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POV Video: “Rampage Legend Kyle Strait is Unstoppable”

It takes more than a little spill to take down this beast of a freerider. With two Rampage titles under Strait’s belt, he’s no stranger to big drops, exposed lines, and the occasional slam. After stomping a massive cliff-drop backflip he gets offline and crashes hard into his next feature. We were stoked to watch …

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Niner Releases an Aluminum Version of the Redesigned JET 9

Niner completely redesigned two of their most popular bikes this summer – the RIP 9 and JET 9. Both bikes got a bump up in travel, thoroughly modern geometry, and plus tire compatibility. However, the bikes were initially launched in carbon fiber only, with starting prices of $4,500 and $4,700 for the JET and RIP, …

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POV Video: Kurt Sorge Stomps Massive Drops and a Big ‘Ol Cork Flip at Rampage 2016

Last year’s Rampage winner, Kurt Sorge, showed up to the new venue with his sights set on charging down one of the most technically challenging lines on the mountain. Featuring massive drops and some vertigo-inducing canyon gaps, the dude pinned it down his line with flow and style, and threw in a big ‘ol cork …

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Specialized Claims the S-Works 6 XC Shoes Are the Lightest MTB Shoes in the World

At just 270g per shoe, Specialized is claiming the new S-Works 6 XC shoes are the lightest mountain bike shoes in the world. Not only that, the company is claiming this is the most connected XC race shoe in the world, though it turns out they’re talking foot-to-shoe connection, not shoe-to-internet like I first imagined. …

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Over a Beer: The Fat Bike Is the Most Significant MTB Revolution in the Past Decade… If Not Ever

Editor’s Note: “Over a Beer” is a regular column written by Greg Heil. While Greg is the Editor in Chief for Singletracks.com, any opinions expressed in this column are his alone and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Singletracks.com. Oftentimes I think we’re a bit flippant with our use of superlatives. And I’m as guilty …

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