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9 New 27.5 Plus Bikes Spotted at Interbike 2016
Plus bikes have been all the rage at Sea Otter and Interbike over the past two cycles, and at this point, pretty much every bike brand has at least one 27.5 plus bike in their lineup. Still, we managed to spot several new plus rigs on display at Interbike this year. The Orbea Loki is a trail-oriented, hardtail …
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Ritchey Gets Down with a New Dropper Post
Ritchey is an interesting company. On the one hand, Ritchey has frames made from steel with classic profiles. But on the other hand, they also make some of the lightest and priciest bars, stems, and posts on the market. In fact, Jenny Rissveds and Nino Schurter–both of whom doubled up on gold medals at World …
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Maxxis Pumps Up Plus-Sized Tire Offerings
Maxxis didn’t have too much in the way of new mountain bike tread patterns at Interbike this year, but they have taken some of their most popular existing treads and expanded the sizes offered. The Minion DHF and DHR II are some of the best all-around trail tires you can get. To me, they are …
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6 Weird and Cool Interbike Finds
Interbike tends to be dominated by some of the largest brands, but if you look closely, there are many small companies doing interesting and oftentimes weird things. Here are just a few examples from this year’s show. BIMPAIR is a two-part bike tire inflation system that seeks to eliminate CO2 cartridges and provide a “fully autonomous” experience. The first part of the …
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Otso Voytek Test Ride Review
The Voytek is a versatile carbon fiber mountain bike from Otso, a new bike brand founded by the crew from Wolf Tooth Components. I took the Voytek on a quick test spin at Interbike, and here’s what I learned. For starters, the Voytek is built around a unique dropout system that allows the bike to run 26 fat, 27.5+, and …
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