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Who says you need fat tires to enjoy rocky, rooty Singletrack? Well, I do–I surely would’ve flatted as soon as I left the pavement on this ride.

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The Trance has been a fixture in the Giant product line-up since it’s introduction in 2006. Originally it was a 4″ travel 26er, and subsequent years saw the travel grow to 5.5″ and a 29er version. Giant has kept the 5.5″ of Maestro travel, but they have settled on 27.5 as the wheel size of …

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Until now the Reign and Glory were 26″ hold-outs in Giant’s line-up. For 2015, both of these gravity bikes get the 27.5 treatment. While no Glorys were available to test ride at Outerbike, Giant did bring along a size run of the new Reign Advanced 27.5. The Reign Advanced 1 features a carbon frame with a …

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With Giant abandoning any wheel size that is not 27.5, it’s only natural that their flagship race bike, the Anthem, gets similar treatment. As a former owner of the excellent Anthem X 29er, I have been looking forward to trying out the smaller wheel version. The “Advanced” in the name refers to Giant’s top-of-the-line carbon …

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Our latest infographic is a heavy on the info, light on the graphics, but it does a great job highlighting some of the best mountain bike products of 2014! We had hoped to uncover some interesting differences in brand and product preferences based on gender, region, and riding experience but to our surprise, there really …

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