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Long Term Review: Performance Balance Kid’s Bike
This was not my first bike, though it should have been. I had tried several pedal bikes with and without training wheels prior to this one, with pretty dismal results. I couldn’t really wrap my brain around moving my feet in circles, and just kept hitting the coaster brake the whole time. The training wheels …
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Hope Technology Crankset and Retainer Ring Review
Hope Technology is a company known for their no B.S., made in the UK, machined components. Probably like many of you, my first set of “nice” hubs were from Hope. Those Pro 2 hubs struck a solid balance of weight, durability, and cost. After several years I detonated the rear hub during a particularly expensive …
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Hope Slick Chain Device Review
Along with their crankset, Hope sent over their Slick Chain Device for review. It’s a chain guide intended to be run with a 1x drivetrain. Unfortunately, the Zen TRAIL frame that I used for testing the cranks didn’t have ISCG-05 tabs on it, so I wasn’t able to use it on that bike. My Kona Process does …
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Aspire Acclaimed Sunglasses Review
If you’re out on the trail getting rad, it’s in your best interest to also look rad while doing so, because if you’re not stylish while out on the singletrack, what’s the point? Thankfully Aspire Eyewear has stepped up and created a new line of performance eyewear that is not only absurdly lightweight, but also …
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Test Ride Review: The New 2016 Kona Wo Fat Bike
I’ve come to the conclusion that there are many crappy fat bikes on the market today. From poor component choices (wheels and tires), to poor geometry creating awkward handling, to excessively high weights, to serious calf-bang issues, I would recommend very few of the fat bikes I’ve ridden, much less pay money for them. The 2016 …
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