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Alaska snow bike racing
Here’s a mountain biking niche you may not have heard of: Snow biking. Of course folks have been riding their mountain bikes in snow and ice since the beginning but today you can actually buy a purpose-built snow bike from Surly with wide tires and rims designed to “float” on top of the snow. The …
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New Jersey seeks to outlaw the quick-release axle
This is perhaps the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard: Lawmakers in New Jersey are considering banning the sale of mountain bikes with quick release axles due to reported injuries to children. The bill would require a secondary safety mechanism and the “fork tips” on most forks don’t seem to satsify the bill’s proponents. Meanwhile …
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Pearl Izumi being sold to Shimano
Shimano is ramping up their move into cycling apparel with the purchase of Pearl Izumi, the popular bike clothing and shoe company. Does this mean we’ll be seeing SPD-compatible jerseys? XTR bike shorts? We’ll see. The word is that Pearl Izumi will continue to operate as an independent company and the facilities in Broomfield, CO …
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Pearl Izumi being sold to Shimano
Shimano is ramping up their move into cycling apparel with the purchase of Pearl Izumi, the popular bike clothing and shoe company. Does this mean we’ll be seeing SPD-compatible jerseys? XTR bike shorts? We’ll see. The word is that Pearl Izumi will continue to operate as an independent company and the facilities in Broomfield, CO …
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Cannondale 29er 4 Test Ride
Yesterday I got my first chance to ride a 29er mountain bike over at Roswell Bikes and I thought I’d share what I learned from my (brief) test drive. The bike was a hard tail Cannondale 29er 4 and despite the awkward name it seemed well constructed, especially compared by my 1999 model Trek …
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