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Gear, helmet, i:2:10977, ixs, review, reviews -

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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27.5, 650b, auron, fork, Gear, i:2:7588, review, reviews, sr suntour, suntour auron -

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 …

The post Final Review: SR Suntour Auron Fork appeared first on Singletracks Mountain Bike News.

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Crossmax, Gear, i:2:10967, Mavic, Mountain Bike Shoes, review, reviews -

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 …

The post Review: Mavic Crossmax Enduro Mountain Bike Shoes appeared first on Singletracks Mountain Bike News.

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Gear, i:2:10955, kaenon, review, reviews, sunglasses, trade -

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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Flats, Freeride, Gear, giro, i:2:10961, Mountain Bike Shoes, park shoes, review, reviews -

I have long been a clipless pedals guy. In fact, I cannot remember the last time I rode with anything else–maybe 15 years ago when I used a Wal-Mart bike to commute around my small town. So, after reading a plethora of articles in various biking magazines about the merits of flats over clipless pedals …

The post Review: Giro Jacket Mid Flat Pedal Mountain Bike Shoes appeared first on Singletracks Mountain Bike News.

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