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Santa Cruz V10 Carbon Downhill MTB: Reviewed
After a good three months of swapping parts around and playing with different settings (and loving every minute of it), I am finally ready to share my final review of the Santa Cruz V10 Carbon downhill bike. Having tried three different rear shocks and playing with both Fox 40 and Boxxer WC forks, I came …
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The Museum of Mountain Bike Art and Technology (MOMBAT)
This weekend during the Southern Spokes Festival I got a chance to visit MOMBAT, located inside First Flight Bicycles in Statesville, NC and it was a revelation. Like Moab, MOMBAT is one of those places every mountain biker needs to visit at least once in their lifetime–the collection of vintage mountain bikes and parts is …
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Five Ten Cyclone MTB Shoe Review
For those of you who are familiar with extreme sports such as rock climbing, skateboarding, X-games stuff, and of course, mountain biking, you may have heard about 5.10. Come on… of course you have! If you haven’t, and you’re looking for shoes that can take a sh*% kicking, then look no further. Having tested the …
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Selle Italia SLR Super Flow 145 Saddle Review
Since I’ve had great experiences with Selle Italia saddles before, I was stoked to receive the new SLR Super Flow (145) for testing. Looking at the picture above, I am pretty sure most people would think that that saddle is installed on an XC bike. WRONG. I admit it: I’m a weight weenie. I’m always …
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Maxxis High Roller II Downhill Tire Review
I recently had the chance to spend a full three-day weekend thrashing these Maxxis High Roller II tires on the uber rocky, extremely technical trails of Mountain Creek Bike Park. I really put them through the grinder, and here’s how they came out on the other side. Specs The open, trapezoidal, ramped knobs are pretty …
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