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News: Rocky Mountain Announces 2015 Thunderbolt MSL
Rocky Mountain Bicycles has just announced their new 2015 Thunderbolt MSL. While it should be no surprise that they gave the popular aluminum Thunderbolt a carbon makeover, according to Rocky Mountain, “we took this model several steps further: shorter chainstays, lower standover, RIDE-9™ adjustability, new pivot technologies, and more.” I especially like the sound of …
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Review: High and Dry with the Endura Xtract Jacket
Prologue: July 28, 2010 I was out for a quick 9-mile spin, roughly 4.5 miles each way running from a little over 9,000ft in elevation to about 10,400ft. The ride up was sunny and bright, sitting perfectly at about 70 degrees. Upon hitting the Wilderness boundary, my mandatory turnaround point, the sky suddenly grew dark… …
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News: Polish MTB Champion Designs Radical Internal Drive System
If I had to pick one thing that I personally hate the most about mountain biking, it’s bike maintenance. Without fail, I am in a constant state of breaking/wearing out parts and components, fixing said parts, and then breaking others. It’s a constant war that, despite having been a serious mountain bike for quite a …
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Review: Race Face’s New Turbine Cinch Crankset
The new Turbine Cinch cranks from Race Face are an affordable, lightweight alternative to their Next carbon cranks. These little beauties embody some seriously creative ideas for keeping things lightweight, durable, and compatible to your bike. Specs The new Cinch system essentially allows you to choose whatever bottom bracket you fancy and whatever driveline you want. …
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Review: Brandon Semenuk’s “Rad Company”
As I pushed the DVD into my laptop, I tried to remember the last time I had seen a feature-length mountain biking movie. Heck, it’s almost hard enough to remember the last time I watched a DVD… with online movie and TV streaming via Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu, I personally think that DVDs, along with …
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