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Shifting Focus

TRP enters the drivetrain market
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First Ride: Rocky Mountain Slayer 29

Its ability to crawl up climbs while offering near downhill-bike performance on the descents was...
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First Look Video – Nukeproof Reactor

Ready to bomb trails at a moment's notice, the all-new Nukeproof Reactor
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First Look: Marin Rift Zone Carbon

Expanding the Rift Zone line to provide higher-spec models
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First Look: 2020 Specialized S-Works Enduro

Mountain Bike Action Magazine took the 2020 Specialized S-Works Enduro into their fleet of new test bikes this...
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First Look Video: Transition Patrol Carbon – Mountain Bike Action Magazine

Transition found a way to make the Patrol even rowdier. With the addition of a coil...
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First Look Rocky Mountain Slayer – Mountain Bike Action Magazine

A Singletracker Killer

Cue the fog machines, horror screams, and shaky camera movements, because there is a new Slayer on the loose and it’s looking to murder ever singletrack in sight.
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Video: First Look Knolly Warden – Mountain Bike Action Magazine

See what the 2020 Knolly Warden has to offer

Built to kill enduro trails, Knolly’s new Warden will sentence you to a life behind bars.
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First Look Trek Top Fuel – Mountain Bike Action

Up close and personal with the Trek Top Fuel 9.9

The Top Fuel is Trek’s endurance cross-country race machine built to conquer climbs and inspire confidence on descents.
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First Look Cannondale F-Si – Mountain Bike Action Magazine

Sleek, Race-Ready Cross-Country Weapon

Cannondale F-Si For this First Look we opened up a bike box from Cannondale. The Cannondale F-Si Carbon 3 is a Sleek, Race-Ready Cross-Country Weapon. We can't wait to get some testing laps in and give you all our feedback on the MBA…
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First Look Santa Cruz Hightower – Mountain Bike Action Magazine

A versatile trail shredder with downhill inspired suspension and an appetite for big climbs

Santa Cruz Hightower The Santa Cruz Hightower is a versatile trail shredder with downhill inspired suspension and an appetite for big climbs. Look for more on Mountain Bike Action Youtube channel as we shake this bike down and get to…
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First Look: Aaron Gwin’s 29″/27.5″-Wheeled DH Bike

Aaron Gwin will race a 29" front and 27.5" rear wheel at the 2019 World Championships

Aaron Gwin posted these photos to his social meda accounts to show off his custom-built prototype Intense M279 race bike. See what Gwin had to say about his new machine and marvel at his photos below. We…
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First Look: Specialized Stumpjumper Carbon EVO Pro

27.5 vs 29

Specialized Stumpjumper Carbon EVO Pro 27.5" vs 29" Specialized launched the Stumpjumper EVO in 2018 at Crankworx, Whistler. The bike built off the newly designed Stumpjumper frame, but with an ultra aggressive twist. We're talking about…
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SOC18: Ellsworth Truth First Look

Redesigning XC racing

Ellsworth introduced a few new trail and enduro bikes over the past years, but a purist cross-country race bike had been missing from their line up, that is until now. The Truth is an all-new XC race bike designed with a low center of…
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First Look – 2018 Giant Reign Advanced 1

The Reign received some modern updates for 2018, including a new shock mount and even more progressive geometry.
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First Look – ENVE M525 Wheels

ENVE recently released a new rim for dedicated XC riders that is made right here in the USA.
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First Look – 2018 Cannondale Scalpel SE 2

Cannondale beefed up their XC race bike the Scalpel-Si with a little more travel and trail worthy component spec.
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First Look – Mondraker Dune Carbon RR

There are some bikes that are just flat-out drool worthy, the Dune Carbon RR from Mondraker is definitely one of them. This bike dubbed "super enduro" by Mondraker, showed up at our offices recently to put through its paces here in…
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Eurobike 2017 First Look: Box Components 7-Speed DH Drivetrain

Box Components has been stirring the pot with drivetrains this year. It used to be that you only had two options: the red company or the blue one. Now, Box is bringing another option. Their new 7-speed, downhill-specific ONE. drivetrain…
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First Look: The Whiskey Off Road Course

Ride the Whiskey Off-Road. Choose from three different distance options of 15, 30 or 50 miles; each consisting of a carefully curated set of trails in Prescott, AZ. https://youtu.be/sqbvaPCjIOA
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First Look – EightPins Integrated Dropper

Longer travel dropperposts are something that almost every rider is looking for these days. RockShox released their 170mm Reverb this last winter, and our testers were more than impressed with the extra travel. EightPins is a…
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First Look: All-New Canfield Crampon Mountain Pedals

The all-new Crampon Mountain pedals from Canfield Brothers are a complete redesign of their older Crampon Classic pedals. These new Crampons feature wide platforms, sealed bearings, chromoly axles and a patented convex shape. According to…
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First Look – Canfield Brothers EPO

Well here it is, a first look at the new Canfield EPO trail hardtail. Full carbon, slack geometry, 140-millimeters of travel up front, we are definitely going to have our hands full. The EPO is a full carbon layup, with a…
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