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The 10 Best Fat Bikes of 2016 – Readers’ Choice Awards
Fat bikes are no longer the hot button topic that they were back in 2014, but as the discussion and controversy has died down to a low simmer, only revived by articles like my recent Over a Beer column, fat bikes have quietly cemented a position in the lineups of almost every major bike brand. …
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Get a Grip! The Best Mountain Bike Grips, According to Our Readers
Mountain bike grips are often easy to overlook, but as one of the few contact points on the bike, they’re important to both comfort and control. We surveyed more than 2,200 Singletracks readers, asking them about their favorite grips, and here are their favorites for 2016. We found the average price for the most popular grips is …
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Updated Specialized Epic Hardtail Mountain Bike Is Company’s Lightest Frame Ever
Specialized recently updated the iconic Epic hardtail mountain bike, and the new version is the company’s lightest bike frame to date. But wait, does that mean it’s lighter than any of their current road bike frames? Yes. Yes, it does. The bare frame, with no paint or hardware, weighs less than 800g. Adding paint and the …
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Ned Overend’s Top 5 Tips for Staying Strong on the Bike and Keep Mountain Biking Beyond Retirement
A few years ago younger riders started saying “hi, old man,” when I’d show up at rides. At first I didn’t think anything about it. I was, after all, senior to them but was still riding – a lot – and could hold my own. Then one day I looked in the mirror and locked …
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Specialized Claims the S-Works 6 XC Shoes Are the Lightest MTB Shoes in the World
At just 270g per shoe, Specialized is claiming the new S-Works 6 XC shoes are the lightest mountain bike shoes in the world. Not only that, the company is claiming this is the most connected XC race shoe in the world, though it turns out they’re talking foot-to-shoe connection, not shoe-to-internet like I first imagined. …
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