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Intense Primer Shootout 27.5 vs 279 vs 29 – Mountain Bike Action Magazine

Three bikes battle for glory

Most riders are familiar with the handling differences between 27.5-inch and 29er wheels, but once the third option is tossed into the mix, the choice can become a difficult one to make.
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Flashback Friday: The Best Bikes for Less Than $3000

Small price to pay for big performance
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Mountain Bike Action News of the Week

All the Top Stories in One Place
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30 Years of Change: The 1989 Gary Fisher Pro Caliber vs. The 2019 Scott Spark RC 900 World Cup

The 1989 Gary Fisher Pro Caliber vs. the 2019 Scott Spark RC 900 World Cup While checking through our June 1989 issue of Mountain Bike Action, we came upon the above photo of the Gary Fisher Pro-caliber, the bike which had won the XC…
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Trail Grams: Fun Bikes That Won’t Break the Bank

Big Fun for Little Dollars
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Ask MBA: Enduro Hardtails

Party up front,...you know the rest
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The Beginning of Mountain Bike Action-Part 2

Founding editor Dean Bradley continues his story about the history of Mountain Bike Action

Where it all began
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Trail Grams: Pivot Testing

Out Testing
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Ask MBA: Tough to find one bike that works for everything

Jack-Of-All-Bikes
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Bike Test: RSD MiddleChild Hardtail

Big wheels, steel frames and mandatory beards
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The Beginning of Mountain Bike Action Magazine

Founding editor Dean Bradley talks about our magazine’s first issue and how the sport has changed
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Ask MBA: Time For a New Bike

Giant Anthem upgrade
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Bike Test: Rocky Mountain Vertex

B.C. XC in a hardtail
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Ask MBA – 29er’s are Back

Revenge of the 29er
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Bike Review: Trek Remedy 9.9 27.5

Another iteration of a capable trail machine
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Trailgrams

Keep those letters coming
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Bike Review: Pivot Switchblade Aluminum

Same Switchblade, new price
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October 2001: The First Red Bull Rampage

Throwing it back 17 years
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Down The Trail

20 years ago
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Bike Test: Felt Compulsion 1 27.5

More travel, more rubber, more enduro
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Bike Review: YT Capra CF 29

Long-travel meets big wheels
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Down the Trail

Looking back 20 years
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Bernard Kerr Living the Dream

Rad Video Action
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Trail Grams

Send In Those Letters
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Bike Test: BMC Agonist 01 ONE

Cross-country with Swiss flair
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Throwback Thursday: Racing in California, 2008

This was part of the USA Cycling National Championship Series back in 2008. The date was May 17th, and the race was held in the Santa Ynez Valley in California, located between Los Angeles and San Francisco. That is Kona's Barry Wicks…
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