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The Bontrager Line Elite 30 mountain bike wheels proved to be durable, stiff, and offer very fast hub engagement--all at a very reasonable price.

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Stan's NoTubes Arch Mk3 wheels have been redesigned with a 26mm internal rim width for modern trail bikes. Aaron found the 29" Arch Mk3 to perform well overall, but he did find that the claimed max spoke tension was too high and that the wheel worked better with lower spoke tensions.

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Get a glimpse of the process—from lathing to lacing—of what it takes to make set of Industry Nine wheels in this episode of Made With Love.

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  Carbon Fiber manufacturing is a labour intensive process that can produce lightweight, complex frames with many different combinations of attributes desirable for bicycles. What is a carbon Fiber? A Carbon fiber is a long strand of material made from carbon atoms. Thousands of these are spun together to make a yarn, which are then …

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Spank began injecting handlebars with a proprietary foam that they call “Vibrocore” a couple of years ago, and it succeeded in damping vibrations in handlebars substantially. Now, they’re doing the same thing with their new Spike 350 Vibrocore wheels. Spank claims that the addition of Vibrocore “increases torsional strength and increases the overall fatigue life of …

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