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Wahoo Fitness Releases New Easy-to-Use ELEMNT GPS Unit

Right smack-dab in the middle of Interbike 2015, Wahoo Fitness raised the curtain on their brand-new GPS Cycling Computer: the ELEMNT. Now, is this a cycling computer, or is it a GPS unit? At first I was a little confused, as Wahoo mashed the two words together, but after meeting with them at Interbike, I …

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The Patrol Brand Launches in the US, Teases 2 Brand-New Bikes at Interbike

The “Patrol” mountain bike brand is officially launching in the USA! If you haven’t heard of Patrol before, don’t fret: they hail from Indonesia, home of a burgeoning mountain bike scene thanks to a rising middle class. Their main point of entry into the US will be IBDs in California–most likely due to the ease …

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Endura Updates MT500 Jacket

Ah, Scotland. Land of clear blue skies, warm temperatures, and sandy beaches. Except not really. Scotland is just as much known for its rugged terrain and weather as its delicious whisky. Basically, it’s the perfect place to develop mountain bike gear. The first offering from Endura was their MT500 range, and it was designed for …

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Norco Launches New and Revamped 27.5 Mountain Bikes

Norco had several new and updated mountain bikes on display at Interbike 2015. New for this year is a 27.5+ hardtail, dubbed the “Torrent 7.” The Torrent 7 is a budget-friendly hardtail, and is Norco’s first-ever “650B Plus trail mountain bike.” We’re referring to this new tire size as 27.5+, but regardless, this bike “is …

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Say Hello to the Mobile Bike Shop

The biggest problem with owning a bike shop is that you have to own a bike shop. I’m talking about the actual brick-and-mortar sign-in-the-window the-bank-wants-its-payment bike shop, otherwise known as a big ol’ pain in the buttocks. The margin on bike shop ownership is thinner than a roadie’s pants, and yet, in order to make …

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