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Watch: Mountain Biking in the Middle of the Ocean

In the latest installment of Shimano’s Components of Adventure series, Bryn Atkinson and Bas van Steenbergen head to Reunion Island for some phenomenal riding. The tiny island off the coast of Madagascar is home to an active volcano, lush rainforests, beautiful beaches, and some incredible looking trails!

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Watch: FSA SL-K Carbon Wheel Review

Full Speed Ahead, better known as FSA, has been extremely successful making carbon components such as cranks, bars, stems, and carbon road wheels, and they have used their knowledge to produce a line of mountain bike wheels.  This line up consists of their XC Race wheel, the K-Force; the XC model, the SL-K; and the trail-oriented …

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Vittoria’s Fast-Rolling Mud Tire is a Rotating Oxymoron

At Sea Otter last week I got my first look at Vittoria’s Gato, cross-country (XC) tire. On paper, the Gato seems like a pretty standard XC tire: it’s (just) 2.2 inches wide, weighs 760g, and features a supple, 120tpi sidewall. And in person, the tire looks to be fast rolling, with regular and densely-packed, medium-length knobs arrayed along a round profile. …

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Bontrager Offers $700 Carbon MTB Wheel Set, Adds New Line and Kovee Wheels

Bontrager has just announced updates to their wheel offerings with the new Line and Kovee wheels. “Bontrager is unveiling new additions to the Line and Kovee lineup of mountain bike wheels that challenge Keith’s famous adage of ‘Strong, Light, Cheap—Pick Two,'” according to their recent press release. “The new Bontrager Line and Kovee wheels give …

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The New Louis Garneau Copper T-Flex MTB Shoes, Reviewed

The new Copper T-Flex shoes sit at the top of Louis Garneau’s mountain bike line. In fact, Louis Garneau says, “our entire race shoe design heritage has been passed on to the Copper T-Flex.” Those are big shoes to fill indeed! I’ve been testing the Copper T-Flex shoes for a couple months now and here’s what I’ve found. First …

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