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27.5, Bike Reviews, giant, i:2:9182, outerbike, Outerbike 2014, review, reviews, trance advanced 27.5 - October 14, 2014

Test Ride Review: Giant Trance Advanced 27.5 0

The Trance has been a fixture in the Giant product line-up since it’s introduction in 2006. Originally it was a 4″ travel 26er, and subsequent years saw the travel grow to 5.5″ and a 29er version. Giant has kept the 5.5″ of Maestro travel, but they have settled on 27.5 as the wheel size of …

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Review: Funkier Winter Jacket

Fall is here: there’s no mistaking the shorter days and the crispness in the air. Now is the time to start planning ahead for the upcoming cold weather riding season. Enter the Winter Jacket from Funkier. Construction The descriptively-named Winter Jacket is essentially a heavy fleece, with a water and windproof front and sleeves and …

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575, Bike Reviews, i:2:554, review, reviews, yeti - October 12, 2014

Final Review: Yeti 575

I have been putting off this final review of the Yeti 575 for one simple reason: I don’t want to give it back. I’m like a ten year old playing iPad games for the first time. I didn’t even know life could be this awesome. If you read my first impressions of the bike, you …

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Review: Pearl Izumi Canyon Baggy Mountain Bike Shorts

With the exception of hardcore XC racers, pretty much all mountain bikers have made the switch to baggy shorts by now. Pearl Izumi, long known for their quality race wear, offers a comprehensive line of baggies as well. At $75 MSRP, the Canyon MTB shorts are the most affordable model in Pearl’s line, and they …

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Review: Ryders Trapper Photochromic Sunglasses

Between bright sun, UV rays, flying debris, and the occasional tree branch, protective eyewear is a must-have for any serious mountain biker. Ryders makes a dizzying array of sunglass models, and within most of those models they also offer different lens choices including standard, polarized, and photochromic. This review is for the Trapper model, with photochromic …

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