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27.5, 650b, Gear, i:2:10999, race face, review, reviews, Turbine, wheels - July 27, 2014

Review: Race Face Turbine 27.5 Wheels

The new Turbine 27.5 wheelset is an all-new direction for Race Face. This wheelset promises to be bomb proof, while not blowing up your bank account. Specs Unlike the latest trends with all-carbon and beadless wheel systems that are making headlines, the Turbine 27.5s use proven alloys and designs that are based on performance and …

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Gear, helmet, i:2:10977, ixs, review, reviews - July 24, 2014

Review: iXS Trail RS Mountain Bike Helmet

There are more mountain bike helmets on the market these days than women in Charlie Sheen’s house. It’s a daunting experience to shop in a store–and even worse online–with a seemingly endless selection of colors, shapes, and features. It’s worse than shopping for my manpurse in Manhattan! Remember when a helmet was a helmet and …

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Final Review: SR Suntour Auron Fork

If you’re a regular reader, you may remember that I had the chance to punish the Suntour Auron fork on the Mag 7 Ride in Moab last year. Well, Suntour sent me home from Outerbike with an Auron of my very own, and after coming up with a variety of creative ways to put this …

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Review: Mavic Crossmax Enduro Mountain Bike Shoes

Building on the success of the Alpine XL shoe, Mavic wanted to push its shoe technology to the next level. With input from top riders like Jérôme Clementz and Fabien Barel, Mavic produced the new enduro racing Crossmax Shoe. The Crossmax shoe is the only Enduro shoe of theirs that bears the SSC label (Special …

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Review: Kaenon Black Label Collection: Trade Sunglasses

Kaenon’s Trade sunglasses feature excellent coverage and superior optics in a murdered out, black matte finish as part of the company’s new Black Label Collection. I’ve been testing the Trades on the trail and around town and here’s what I’ve found. At first glance, the Kaenon Trades are larger and darker than most sunglasses you’ll …

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