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Suspension round-up

I poked around at a few booths looking for the biggest and baddest mountain bike suspensions I could find – and here’s my report. Fusion The Delta Eight front fork has (you guessed it) 8 inches of travel making it a big deal. It uses a custom hub system for max travel and the thing …

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IMBA Ride Centers

This morning I attended the announcement presentation for the new IMBA Ride Centers initiative and I gotta say I’m pretty stoked. The idea is that Ride Centers will show off best practices in trail design while making mountain biking more accessible to a wider range of riders. Centers will incorporate world-class facilities and programs for …

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Mountain Bike Hall of Fame Induction 2007

I got the chance to attend the 2007 Mountain Bike Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Interbike last night and it was pretty sweet (and not just because of the free Singletrack beers). The inductees included Alison Sydor, one of the most accomplished female mountain bike riders in the world and Frank the Welder (Frank …

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Magura Wotan: This one’s for you Bomb

The Bomb-man requested some dope on the Magura Wotan and I was able to snap a few pics and pick up a few stickers. These things are true works of art, though sadly the Fox booth (which was right next door) seemed to get all the attention.

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High-end Helmet Cam: V.I.O. POV.1

If you’re looking for a pro-sumer level mountain bike helmet cam you might want to check out the V.I.O. POV.1. It’s an integrated video capture system capable of recording 720×480 resolution at 30fps. If you don’t know what this means, suffice it to say it’s good, better than television quality. The system is comprised of …

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