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Bike Reviews, gates carbon drive, Gear, i:2:1667, longboard, spot -

Regular readers know I’m into simple, lightweight XC bikes that just work and today I rode what is perhaps my new favorite: The Spot Longboard. This is a steel frame, 29er (natch), single speed mountain bike with a twist. See that drivetrain? It’s a Gates Carbon Belt system. We’ve written about the Gates carbon drive …

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Bike Reviews, gates carbon drive, Gear, i:2:1667, longboard, spot -

Regular readers know I’m into simple, lightweight XC bikes that just work and today I rode what is perhaps my new favorite: The Spot Longboard. This is a steel frame, 29er (natch), single speed mountain bike with a twist. See that drivetrain? It’s a Gates Carbon Belt system. We’ve written about the Gates carbon drive …

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Bike Reviews, fuel ex 9.9, Gear, i:2:1659, interbike, trek -

The carbon Trek Fuel EX 9.9 performs exactly as you would imagine it does: flawlessly. I had the chance to demo a shiny extra-large EX 9.9 today and here are the not so surprising conclusions I came to: 1. It’s lightweight. At around 26 pounds for a size XL stock model (minus the quick release …

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Bike Reviews, fuel ex 9.9, Gear, i:2:1659, interbike, trek -

The carbon Trek Fuel EX 9.9 performs exactly as you would imagine it does: flawlessly. I had the chance to demo a shiny extra-large EX 9.9 today and here are the not so surprising conclusions I came to: 1. It’s lightweight. At around 26 pounds for a size XL stock model (minus the quick release …

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colorado, lance armstrong, levi leipheimer, News, steve peat -

Steve Peat. Photograph: Kathy Sessler / Santa Cruz Syndicate via Guardian.co.uk. The LA Times just ran a two part article profiling mountain biker turned Tour de France dominator Levi Leipheimer. As you may recall there was some trash talk between Leipheimer and Lance Armstrong before the Leadville 100 this year but Levi crashed during the …

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