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Most stories we hear these days are about US mountain biking companies moving headquarters and production overseas but this time it’s the other way around. Italian suspension maker Marzocchi is selling its mountain bike and motorcycle suspension business to US auto parts manufacturer Tenneco Inc. Tenneco is a $6 billion company headquartered in Lake Forest, …

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Most stories we hear these days are about US mountain biking companies moving headquarters and production overseas but this time it’s the other way around. Italian suspension maker Marzocchi is selling its mountain bike and motorcycle suspension business to US auto parts manufacturer Tenneco Inc. Tenneco is a $6 billion company headquartered in Lake Forest, …

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I read that the new 3G iPhone has GPS built-in and it got me thinking: Could the iPhone challenge the Edge 705 as a high end GPS for mountain biking? Let’s see how the two compare: Mapping Both the iPhone and Edge 705 have color screens but the iPhone’s screen is much larger: 3.5 in …

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Gear, GPS for MTB -

I read that the new 3G iPhone has GPS built-in and it got me thinking: Could the iPhone challenge the Edge 705 as a high end GPS for mountain biking? Let’s see how the two compare: Mapping Both the iPhone and Edge 705 have color screens but the iPhone’s screen is much larger: 3.5 in …

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The LA Times print edition ran an article yesterday reviewing several trail-side mountain bike tools including the SRAM Power Link, Park Tool TB-2 Emergency Tire Boot, Topeak Hexus 16, and the Park Tool spoke wrench. Of course to be prepared for every possible emergency on the trail you’d need a trailer to haul all your …

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