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Ron Koch

LONG TERM REVIEW: DVO ONYX D1 38 FORK

A new look, both inside and out

The stiffness of the fork’s chassis paired with new and updated internals not only makes it unique from DVO’s other offerings, but it also stands out among the other long-travel, single-crown forks with 38mm stanchions.
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BOA TECHNOLOGIES SHOW AND TELL – MORE THAN A FANCY SHOELACE

A peek behind the curtains of Boa Technologies Denver, Colorado headquarters

They build prototype footwear for the brands that they’ve partnered with, test both prototype products and existing products in their facility and in the field, and continue to look for ways to improve on their retention system.
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VIDEO: ‘IN THE KNOW’ WITH JESSE MELAMED

Watch Jesse turn his local trails in the Sea To Sky region of Western Canada into his private training ground

Jesse Melamed now bases out of Squamish, but his knowledge of trails around the Sea To Sky region of Western Canada is deep.
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SPOT RELEASES ALL NEW MAYHEM 140 TRAIL BIKE

Spot's new trail bike promises to be its best yet with a new Living Link and frame design

By combining Inversion, the 3rd generation of our Living Link platform, with our all- new Slaybar frame design, the M140 is a bike that truly rewrites the rules.
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CANYON DEBUTS TEMPR CFR CROSS COUNTRY RACING SHOES

High-performance CFR XC race shoes utilizing the new Boa PerformFit Wrap system

Now Canyon is moving that expertise into footwear with the launch of its Tempr CFR footwear line designed for high performance Road racing and XC mountain biking or gravel racing.
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VIDEO: KOKOPELLI STRONG – HANNAH OTTO’S ALL-NEW FKT

A full-length film on the planning and execution of the FKT on the Kokopelli trail

Hannah’s hunt for the FKT drove her to extreme temperatures resulting in a frozen hydration pack, frostbitten fingers, hypothermia, and moments of failure—but that only added fuel to her internal fire.
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SCHWALBE INTRODUCES ALL NEW CLIK VALVE

an all-new valve stem and pump head designed to ease tire inflation

In contrast to Presta, Dunlop, or Schrader valves, inflating bicycle tires is finally child‘s play thanks to an intuitive click system.
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ENDURA MT500 MIPS HELMET REVIEW

A great all-around helmet that checks all the boxes except for one

Of the many helmets we’ve tested over the years, we feel the Endura MT500 fits more comfortably than a vast majority of the others
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