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Review: Park Tool CRP-2 Crown Race Removal Tool

Don’t you just love it when a tool does its task well? Well I do! The Park CRP-2 is one of those tools that just does its job. The CRP-2 is a shop-quality precision tool designed to rapidly and carefully remove the headset crown race from the crown race seat of the fork without any …

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On Review: Pivot Firebird 27.5

Last fall at Outerbike, the Pivot booth had crazy amounts of traffic and their demo bikes were constantly out on the trail. I didn’t get to ride any of their models during the expo, but they have sent over the Firebird 27.5 for a long term review. Phoenix-based Pivot Cycles designs all of their bikes in …

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Review: Nikwax Waterproofing: Stay Dry Longer!

I can’t stand the damp, yucky feeling when my clothing begins to soak up water. The bad thing about having water resistant mountain biking gear is that, unlike skiing or snow boarding, MTB gear will more than likely get dirty. After a while, all MTB gear will require some TLC. Most wet weather clothing has …

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Review: Bike Nashbar’s Big Ol’ Fat Bike

Fat bikes might just be the biggest advancement in the mountain bike industry in the last decade. Perhaps that’s a bold thing to say, but I can’t think of a single change over the last 10 years that has had a bigger impact on the way we look at mountain biking. No longer does snow …

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Review: ZOIC Coalition Schacket

ZOIC also sent over their Coalition Schacket for review. The Schacket is an enigma of sorts: it’s somewhat like a shirt, kinda like a jacket, but really it’s neither. If you live in a place like my hometown and the temps aren’t always short sleeve weather, this just might be the thing for you. Specs …

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