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As a self-proclaimed industry insider who regularly talks to other arguably more inside insiders, here is my take on mountain biking from the business side of things and why it should matter to you.
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Change your focus from “just don’t fall on this exposed section without crashing” to “ride this exposed section smoothly” or “as gracefully as I can,” which has nothing to do with falling
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With a value spec of workhorse components, and putting higher-end components where it matters, this is a hard package to beat.
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Despite the carbon doodads and long-travel suspension, on modern mountain geometry you are more likely to experience muscle and joint pain, get thrown over the bars, and wash out in turns.
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From fast-paced, flowy trail rides with lots of climbing to well-traveled, beat-up, chunky steep descents, the V3 Switchblade pushes the fun factor a bit farther out on both sides of the all-mountain spectrum.
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After two full days, we ended up with some epic riding with a mix of big, back-country rides and super-long flow trails—enough to have a ton of fun but still come home in one piece.
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The differences between the production bike versus mine is DoubleDown Maxxis tires, and a few more alloy parts, namely Renthal bars and XTR cranks.
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The travel has been bumped up to 170mm front and rear on this second-generation machine, as well as longer and slacker geometry numbers and revised suspension kinematics to make it even more capable.
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Around the time of the clevis’ rise to popularity came a seeming increase of shock failures, and they appeared to be happening with certain bikes.
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EXPLORE THE POWER OF THE FANTIC RAMPAGE 1.4 FACTORY E-BIKE Italian brand Fantic’s roots run deep in off-road motorcycles, but it’s making a splash in mountain biking with its full line of e-bikes. We got the chance to test the Fantic…
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In this space, humans do everything at their best because we have uninterrupted access to information in our memory.
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The standard route is a Colorado classic and consists of a 27-mile point-to-point with a net elevation loss of over 4500 feet.
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Riders Tammy Head, Rob King and Jennifer King fat biking on a beautiful day in the Canadian Rocky Mountains in Elkford, British Columbia.
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This versatile location makes it accessible to pretty much anybody in Southern California to make a day trip up to the mountains or have a short weekend getaway.
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Not one to rest on its laurels, Trek has introduced a second generation of the Supercaliber with a completely new frame with more travel and evolved features to take on the highest levels of racing.
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They are designed to handle anything from a quick afternoon flow ride to all-day epic pedal missions and everything in between.
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Kona’s Process X platform gained a wide following as a hard-hitting and durable long-travel platform, but there was still a die-hard group who wanted an alloy version with the same capabilities.
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Overall, the balanced feel and simplicity of the La Sal Peak, along with the excellent price point of the Comp Shimano build, make this a hard-hitting and versatile enduro bike that can handle a wide range of trails and terrain.
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From icy chills to T-shirt weather, this extraordinary trip served up all extremes, underscoring the thrilling unpredictability of mountain biking.
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The bike is very stable in all conditions and loves to do nose wheelies around tight switchbacks.
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To tell the story of DVO Suspension, we have to tell the story of its founder.
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“I’ve spent thousands of dollars, watched tons of videos, taken so many classes and broken my collarbone six times trying to learn jumping, and that’s all there is to it?”
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Our feelings about the Gen 6 Slash may be mixed, but the good outweighs the bad, and we were able to get past the inconveniences.
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Although it rolled fast, the braking performance was still excellent and provided consistent and predictable traction when slowing down, particularly on steeper descents.
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When those cold, snowy spring days linger for a little too long up north, or if you have a primary reason beyond riding to visit central Texas, both areas offer a great riding—if not cultural—experience for a day or three.
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Having trained and raced with the two best cross-country riders in history, Lars Forster looks like he’s ready for greatness now.
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If that’s not enough, you can continue beneath the earth, along the Black Hole Trail, through an abandoned mine—an unforgettable adventure!
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This is me, Alex Diehl, in Whistler Bike Park eating dirt after blowing a flat corner.
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"It was not racing, but perhaps just as significant in my life."
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As their most popular bike, Cannondale had some big shoes to fill when redesigning and revising their trail bike, the Habit.
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