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27.5, Bike Reviews, i:2:12679, marin, outerbike, outerbike2015, Plus, plus size, review, reviews, rigid - October 7, 2015

Test Ride Review: Marin Pine Mountain 27.5+

The opening of Outerbike is a frenzied melee, as hundreds of riders who have waited an hour or more in the morning desert sun all sprint to the tent of their choice in hopes of getting the latest, greatest, most hyped, or most desired bike as their first demo. If you’ve ever been to a …

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Test Ride Review: Ellsworth Epiphany+ Carbon, 27.5+

Ellsworth is yet another convert to the 27.5+ life, with two versions of the Epiphany available with the plus-size tires: carbon and alloy. The Bike I tested the carbon version, which is the XC-oriented rendition of the Epiphany+. The bike weighs in at 29 pounds complete, and is spec’ed with a Fox 34 fork, Stan’s …

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Maxxis Adds New Fat Bike, 27.5+, and Trail Tires

The engineers at Maxxis have been busy trying to keep up with all the recent changes in wheel sizes. On display in their booth was a bevy of new tread patterns, sizes, and casing options. Starting with the widest tires first, Maxxis has added three new fat bike tires to their line. The Colossus is …

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27.5, bike design, Fat Bike, Gear, plus size - September 22, 2015

28 Fat and Plus-Sized Bikes Rated: Quantifying the Calf-Bang Factor

Most of the major mountain bike trends over the last four-plus years have involved an increase in tire widths. With 4-inch fat bikes giving way to 5-inch rigs, and 27.5-inch and 29-inch tires going wider to 2.8- and 3.0-inch, the mantra “bigger is better” seems to be widely-accepted. But based on the extensive fat and …

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Test Ride Review: Devinci Hendrix 27.5+

Over the course of the coming weeks you’ll read numerous articles about the new 27.5+ products launching at Interbike 2015. By relating all of this content, we’re not trying to convince you that 27.5+ is the best thing since Colby Cheese–I already tried to do that, here. Instead, we’re just relating this trend to you …

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