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Seth ghetto-builds a wheel using solely a spoke wrench. Note: even Seth doesn’t recommend doing this! “That took me over three hours, and I regret it thoroughly!”

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Mavic has long been seen as a hold out in the world of mountain bike wheels, having previously only produced alloy rims. Today, Mavic just announced their first-ever carbon MTB rim: the XA Pro Carbon. Carbon has gained massive popularity as a rim material among the mountain biking elite (or those who can afford to purchase …

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SRAM offers three categories of complete wheelsets to cover the spectrum of mountain bikers: Rise, Roam, and Rail. Those monikers probably give you a clue as to each wheel’s intended purpose. Rise wheels are for XC racing, Roam is a general-purpose set, and Rail is for more aggressive riding. Within that last category, SRAM offers the Rail 40 and Rail 50. …

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27.5, Gear, i:2:12145, plus size, plus sized, review, reviews, rims, scraper, wheel, wheels, WTB -

I’ve been testing the WTB Scraper 27.5 mountain bike rims for several weeks now and they have quickly transformed my bike from a capable XC trail bike into an adventure rig worthy of the most challenging terrain. Is wider really better when it comes to mountain bike rims? Read on to find out. Specs and …

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Here are a couple of great ways to get home if you taco your wheel out on the trail. Go for the subtle one first and comment and let us know if you’ve ever used method 2…

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