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Gear, i:2:2367, racks, roof rack, transport, yakima -

In the olden days you could transport just about any mountain bike with a simple trunk- or roof-mounted rack system but today things are a bit more complicated. Most full suspension bikes don’t have enough front triangle clearance for a trunk mount and newer mountain bike forks with through axles aren’t compatible with fork-mounted racks …

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flat pedals, Gear, hurtle, i:2:2363, i:2:2364, Mountain Bike Shoes, MXS, pedals, review, XMX12AC, Xpedo -

Over the last few months I have been rocking a few different sets of flat pedals on my mountain bike but here’s one that sets itself apart: the Xpedo XMX12AC Hurtle (for simplicity I’ll call it the Hurtle 12). This Hurtle 12 is similar in construction to the Face Off 17 pedal that I reviewed …

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body armor, Downhill, F-1, Freeride, Gear, i:2:2358, i:2:2359, Knee, review, Shin, Storm, the -

This year I’ve been sporting THE Industries’ Storm protective gear on the trail and I’m happy to say I’ve avoided injury so far. In fact my wife is probably the most appreciative – she gets pissed every time I come home with a broken bone. I was lucky enough to get the upper suit guard …

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body armor, Downhill, F-1, Freeride, Gear, i:2:2358, i:2:2359, Knee, review, Shin, Storm, the -

This year I’ve been sporting THE Industries’ Storm protective gear on the trail and I’m happy to say I’ve avoided injury so far. In fact my wife is probably the most appreciative – she gets pissed every time I come home with a broken bone. I was lucky enough to get the upper suit guard …

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Gear, i:2:2355, light, princeton tec, push, review -

As the days get shorter and daylight savings comes to an end we’ve been finding ourselves doing more and more night riding. Not that we ever took a break – nighttime is our favorite time to mountain bike here in the south during the hot summer months. We recently got a chance to test out …

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