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Test Ride Review: Giant Trance Advanced 27.5 0

The Trance has been a fixture in the Giant product line-up since it’s introduction in 2006. Originally it was a 4″ travel 26er, and subsequent years saw the travel grow to 5.5″ and a 29er version. Giant has kept the 5.5″ of Maestro travel, but they have settled on 27.5 as the wheel size of …

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best of, Gear, mountain bikes, Outerbike 2014 - October 13, 2014

The 10 Best Mountain Bikes We’ve Demoed in 2014

The 5th annual Outerbike consumer expo in Moab, Utah was bigger than ever before, with hundreds of riders and dozens of bike brands in attendance. Outerbike’s popularity is spurring rapid growth, and in 2015 this expo will grow from one event to three! Start planning for some sweet bike demo action next year on these …

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Video: Outerbike 2014 Shredit

A quick compilation of clips from Outerbike 2014.

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Test Ride Review: Santa Cruz Nomad Carbon 27.5

With enduro (the racing category) pushing recent bike development, Santa Cruz has re-imagined the venerable Nomad into a gravity-oriented 27.5-equipped park slayer. The carbon-frame-only Nomad comes spec’ed with SLX, XT, or XX1 groups, with prices ranging from $5,899 to $8,299. As with other Santa Cruz models, the Enve wheel upgrade is available at any component …

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Test Ride Review: Giant Reign Advanced 27.5 1

Until now the Reign and Glory were 26″ hold-outs in Giant’s line-up. For 2015, both of these gravity bikes get the 27.5 treatment. While no Glorys were available to test ride at Outerbike, Giant did bring along a size run of the new Reign Advanced 27.5. The Reign Advanced 1 features a carbon frame with a …

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