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28 Fat and Plus-Sized Bikes Rated: Quantifying the Calf-Bang Factor
Most of the major mountain bike trends over the last four-plus years have involved an increase in tire widths. With 4-inch fat bikes giving way to 5-inch rigs, and 27.5-inch and 29-inch tires going wider to 2.8- and 3.0-inch, the mantra “bigger is better” seems to be widely-accepted. But based on the extensive fat and …
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Cannondale Launches New Fat CAAD Fat Bike with Fat-Specific Olaf Lefty, and Plus-Sized Bikes
I spotted some very interesting products tucked away in the shady corner of Cannondale’s booth at Outdoor Demo this year. Technically the info is already available on Cannondale’s website, but these new bikes include some interesting tech! Number one on this list is the Fat CAAD fat bike. Available in two build kits ($3,730 and …
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Endura Women’s Singletrack T Mountain Bike Clothing Review
The Endura Singletrack mountain bike clothing collection features comfortable, performance-oriented clothing. As Endura says, it is “perfect for those who ride up, as well as down, all the trails they find.” This collection is full of baggy pants, shorts, and T’s, all of which are designed to keep you comfy all day through a variety …
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Review: Lazer Phoenix Full Face Helmet
You cannot put a price on safety, especially when it comes to protecting the ole brain box. But when you start considering the hundreds of dollars difference between two products meeting the same standard of safety, you know something else is going on there and, unless you’re financially independent or pro, you’ll have to draw a line somewhere. When your …
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Surly Launches New Wednesday Fat Bike
Singletracks is at Interbike and Outdoor Demo this week checking out the latest and greatest mountain bikes and MTB products on the market. One of the first that we spotted at Outdoor Demo today was the new Wednesday fat bike from Surly. The Wednesday takes geometry cues from the Ice Cream Truck, with trail-ready geometry …
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