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Are 2.6″ Tires the Sweet Spot? Maxxis Rekon 2.6″ Tire Review
When Maxxis announced offerings of some of their current treads in 2.6″, I was like whaaa?! I was excited. Earlier this year, the 2.6″ Maxxis Forekaster won me over for its proficient, playful, and predictable mannerisms. In fact, the Forekaster is going right back on (as a rear) for the summer. Needless to say, I was more …
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Review: The Topeak Joeblow Booster Pump Can Revolutionize Your Home Bike Shop
If one tool, one product, has ever revolutionized the way I work on bikes in my home bike shop, it’s the Topeak Joeblow Booster Pump. “Half air compressor, half pump,” as the Topeak website states, the Joeblow Booster makes seating tubeless tires an absolute breeze. Before acquiring the Joeblow, I could maybe seat tubeless tires …
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Terrene Releases New Plus Tire: The “McFly”
Terrene is adding another tire to their lineup: the “McFly.” This new plus tire will fill the 2.8″ hole in their line in both the 27.5″ and 29″ diameters. It’s specifically designed to be a faster rolling, less-aggressive tire than the burlier “Chunk” model. “Combine great acceleration and breaking with stout predictable side knobs and …
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Vittoria’s Fast-Rolling Mud Tire is a Rotating Oxymoron
At Sea Otter last week I got my first look at Vittoria’s Gato, cross-country (XC) tire. On paper, the Gato seems like a pretty standard XC tire: it’s (just) 2.2 inches wide, weighs 760g, and features a supple, 120tpi sidewall. And in person, the tire looks to be fast rolling, with regular and densely-packed, medium-length knobs arrayed along a round profile. …
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Teravail Shows Brand New Bikepacking, Aggressive 27.5+ Mountain Bike Tires
Teravail, owned by mega-distributor Quality Bicycle Products, is new to the mountain bike tire scene; so new, in fact, that you won’t be able to buy any of their mountain bike tires until July of this year. But as I found out at Sea Otter last week, the company has been doing their homework for quite a …
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