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convict, Gear, gravity, News, tire, WTB -

WTB has just announced a brand-new gravity tire: the Convict. The Convict is available in three different 27.5″x2.5″ versions, with two different compound options (Gravity DNA and Dual DNA) and two casing options (Lightweight and Tough). WTB describes the tire this way: “The Convict epitomizes the toothy tread and robust features of truly aggressive gravity …

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Gear, glasses, i:2:13569, jawbreaker, jawbreakers, Oakley, oakleys, review, reviews, shades, sunglasses -

“Is it possible to become addicted to a pair of sunglasses?” I thought to myself as I was driving down the lonely interstate through eastern Colorado. The notion of becoming addicted to a pair of glasses sounded absurd even as I thought it, but then I realized that it wasn’t so crazy after all. But the …

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2017, cross country, Gear, News, scott, scott sports, xc -

Scott Sports has just released their new 2017 line of mountain bikes, and the big story this year is the release of two of the lightest XC mountain bike frames in existence: the Scott Scale hardtail at 849g, and the Spark full suspension frame at 1,749g (weight includes shock and mounting hardware). “Thanks to new carbon …

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Gear, jacket, jackets, review, reviews, sugoi, sugoi zap versa, versa, Videos, zap versa -

Sugoi’s Zap Versa is a combinations of their ultra-visible ZAP and their highly-versatile jacket/vest, the Versa.  This jacket is available at REI exclusively for $159 (currently on sale for $78!) and is well-worth that price due to its many different uses.  It comes in high rise grey, black, matador red, and supernova safety yellow, all of which come embedded …

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