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Crossmax, crossmax elite, crossmax pro, Gear, Mavic, News -

Mavic has just announced their revamped Crossmax Pro and Crossmax Elite wheels. The new wheelsets both feature a wider 22mm internal rim width and have dropped the bead hooks in favor of a hookless profile. In addition, both wheelsets are available in both 27.5″ and 29,” and all of the various combinations are available in …

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Gear, News, RockShox, shock, sram -

Hot on the heels of the announcement from six bike industry shock manufacturers that they had settled on new metric sizing for rear shocks, RockShox has released two brand-new metric-sized shocks: the Deluxe and the Super Deluxe. With both of these shocks, RockShox threw existing design constraints based on standard eye-to-eye lengths and other sizing issues out …

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armor, Gear, i:2:13274, knee guards, Leatt, Protection -

I’m not a big knee guard guy… until I hit my knee on a ride, and then I swear I’ll wear knee guards on every ride, from now on! But then I don’t, usually because, well, knee guards are usually heavy, bulky, and uncomfortable. But not the Leatt AirFlex Pro Knee Guards. I’ve been wearing these for …

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carbon, Gear, review, reviews, ritchey, saddle, seatpost, Streem, X-Trail -

Take something simple we largely ignore, then re-think it, and maximize it to the highest degree. Now let’s talk about the seat post. Most saddle-to-post junctions use a set of metal or carbon rails. This is nothing new, it has been around forever and a day. Many attempts to make a single rail system have been …

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apparel, baggy shorts, Clothing, Gear, i:2:13239, patagonia, review, shorts -

Patagonia has been making top quality outdoor gear for decades and just recently the company entered into the mountain bike market with a line of shorts, jackets, and jerseys designed for the trail. I’ve been testing the Dirt Craft shorts for a few months now, and I’ve found them to be solidly reliable, comfortable, and …

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