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Upgrade Your Shoes with Ergon IP3 Solestar Insoles

During long rides or races when my pedal stroke gets sloppy, my feet tend to over supinate (that’s a new word to me, too). It means my feet roll outwards, towards my pinkie toe. In extreme cases, this causes hot spots on the outer edge of my foot, which are painful. Granted, this only happens …

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Entry-Level Hardtails Are More Capable than Ever – 2018 Mongoose Tyax Supa Trail Expert 27.5+ Test Ride Review

Mongoose’s self-proclaimed purpose in life is to help get more people into riding bikes and then once they’re hooked, helping them increase their participation in the sport. To help accomplish this goal, Mongoose sells many bikes that are on the affordable end of the spectrum. While you might only associate their brand name with department …

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Selle Italia Launches More Affordable SLR Saddle Line, and We Review the New SLR TM Flow

Selle Italia recently launched a more affordable line of their venerable SLR saddles that looks and performs similarly to their more expensive counterparts. I’ve been running an older, more expensive version of the SLR Flow saddle for nearly 8 years now, so I was anxious to see how the new SLR TM Flow ($129.99 USD) compares. Saddle Form and Materials …

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Review: The Topeak Joeblow Booster Pump Can Revolutionize Your Home Bike Shop

If one tool, one product, has ever revolutionized the way I work on bikes in my home bike shop, it’s the Topeak Joeblow Booster Pump. “Half air compressor, half pump,” as the Topeak website states, the Joeblow Booster makes seating tubeless tires an absolute breeze. Before acquiring the Joeblow, I could maybe seat tubeless tires …

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Can you boil water in a plastic-sided pot?! – Sea to Summit X-Set 11 Cookset Review

Sea to Summit sent over their X-Set 11 cookset package to round out my bikepacking setup. But as I pulled it out of the box and started looking at the primary pot (called the X-Kettle), I realized, “Wait a second: this pot has plastic sides! How the heck am I supposed to boil water in here? Is …

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