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closure, industry, Marzocchi, News -

In case you missed it, Tenneco, the Lake Forest, IL company that owns Marzocchi, announced its “intention to discontinue its Marzocchi motor bike fork suspension business and its mountain bike business, and liquidate its Marzocchi operations.” While many have taken this to mean the company is shutting down its mountain bike suspension business for good, …

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27.5, News, Plus, plus size, pony rustler, salsa -

We first spotted the new Salsa at the WTB booth during the Sea Otter Classic, and at the time speculated that the 27.5+ bike was based on their Horsethief trail bike. With the details Salsa released on the Pony Rustler, it looks like we were on to something. The Pony Rustler features 120mm of rear …

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e-bike, ebike, News, specialized -

Specialized recently announced the Turbo Levo, an electric pedal-assist trail bike. In the press release, Specialized is sure to mention the pedal-assist thing several times. They are making a clear distinction between the Turbo Levo and electric bikes. The key difference? There is no throttle on the Levo; the system is only engaged while you’re …

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Advocacy, advocate cycles, News -

If you scroll through the news, chances are the bicycle-related stories you come across will be bad. Drivers are always offering unreasonable complaints about sharing the road with cyclists even while trails are constantly under threat to be designated for some kind of motorized use. Recently the state of Wisconsin proposed a one time $25 …

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forks, Gear, lyrik, news, RockShox, yari -

The writing was on the wall with the introduction of the present Pike fork. Well, RockShox announced their totally revamped Lyrik and all-new Yari forks today! The new Lyrik sports a 35mm chassis and is designed to be stiffer than a Pike but in a longer travel fork. Not only is the new Lyrik stiffer, …

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