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Santa Cruz, California-based Praxis Works got their start making bottom brackets, but over the past few years their component line has exploded. They’re now producing cassettes, chainrings, cranks, and as we found out at Sea Otter, they’ve added wheels and chainguides to the mix. Wheels Praxis was showing two brand-new wheelsets, one carbon (C32) and …

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Fabric is a company based out of the UK that’s known for producing sleek saddles (and a cageless water bottle, in case you missed it), and during a meeting at Sea Otter I spotted what the company is claiming is the lightest lock-on grip available. Honestly just looking at the design I would say there probably …

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If you want the absolute best bang for your buck in a new mountain bike, it’s hard to beat the offerings from Fezzari. The Utah-based consumer direct brand has bikes to fit every price point from $550 hardtails to XTR Di2-equipped trail bikes at $8,000. Timp Peak The Timp Peak is Fezzari’s long-legged trail bike …

The post Fezzari Updates Timp Peak and Hidden Peak appeared first on Singletracks Mountain Bike News.

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Technically the Fabric Cell saddle is a “comfort” saddle–but that shouldn’t stop mountain bikers from checking this one out! Who doesn’t want comfort? First off, the Cell is a really cool looking saddle with a translucent cover available in six colors. The company says the “air sprung” technology comes from running shoes, and it’s pretty easy to imagine this …

The post Fabric Has a Saddle That’s Like Nike Air for Your Butt appeared first on Singletracks Mountain Bike News.

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We first spotted Patrol’s bikes at Interbike last fall, where they teased their downhill (871) and enduro (671) bikes. The brand was out at Sea Otter showing essentially the same bikes, but with some tweaks to the component spec. Patrol is an Indonesian company that’s been around since the early 1960s, so while they may be …

The post Patrol’s Updated Downhill and Enduro Rigs appeared first on Singletracks Mountain Bike News.

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