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Ibis Launches 6 New Wheelsets

Ibis was an early adopter of the “wider is better” ethos when it comes to mountain bike wheels. Their previous wheelsets could be found on many bikes, not just from Ibis, because of their width and affordable–for carbon–prices. At this year’s Sea Otter, Ibis was showing four new carbon wheelsets and rims, and two aluminum …

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Hope’s Homemade HB.211 Carbon Bike

A common question at trade shows is, “What’s the coolest thing you’ve seen?” Often it’s hard to come up with an answer. Not because I haven’t seen anything cool, but rather because I’ve seen so much moderately cool shit that it all runs together into one big blur. That wasn’t to be the case this year, …

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News: Niner Opening Factory Storefront

Niner is set to open a factory storefront at their headquarters in Fort Collins, Colorado, SportsOneSource.com reports. According to the article, Niner will begin selling their bikes and other merchandise directly to consumers, and will allow Niner to double down on their customer service. In addition, they will have a fleet of demo bikes available …

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Bontrager Drops New Dropper Post and Line Components

In what turned out to be a bit of a theme for this year’s Sea Otter, there were some new dropper posts floating around. One of the most promising looks to be Bontrager’s Drop Line. If you ask any rider what they want out of their dropper, they’ll likely tell you they want reliability. Bontrager …

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Trek Launches All-New Full Suspension Fat Bike: The Farley EX

The biggest news by far from Trek’s Sea Otter Launch was the addition of a full suspension Farley fat bike to their line. What’s more, Trek is speccing the new bikes with 27.5″ fat bike wheels and tires, instead of the more common 26″ size. That said, 26″ fat bike wheels with up to 4″ tires …

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