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If Anyone Is a Wet Weather Expert, It’s the Scots – Keela Saxon Rain Jacket Review

“Necessity is the mother of invention,” as the ancient saying goes. I’ll add a second layer to that proverb: “the greater the necessity, the better the invention.” During my recent trip to Scotland I tested a unique chain lubrication product that was born out of necessity from the constant onslaught of wet weather and mucky …

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YT Jeffsy CF One 29 Test Ride Review

YT Industries is one of the brands giving online, direct-to-consumer mountain bike sales a good name. With the availability of high-quality mountain bikes from companies like YT that are visually unique with a reputation for great performance, no longer are internet-only brands simply offering off-the-shelf bike frames from China. Their race team, dubbed the “YT Mob,” backs up …

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beer, caldera ipa, Culture, ipa, review, reviews - March 29, 2017

Caldera IPA Beer: An India Pale Ale for Your Pack

Walk down any beer aisle in your local liquor or grocery store and you’re bound to be berated with three letters that have become the mantra of the beer world: IPA. The “IPA,” or India Pale Ale, has become the new standard of the brewing world. As a brewer, if you do not have a …

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Maxxis Forekaster 2.6″ Tire Review

The Forekaster from Maxxis was designed to go where you want, when you want regardless of conditions and, given its overall design, aims specifically at shoulder seasons when such conditions often run the spectrum. Wide and evenly-spaced, mid-height knobs provide a fair tradeoff between loose-penetrating and mud-clearing characteristics with a strong center knob presence for …

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Terrene Chunk Plus Tire Review

Given their high turnover rate, ability to boost your bike’s performance at a relatively low cost, and ever-widening wheels, if there’s one thing I won’t hate on, it’s more tire options! And the list doesn’t just end there, as varying tread patterns, casings, compounds, and other tire characteristics would continue to keep us interested, if …

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