Lets get this out of the way: you don’t need this upgrade. Tuning your suspension’s spring rate and curve is completely achievable by means of volume spacers. However, this device is absolutely ingenious, easy, and adds an extra dimension to your suspension characteristics that would otherwise not be tunable by any other means. The engineers …
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It's expensive and time consuming. On the face of it, mountain bike racing is the privy pursuit of sponsored riders, and the ridiculously fast. Why should your average joe care or even think of jumping into this fray? Because it makes you better in every possible way. It connects you even deeper into the sport …
Meet the team riders for the 2017 Race Season. 2017 represents our second season racing. We're excited to welcome new riders, new sponsors and the return of our veteran squad. We continue to grow and develop as a team and we look forward to the 2017 season. We thank Crampton Chiropractic, Bruz Beers, Mojo Wheels and …
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We’ve all been there: half covered in tire sealant and screaming in frustration at a tire that won’t seat. Owning a compressor comes in very handy at this point. But what if you don’t own one? What if you’re at the trailhead? What if you’re at a race? The Bontrager TLR Flash Charger was made …
Often when a new sport borrows certain concepts from another related sport, the carryover doesn't quite work. Take for example moto goggles crossing over to mountain biking. Moto speeds are greater than mountain biking, so the extra coverage around the eye is necessary for repelling debris. That poses a problem for mountain biking as we …
Life is about learning from your mistakes. Crank Brothers is a company that knows this all too well. Fearless in design and sometimes lacking in execution, the company has made its name for itself by pushing innovation. For example, the Eggbeater clipless pedal design is elegant and gorgeous. Second only to Shimano's SPD system, the …
It was only a few years ago that 31.8 mm clamp diameter bar was considered "oversized". Then Easton Cycling debuted the Havoc 35. The idea was to create a stronger bar without increasing weight. With bike designs pushing the envelope of how long top tubes and reach can go, component manufacturers have to follow suit …
I was riding with my buddy last weekend when he made an astute remark on a particularly arduous climb about the nature of his SRAM XO1 1 x 11 drivetrain. "The high and low gears are ok but the middle gears are crap". Looking back, I think he touched on a truth. The spread on …
Only a few years ago Rockshox played second fiddle to Fox Suspension. Generally, aside from the Boxxer, Fox suspension offered stiffer, plusher, and more dampening technology than anything Rockshox offered. That was the case until the Pike arrived. It was a game changer and put Rockshox back on the radar. So what makes a suspension …
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