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bluto, Fat Bike, fork, Gear, News, rock shox, RockShox, suspension - April 11, 2014

News: First-Ever Fat Bike Suspension Fork Announced: RockShox Bluto RL

Earlier this morning we published a quick news post about the new Rocky Mountain Blizzard, which featured a teaser of the new RockShox Bluto RL fat bike suspension fork. Now, we have official details on the fork! Most interestingly, the Bluto will be available in 80, 100, and 120mm travel options. This will prove to …

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rock shox, RockShox, rs-1, video, Videos - April 9, 2014

Video: “Culture Shock: Russell and Chris and the RS-1”

Different dudes. Same agenda. At least sort of, anyway. Bring XC champ Russell Finsterwald and weekend-warrior champ Chris Dewar together to some posh digs in Palm Spring, California, and some stuff is going to happen. Late-morning shuttle or pre-dawn pedal, it doesn’t really matter—although the dawn-patrol, uphill, asphalt commute to the Idyllwild trails deserves a …

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News: RockShox Releases Details About Their Brand-New RS-1 Fork

While mountain bikers have speculated wildly on internet forums about the application and the final specs of RockShox’s new RS-1 fork, RockShox has finally released some official information and put our late-night wondering to rest. And no, people, this isn’t a fat bike fork: rather, it’s an ultra-lightweight carbon XC race fork that is currently …

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Review: Rock Shox PIKE Fork

After being out of the line up for a few years, Rock Shox has brought back the PIKE fork. The PIKE represents an all-new direction in thinking about what a fork should be. The clan at Rock Shox took a good hard look at what new trail riders are facing, and they created a brand-new fork …

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Electronic Gadgets for Mountain Bikers

These days we’re living in a digital world and like it or not, digital technology is creeping onto the mountain bike trail. Here are a few interesting electronic gadgets from Interbike: JVC Helmet Camera You may remember JVC from the old days of handheld camcorders and the company is building on that legacy with its …

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