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Depending on the venue for fat bike races, you might be stuck dropping your gear off against a fence post as you head out to hammer in the powder. Imagine returning shivering and shot to find the mid-day sun has heated up the snow enough to leave your bag sitting in a dirty puddle. That post-race chill is …

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Colton Lock here checking in from Outerbike in Moab, UT with Jordan from Orbea. Today we are taking a look at the 2017 Orbea Loki 27.5+. The 2017 Loki is set up with a 1×11 XT drivetrain, Shimano M506 hydraulic disk brakes, and a Race Face Turbine 125mm dropper post. It has a 120mm Fox …

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When I took my freshman physics course in college, my favorite block was optics. I could get really geeked out studying light wavelengths and how they could be bent, filtered, reflected, and refracted.  But once that block was complete and the test successfully passed, I did my usual brain dump to clear space for the …

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Colton Lock out in Moab, UT for Outerbike 2016 hanging out with the guys from Ellsworth Bikes and riding the Rogue Forty. The Rogue Forty is Ellsworth’s newly-released 27.5-inch-wheeled trail bike.  The Rogue Forty is set up with 140mm front and rear suspension with a very slack feeling setup, to make this bike ready for some big hits. …

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The Fission Bib Knicker from Hincapie is the perfect pair of riding shorts for cool spring and fall weather, or even as a base layer during mid-winter. While I had gotten along just fine riding in cold weather without the Fission, adding this garment to my wardrobe has radically simplified the process of getting out the …

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