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Blackburn Grid 13 Multi-Tool
The versatile Blackburn Grid 13 Multi-Tool provides most of the commonly required tools for mountain biking and can easily be carried in a pocket or a pack. The all metal Grid 13 is well-made and tough, and it fits nicely in your hand and features a baker’s dozen of innovative and functional tools. The Grid…
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Native Eyewear Hardtop Ultra XP Sunglasses Review
The Native Eyewear Hardtop Ultra XP is a great pair of sunglasses, and the large lens and its hanging design have great peripheral visibility and a panoramic field of view, and the tough N3 polarized lens offers excellent optical clarity. They’re comfortable and durable and feature flexible and grippy temples, interchangeable lenses, sturdy vented frames,…
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Magura MT7 Brake Review
Magura’s flagship four-piston MT7 brake has incredible power, superb modulation, and offers precise braking and control, with highlights to its feathering capabilities and lever feel. It uses their Carbotecture SL reservoir, an ergonomic aluminum lever with toolless reach adjustment and a forged alloy 4-piston brake caliper with an adjustable banjo. The brake retails for $310 and weighs a moderately light…
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Bopworx Bicycle Protection System
The Bopworx Bicycle Protection system was born from the need to protect your valuable bike investment from damage during transportation and storage. Their product suite consists of the Fork Guard, the Bop Bumper, the Double Bumper and the Rear Derailleur Guard, all of which function as high-tech versions of foam, padding, bubble wrap, pipe insulation, and other…
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Topeak Nano TorqBar Review
The Nano TorqBar is a mini preset torque wrench that’s a precision-crafted and high-quality tool for the shop, home, and trail use. The Nano Torq product consists of the TorqBar torque wrench and the torque limiting TorqBit’s, which come in preset values of 4Nm, 5Nm, and 6Nm. It utilizes an advanced torque limit release design that consistently…
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Review – Wolf Tooth GC45 Cog for Shimano 11-Speed Cassettes
The Wolf Tooth GC45 is for Shimano XT and XTR 11-speed 11-40T and 11-42T cassettes, and its conversion kit will offer up an 11-45T gear range. The GC45 kit provides a 45-tooth extended range cog and 18t replacement cog and a spacer and will retail for $89.95. The Wolf Tooth 45T cog is made from 7075-T6 aluminum…
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Cane Creek Introduces the C-Quent Rear Shock
The new C-Quent rear shock from Cane Creek utilizes the technologies and expertise from their Double Barrel lineup and features a simpler tool-free interface and only has a Low-Speed Rebound adjuster and their Climb Switch for tuning options. The shock comes with a preset internal base tune from the factory, designed in close partnership with…
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Absolute Black Oval Chainring and Oval Chain Guide Review
Absolute Black just introduced their Oval Guide, a chain guide that is specifically designed to work with oval chainrings, ensuring chain control at every angle of the cranks rotation. The Absolute Black Oval Chainrings are jeweled CNC artwork, and they utilize an innovative ovality and timing design that is unique to each particular chainrings size,…
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AfterShokz Trekz Titanium Headphone Review
The AfterShokz Trekz Titanium headphone uses the bone conduction technology to transmit great fidelity sound through the listener’s cheekbones to the inner ear, bypassing the eardrum completely along with a rubberized, thin and flexible titanium frame that offers extreme comfort, strength, and durability. AfterShokz makes open ear sports headphones, which are lightweight, sweat and water…
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WindPouch Inflatable Hammock Review
The WindPouch is a durable, lightweight and water resistant inflatable hammock; that is a super comfy lounge chair. It uses Ripstop nylon fabric sleeves with plastic bag liners as air chambers, and you do a pumpless inflation, fold and seal and enjoy. Use it for many activities and locations, including camping, hiking, hanging out, at the beach,…
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Just In – Kali Protectives Maya Helmet
The Enduro-styled helmet is constructed with their proprietary in-molded Composite Fusion Plus dual-density EPS liner and features 12 vents, anti-microbial padding, a bug liner and a flexible visor with an integrated camera/light mounting system. The retention system utilizes a rear-mounted floating locking buckle and sliders system and a buckled chin strap with adjusters below the ear. It…
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Topeak JoeBlow Booster Review
The JoeBlow Booster floor pump facilitates installing tubeless tires without the need for an air compressor, making it ideal for in the field and at home use. The pump has an integrated large aluminum high-pressure air chamber that stores an air charge of one liter up to 160 psi to quickly inflate a tubeless tire…
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Pearl Izumi MTB WRX Jacket Review
The Pearl Izumi MTB WRX jacket uses a DWR water resistant material and offers great wind and water protection, is lightweight and packable and has abrasion resistant arm guards. It has a full-length internal draft flap with a sealed zipper, an integrated hood that fits over a bike helmet and is compatible with most elbow…
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Julian Coffey Signs on as VP of Business Development for Kali Protectives
I had recently seen Julian with a quaffed look including an updated haircut and beard trimming, and I was wondering what was up? Celebrity makeover? Julian has signed on with Kali Protectives, one of the premier bike and motorcycle head and body protection companies as their Vice President of Business Development. Congratulations to Julian for…
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Just In – Bolle 5th Element Sunglasses
The 5th Element sunglasses use the superb glass like B-Clear lens made with the Trivex material, which is lighter and more impact resistant than polycarbonate. They use a floating frame design in which they suspend the single piece lens between the temples. The 5th Element comes in two versions, the 5th Element, and the 5th Element…
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Wolf Tooth Releases the GC45 for Shimano 11-Speed Cassettes
Introducing the Wolf Tooth GC45 for Shimano 11 speed cassette: Optimized for 11-40 Shimano 11-speed cassettes and also compatible with 11-42 Shimano 11-speed cassettes. Shimano rolled out the XT 11-speed drivetrain earlier this year and will be dropping the very affordable SLX 11-speed group around mid-Summer to the marketplace. Although Shimano will eventually release an 11-46 cassette sometime this…
