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Sea Otter 2015: RockShox RS-1-Compatible Hub from American Classic
Bill Shook from American Classic is constantly looking to build better wheels and hubs: they were early adopters of tubeless and wide rims. Although they offer carbon rim options now, American Classic still uses aluminum extensively. For instance, their Wide Lightning wheelset uses a 29mm (internal) rim and weighs only 1512g for the 27.5″ size. …
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Review: VEE Tire Co. Trax Fatty 27.5+ Mountain Bike Tire
Plus-size wheels and tires are a hot topic in the mountain bike industry, and while there’s no clear consensus on where all this is heading, I’m personally interested in seeing 27.5+ conversions for regular old 29ers. So I was stoked to get my hands on a pair of 3.25-inch VEE Trax Fatty tires to see …
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Review: Yakima FrontLoader Universal Bike Tray
If there’s one thing I can’t stand when it comes to bike racks, it’s proprietary parts. In the past, if you had a Thule base rack/crossbars you couldn’t run Yakima trays on that rack. Then thru axles came in and messed everything up, and you had to buy an adaptor to use your old trays …
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Video: 29+ and 27.5+ Bikes – Innovation or Industry Scam?
In this video Bike Mag attempts to discern whether or not the new plus-sized tires hitting the bike industry are an innovation… or a scam. Click here to check out all the new 27.5+ bikes that we spotted at Sea Otter.
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12 New 27.5+ Mountain Bikes at Sea Otter 2015
If you were following the Singletracks feed on Instagram, you probably noticed Greg and I posting a lot of 27.5+ and 29+ bikes, components, and tires. While there was plenty to see at the show (and some exciting things in the works that will debut later this year), the majority of manufacturers that had truly …
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