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6 Reasons Why You Should Ride a Singlespeed

I have to admit, when I first started riding mountain bikes, the concept of a singlespeed was a little odd. Gears seemed natural. We had come up with the idea to use different gear ratios to make going uphill easier and to maximize speed on the downhills. Why throw away this technology? Why make anything …

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Test Ride Review: Durango Bike Company Pucker SS Titanium Hardtail

Durango Bike Company (DBC) was well represented at Outerbike Moab despite their small size and limited build-to-order business model. Their custom bikes with meticulous attention to detail garnered a lot of attention, as did the creative way they had the bikes displayed. I did not personally test this bike, but instead it was tested by …

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The Single Speed Addiction

Road biking can effectively be broken into two groups: racing and non-racing. Sure, roadies will argue that subtle differences are significant, but show your grandma a Tarmac and a Roubaix, and she’ll likely tell you they’re the same bike… unless, of course, you show her a pink and blue bike. Mountain biking, on the other …

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Review: Vassago VerHauen 29er

Vassago is an Arizona-based company that specializes in 29er hardtail frames.  I have owned their singlespeed Jabberwocky frame for a while now, which is one of two of their less expensive Taiwanese models.  It’s a great frame; I highly recommend it to anyone interested in an affordable steel SS 29er. They also have a line of higher-end …

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Review: Vassago OptimusTi Mountain Bike Frame

Vassago only builds big-wheeled bikes, and is best known for their steel single speed frame, the Jabberwocky.  I have been riding one for over three years now, and really like it, so I was sad to see the company go through a rough patch a while back.  But recently Vassago was bought by some former …

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