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Fat Bike, fat bike clothing, fat biking, fatbiking, Gear, i:2:11859, i:2:11860, jacket, Pant, review, reviews, shell, showers pass - January 28, 2015

Review: Showers Pass Refuge Jacket and Pant–the Perfect Fat Bike Shell

After two solid years of year-round fat biking in Colorado, with seasons that seem to change quickly to bitter cold, I have been enthusiastically searching for the Goldilocks of shells to wear while riding my fat bike. My criteria: a lightweight shell that can handle the brutal minus-something cold of the Rockies, but versatile enough …

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Review: Fox 36 Float 27.5 160 FIT RC2 Fork

While buzz words and new tech can be good, sometimes it’s nice to simplify and just focus on producing a great product. The all new Fox 36 Float FiT does just that. Fox took existing, proven technology, placed it in an all-new lighter chassis, added a few cool-yet-functional features, and “ta-da!” The new-and-improved Fox Float …

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ether, Gear, i:2:1180, i:2:11848, review, reviews, zoic - January 23, 2015

Review: Zoic Ether Shorts and Transition Tech Tee

Zoic has an established reputation when it comes to quality cycling apparel, producing gear that is functional but also stylish. I’ve purchased their gear with my own money for a while now, but I recently got to sample a couple of their latest and greatest garments: the updated Ether baggy shorts and newly-released Transition LS …

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Final Review: Foes Mutz Full Suspension Fat Bike

Marketing professionals would say I am not an “early adopter.” When shaped skis replaced traditional skis, I eschewed them for the better part of a decade, opting instead to stick with my skinny sticks. I soldiered on on a hardtail mountain bike for years after full suspension captured the mountain bike market. I still don’t …

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On Review: Norco Sasquatch

The Sasquatch is Norco’s first fat bike that uses a suspension fork. Compared to the Bigfoot line, the Sasquatch’s geometry has been tweaked to accommodate the RockShox Bluto. The 6061 hydroformed aluminum frame has been designed with a low stand over height regardless of size. Compact and sturdy, the relatively low (313mm) bottom bracket height …

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