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Singletracks Readers Choose Best Mountain Bike Races of 2017
As part of our annual Gear Survey, we asked our readers to tell us about their favorite mountain bike race. The responses ranged from endurance events to enduros, with plenty of “I don’t race” thrown in for good measure. After combing through the results, here are YOUR top seven races. 7. Tour Divide Location: Banff, Alberta …
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Listen: Must-ride Trails in California
In this episode of the Singletracks podcast, Greg and I discuss the best places to mountain bike in California. We’ll share our picks for the best bike parks, backcountry rides, and urban trail systems that are begging to be explored by bike. Whether you’re a native Californian or you’re planning a trip, tune in for our recommendations.
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Podcast: Sea Otter 2017 Highlights, Trends, and Surprises
Aaron and I talk about the highlights from this year’s Sea Otter Classic. We’ll also discuss the trends, surprises, and new product announcements we learned about at the show.
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Vittoria First to Use Graphene in Carbon MTB Rims
Graphene is a modern technology wonder, said to be 200 times stronger than steel and yet extremely flexible and lightweight. Vittoria began experimenting with Graphene as a resin additive and found, “Graphene-enhanced composites have 10~30% improved material properties.” Among those improved material properties, the company found the additive made wheels more laterally stiff and that spoke hole strength …
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Trek Powerfly 8 Full Suspension Electric Mountain Bike Review
It’s been nearly four years since I’ve ridden or reviewed an electric mountain bike, so at Sea Otter last week I decided it was time to give it another shot. I chose to test the Trek Powerfly 8, a full suspension mountain bike fitted with a Bosch CX Performance e-bike system, and here is what I learned. …
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