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The Zerode Taniwha enduro bike features a Pinion C1.12 gearbox transmission and a carbon frame with 160mm of suspension travel. It's expensive at $6,500-$9,500, but moving more drivetrain weight to the bottom bracket makes for a well-balanced mountain bike.

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Even the best air sprung forks and shocks can’t quite match the suppleness of coil suspension. However, metal springs are always going to weigh more than air which means many riders took the penalty in plushness to shave some grams. But modern mountain bikes are lighter and more capable than ever, which has created a bit …

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The Instinct has reigned as Rocky Mountain’s long-ish travel 29er trail bike for some time now. I rode the Instinct during the BC Bike Race back in 2014 and found it to be an ideal bike for long days covering techy terrain. The Instinct’s front triangle also formed the heart of Rocky’s Pipeline plus bike, which …

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I spied a new product at Outerbike this weekend that looked like it was straight out of a scifi movie: the new integrated carbon bar/stem combo from Syncros, dubbed the Hixon iC. While bar/stem combos have been done on the XC side before and are somewhat commonplace on road bikes, bringing this technology to the trail …

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Colton Lock here checking in from Outerbike in Moab, UT with Jordan from Orbea. Today we are taking a look at the 2017 Orbea Loki 27.5+. The 2017 Loki is set up with a 1×11 XT drivetrain, Shimano M506 hydraulic disk brakes, and a Race Face Turbine 125mm dropper post. It has a 120mm Fox …

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