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Podcast: Sea Otter 2017 Highlights, Trends, and Surprises

Aaron and I talk about the highlights from this year’s Sea Otter Classic. We’ll also discuss the trends, surprises, and new product announcements we learned about at the show.

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Watch: How To Make a Chainstay Protector

A chainstay protector is a great way to keep your bike quiet and stop your chain chipping away at your mountain bike’s paint. So Scott is here to show you how to make your own.

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Watch: 5 Essential Tips To Improve Your Jumping Technique

Need to work on your jumping skills? Still can’t clear that big double at your local trails? Then check out Blake’s tips to improve your jumping skills.

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Proudfoot Cycles Displays Steel Full Suspension

I’m a sucker for steel bikes, so when I saw a turquoise, steel, full suspension hanging from a stand at Sea Otter, I had to check it out. The bike is from Proudfoot, a new company out of Golden, CO. Husband and wife team, John and Erin Acuff, run Proudfoot. Erin handles the marketing and …

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Vittoria First to Use Graphene in Carbon MTB Rims

Graphene is a modern technology wonder, said to be 200 times stronger than steel and yet extremely flexible and lightweight. Vittoria began experimenting with Graphene as a resin additive and found, “Graphene-enhanced composites have 10~30% improved material properties.” Among those improved material properties, the company found the additive made wheels more laterally stiff and that spoke hole strength …

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