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News: Shimano Announces XTR Di2 Electronic Shifting
IT HAS ARRIVED! Road riders have, for the last five years, reaped the benefits of perfectly-timed shifts, and now mountain bikers bikers can finally benefit from electronic shifting too. I was so at odds with myself when writing about the new XTR 9000 release a few weeks back, knowing I couldn’t release the juicy info on …
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Review: Pearl Izumi X-Alp Enduro IV Shoe
A couple months ago, I wrote a rave review of the Pearl Izumi X-Alp Enduro III Shoe, but lamented the fact that Pearl Izumi was replacing the X-Alp Enduro III with the X-Alp Enduro IV. It seems like whenever I find the perfect shoe, the manufacturer discontinues it and I have to start the great …
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Review: Bell Volt Mountain Bike Helmet
The Bell Volt is a high-octane race-oriented mountain bike helmet designed with light weight, ventilation, and comfort in mind. This top-shelf lid tips the scales at a scant 314 grams. It almost feels like you’re not putting anything on! Out of the box, the Volt comes with the visor off. Just pop off the two …
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Review: Shimano SH-XC90 Mountain Bike Shoe
Shimano’s SH-XC90 shoe is their top-of-the-line cross country racing shoe. But even if you don’t race at all, you can still love these shoes to death! Read on about my raceless experiences in these racing shoes. Specs The Shimano SH-XC90 mountain bike shoes weigh in at a ridiculously-light reported weight of 627 grams (size 40) for the …
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Review: Hydrapak SF500 and SF350 SoftFlasks
I’ll be honest: most of the stuff we review on Singletracks is a variation or improvement on an existing product: apparel, tires, components…. even whole bikes don’t really change all that much from one year to the next. Once in a while, though, we get a truly new product, and the SoftFlask is just such …
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