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Skulls! You might think of your skull as being merely a substrate for your face, but it’s more than that. It also has the very important job of protecting your brain–also known as your “thought stomach”–from impacts. But some impacts are more than even a skull can take. And that’s why we wear helmets. To …

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I saw lots of mountain bikes at Interbike, but two of them that made me salivate in an extremely inappropriate manner were the Pinarello Dogma XC and the Look 927. But I only have room in my tiny, cold heart for one dream bike. So which one is it going to be? Will it be …

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Amid all the excitement about fat bikes–mountain bikes with 4″ or wider tires–a few companies have started to push frames that can accommodate fatter-than-normal but not-quite-fat tires. Some call it mid-fat, others simply add a plus (+); for now, the consensus seems to be that “plus” means a 3″ tire and 50 or 52mm rims*. …

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There’s just something about the freedom and exhilaration of riding a bike that makes a rider want to take to the air. It makes perfect sense. Riding a bike feels like flying, so naturally bikes probably also actually fly. Well, they do. But if you’re me, they sometimes have trouble landing properly. Which is why …

The post Safety’s Great from Triple 8 appeared first on Singletracks Mountain Bike News.

I had to stop at DVO at Interbike this year. DVO is kinda like a mystical unicorn as far as their rarity in suspension. Yes they are pretty new to the game… but not really. In all fairness, the company is new but the design crew isn’t. DVO’s first product on the market was the …

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