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When I was a kid, I was powerfully jealous of my neighbor’s Diamondback bike. This was the mid eighties, when a kid’s BMX bike was the most important thing in his universe. Now all those eighties kids are grown up. They’re distracted by important concerns like work, mountain bikes, family life, mountain bikes, and, most …

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Founded in 1897, Selle Italia has, in recent years, innovated in everything from weight to comfort to durability. They’ve upgraded their saddles with everything from titanium and carbon rails, to specific material choices for a balance of flexibility, weight, and comfort. Specs The new Flite line of saddles is a product of those years of …

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Having not purchased a new, lower-capacity hydration pack for short rides since my first Camelbak in 2000, I jumped at the opportunity to review the Camelbak Charge 10LR.  When I reviewed the larger capacity Dakine AMP 12L a few months ago, I marveled at the features now being incorporated into modern hydration packs relative to …

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27.5, 650b, Bike Reviews, foundry, foundry cycles, i:2:7614, review, reviews, tomahawk -

In a world being overtaken by longer travel, wider bars, and of course, 650b wheels, one company has dedicated themselves to building simple, lightweight, carbon fiber hardtail racing bikes. It’s okay if you read that in the Movie Trailer Guy’s voice… For the past few months I’ve been tearing it up on the brand-new Foundry …

The post Final Review: Foundry Tomahawk B3 27.5/650b appeared first on Singletracks Mountain Bike News.

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I had the pleasure to test the Fox Float X CTD rear shock with Trail Adjust along with the Fox 34 Talas CTD fork. Bikes with longer travel require good control over the rear wheel as well as the front. I can still remember the first fully-suspended bike that I owned, and today’s shocks like the new …

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