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All-Wheel-Drive Mountain Bike Test Ride
Here’s something you may not have considered: an all-wheel-drive mountain bike. The idea has been around for some time—most notably, Christini produces all-wheel-drive models—but it’s something most of us have never experienced. That’s why I had to test ride the Tretta 29er at Interbike. Looking at the photos you can see how the system works: …
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Interbike 2012: Yeti SB-95 Test Ride
My first taste of the dry, dusty desert singletrack of Bootleg Canyon was aboard the Yeti SB-95 and what a taste it was! With 29 wheels, 5 of travel front and back, and a 68.5 headtube angle, this is an aggressive bike that was ready to tackle the most technical Outdoor Demo test track that …
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SRAM XX1: 11spd MTB Drivetrain
This year SRAM is introducing a new 11spd drivetrain that targets both XC and gravity riders alike, which seems like a crazy idea. But it turns out the company has done their homework once again and have put together a well thought out system called XX1. Im a solidly XC-rider myself and Ive been riding …
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Interbike 2012 Coverage
Its that time of year: expo season! Seemingly every bike company under the sun is launching their new product lines and Interbike 2012 (the largest bicycle industry tradeshow in North America) is behing held this week in Las Vegas with about 1,200 exhibitors showcasing the latest and greatest. Singletracks is traveling to Vegas this week, …
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SRAM 10spd X0 Grip Shifters: Locked and Dialed
Grip shifters literally launched SRAM into the bike market back in 1988. As a scrappy start-up, SRAM introduced grip shifters in the road market that year and just six years later the company had sales of $25 million (by 2010, the company would rake in just over half a billion dollars a year). I first …
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