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Giant Trance Advanced 1 Test Ride Review

On paper, the Giant Trance has all the ingredients necessary to make a successful trail bike: a carbon frame, carbon wheels, top drawer suspension, and solid components. I tested the Trance’s big brother, the Reign, a couple years back and overall, I was impressed. But, with 160mm of travel and geometry skewed towards descending, the …

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Rocky Mountain Pipeline 770 MSL Test Ride Review

Jeff checked out the Pipeline at last year’s Sea Otter when the bike was brand new. However, as he mentioned in his review, the trails at the Laguna Seca Raceway are pretty tame. It’s a great place to try out an XC bike, but anything more than 120mm is beyond overkill. Because of this, and …

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Affordable and Versatile: Giant’s XTC Advanced 27.5+ Tested

Upon arriving back at the Outerbike venue from our shuttle ride to Navajo Rocks, Greg and I noticed a distinct lack of bikes. The weather had warmed up and everybody was out on the trails. With the pickin’s slim, I noticed a lone, Kawasaki-green hardtail in the back of Giant’s booth. A hardtail might not …

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YT Industries Capra CF Rawr Test Ride Review

After a fantastic day of shredding aboard YT’s Jeffsy trail bike, I knew I needed to sample the longer-travel Capra enduro bike for myself. An Outerbike shuttle to the top of Mag 7 in Moab provided the perfect opportunity. Specs The Capra sports 165mm of rear travel in a full-carbon frame and 170mm of suspension up …

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The New Louis Garneau Copper T-Flex MTB Shoes, Reviewed

The new Copper T-Flex shoes sit at the top of Louis Garneau’s mountain bike line. In fact, Louis Garneau says, “our entire race shoe design heritage has been passed on to the Copper T-Flex.” Those are big shoes to fill indeed! I’ve been testing the Copper T-Flex shoes for a couple months now and here’s what I’ve found. First …

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