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The 650b (R)evolution, Part 3: Rocky Mountain, Scott, Norco, and Intense

Click here to read “The 650b (R)evolution, Part 2: The 650b Godfather, (R)evolution, and 650b Sales.” While it seems that some companies have jumped into the 650b movement headfirst, other companies are testing the waters with just a couple of models. Rocky Mountain Rocky Mountain Altitude With 150mm of travel, they call the Altitude a …

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Interbike 2012: New Products from Shimano

Zee has arrived: finally, a drivetrain for the gravity rider that won’t drain your bank account! Shimano’s 2012 offerings don’t stop there. With the new Saint group also on display and the new SLX making a showing, there was a lot to see at the Shimano booth. Shimano also introduced soft good offerings at Interbike, …

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The 650b (R)evolution, Part 2: The 650b Godfather, (R)evolution, and 650b Sales

Click here to read “The 650b (R)evolution, Part 1: Jamis, KHS, and Tires.” The Godfather of 650b Mountain Bikes: Tom Ritchey While most of what we’ve been writing here on Singletracks refers to 650b as a new mountain bike trend, if you look at the history of the sport this wheel standard is anything but …

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The 650b (R)evolution, Part 1: Jamis, KHS, and Tires

It’s been all over the blog and the forums on Singletracks.com: the industry is quickly jumping behind the new 650b/27.5″/tweener wheel size, whatever you want to call it. This year at Interbike I was tasked with covering the new 650b products–quite a tall order! In this series of posts I’ll highlight a number of 650b …

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Interbike 2012: KHS SixFifty 608 Test Ride

Ive spent plenty of time riding a full-suspension 650b bike over the course of this summer, but I had yet to see how the tweener wheels handle in a hardtail package. So, when I wandered over to the KHS booth and noticed the beautiful carbon frames rolling on WTB Laser Disc 650b wheels, I had …

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The 650b (R)evolution, Part 3: Rocky Mountain, Scott, Norco, and Intense

Interbike 2012: New Products from Shimano

The 650b (R)evolution, Part 2: The 650b Godfather, (R)evolution, and 650b Sales

The 650b (R)evolution, Part 1: Jamis, KHS, and Tires

Interbike 2012: KHS SixFifty 608 Test Ride

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