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EMINENT CYCLES ADDS A NEW BIKE TO THEIR LINEUP

Eminent calls the bike the Haste, and it's an all-new Enduro trail bike

Eminent's first bike design has been reincarnated as an Enduro trail killer, with a high pivot AFS suspension design and all-new updated geometry. This full-carbon frame rolls on 29” wheels and will be available in a variety of build…
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WTB Announces New Ranger 2.4

The all-weather tread pattern of the WTB Ranger tire is now available in a 2.4-inch width designed for trail riding. The Ranger tread pattern has earned its following as a fast-rolling design that sticks to the trail through a wide range of…
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Bike Review – Trek Full Stache 8

Plus-sized bikes have rapidly grown in popularity; however, the focus has mostly been on 27.5-inch wheel sizes—that is, until now. Trek recently introduced an all-new 130mm-travel plus-sized bike to its lineup, and this one is…
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GoodYear Launches New Line of Bicycle Tires

Nascar to bicycles, Goodyear does it all

If there’s one company that knows a thing or two about tires, it’s Goodyear. The company is passionate about tires and strives to innovate and develop class-leading products for a variety of applications. In fact, Goodyear not only helps…
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Trail Testing: 29+ Trek Stache 9

With the new Stache being one of the most talked about bikes at Sea Otter 2015 (there must be something to unveiling it to the public in a snowglobe), we made sure we were on the list to receive one right away. We’ve only just begun putting…
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Trail Testing: Salsa Horsethief 2

There’s nothing like getting a test bike that feels like it can handle anything a rider can throw at it. The Salsa Horsethief 2 feels like one of those bikes. Our first ride included steep loose descents with tight switchbacks and…
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Video: Trek Remedy 29 in Arizona

Remedy 29 is the mountain biker’s mountain bike. It will take you to the end of the Earth and bring you back smiling, so it’s no wonder Dirt Magazine named it Bike of the Year. Singletrack, big mountains, huge air-time—the capable and…
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Testing, Testing: The Ibis Ripley

Believe It Or Not, The Ripley Is Finally Here Ibis was founded by NorCal rider Scot Nichol way back in 1981 when mountain biking was in its infancy. The first bikes were rolled out of his garage shop in Mendocino, California. These…
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Hardtail Testing: The Fuji SLM 29 1.1

Using the symbol of Mount Fuji to exemplify its dedication to creating strong and dominating products, Fuji has been producing bicycles since 1899. Seeing the turn of two centuries, they’ve had quite some time to develop and refine quality…
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Mutant Approved: The Fatback 29+

Splitting the tire difference The growth rate of fat bike sales is staggering. It is estimated that out of the 20,000 fat bikes on the trails today, about 80 percent were purchased in the last 18 months. While this segment of mountain…
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BMC’S 2013 Teamelite TE01 29 Hardtail

MBA had the opportunity to take the new TE01 29 out for a spin and sample some of Sea Otter's best trails. The Teamelite will weigh around 22lbs. equipped with SRAM's XO group and will be available in three sizes: S,M,L. The bike will be…
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Bike Test: Trek Superfly 100 Elite

A Stealth Fighter on Singletrack: The Trek Superfly 100 Elite Still confusing to some riders, the "Fisher" brand was absorbed into its parent company, Trek, late in 2010. Bikes that used to be Fishers (like the Superfly 100 tested here)…
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