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Review: ION K_Pact Knee Pads
This year I was unlucky enough to sustain a major injury, which has made me understand again why quality protective gear is so important. But my knees never got injured. It wasn’t because I didn’t hit my knees, but rather because this season I exclusively wore the ION K_Pact knee pads when I wasn’t wearing …
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Mountain Bike Photography: How to Work with Light
Always striving to take better photos for Singletracks, I have spent a lot of time learning how to get the best shot possible in a specific situation. But to be honest, I’m always learning! Hopefully these techniques and tips will help you take better photos out on the trail as well. I like to start …
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If You Didn’t Record Your Ride, It Didn’t Happen: FitBit Announces New Fitness Trackers
Mountain Bikes! We love them. But if you’re riding without recording the fact that you rode, forget it. You might as well have stayed home. Ask any doctor, and they’ll tell you: unless it’s on the internet, it didn’t happen. A GPS trace isn’t enough, either. You also need at least one selfie and at …
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Review: Enve M70 Thirty 27.5 Carbon Wheels
I already have–and will again–apologize to Enve’s PR guys. Have you ever read something online or in print and just said, “no way”? Well, I was one of those people. Ever since I was a kid, the bicycle rims that I used had hook beads. Some were more pronounced than others, but the hook was …
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How To Convert Your Fat Bike to Tubeless Using a Split Tube
I recently purchased a Motobecane Boris X9 fat bike. Of course, I immediately started to customize it! I was very unfamiliar with how, or if I could, go tubeless with my Vee Mission 26×4.0 tires on my Weinmann HL-80 rims. These “lower price point” rims and tires can be found on fat bikes that cost …
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