoi claims they’ve produced. I’ve put the RSE …
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