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ELLSWORTH ROGUE FORTY TEST
ELLSWORTH ROGUE FORTY TEST Ellsworth Handcrafted Bicycles was founded back in 1991 by suspension guru Tony Ellsworth. At that time Tony was dissatisfied with other bikes on the market, so he decided...
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Kona’s New 2017 Lineup
Kona’s New 2017 Lineup Tested on the rigged trails of Squamish, British Columbia Droppin’ in: Kona built a reputation around bikes that like to be ridden aggressively. It doesn’t matter if you prefer...
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INTENSE RECLUSE TEST
INTENSE RECLUSE TEST A bike with “Spidey sense” When Intense decided on a name for its all-mountain machine (designed to claw its way up nearly vertical slopes and then descend with precision that’s...
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SPEEDFOX TRAILCREW 02 TEST
SPEEDFOX TRAILCREW 02 Not Your Average BMC The Switzerland-based company known as BMC has a reputation for making exceptionally fast race bikes aimed towards winning UCI World Cups and Olympic...
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Jamis Decon 1 Test
Jamis Decon 1 Lock and Loaded The word DEFCON refers to the defense readiness condition of the armed forces. Get it? “DEF” (defense) “CON” (conditions). There are five different levels of DEFCON,...
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ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELEMENT 970 RSL TEST
ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELEMENT 970 RSL BC Takes on XC Cross-country racing has drastically evolved over the last several years, and frame designers have been challenged to create more capable bikes in fast,...
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SANTA CRUZ TALLBOY CC TEST
SANTA CRUZ TALLBOY CC Big or tall—take your pick Some of the greatest innovations have come out of garages, as Santa Cruz did many years ago. Founded in a tiny garage in Santa Cruz, California, this...
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Specialized Enduro Elite Carbon 650B Test
Specialized Enduro Elite Carbon 650B Going Full Enduro Has Never Been So Fun Specialized first introduced the Enduro way back in 1999, taking their existing Ground Control FSR bikes and adding a bit...
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INTENSE PRIMER FACTORY BUILD TEST
INTENSE PRIMER FACTORY BUILD One Rig to Rule Them All Intense introduced us to its new Primer on the epic Sedona landscape last spring, and the experience left us wanting more, so we decided to do a...
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Salsa Redpoint Carbon GX 1 Test
Salsa Redpoint Carbon GX 1 A Spicy, Do-It-All Trailbike Salsa is a company deeply rooted in the belief that life is best spent exploring the great outdoors. The Salsa team consists of endurance...
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Viral Skeptic Bike Test
Viral Skeptic Gearbox Is Going Viral Viral Bikes is a new brand built from the ground up by a man who is no stranger to the bike world. It’s the brainchild of engineer Steve Domahidy who was the...
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Riding Kona’s 2017 Operator at Retallack
Riding Kona’s 2017 Operator at Retallack Photos by Caleb Smith A view from the top: British Columbia, Canada, is filled with amazing scenic views. Oftentimes riders will need a second to take it all...
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TREK FARLEY EX 9.8 TEST
TREK FARLEY EX 9.8 The MBA crew spent some quality time aboard a fully rigid version of the Trek Farley last year—known as the Farley 9.8. Its impressive list of carbon parts and dialed fat bike...
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Down The Trail – Fondly Remembering Mountain Biking’s History with MBA
Down The Trail Fondly Remembering Mountain Biking’s History with MBA In our March 1997 issue we ran a story about how gravity riding was rapidly gaining popularity and ski areas were fast becoming...
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BULLS WILD CUP 3 TEST
BULLS WILD CUP 3 Delivered to Your Front Door Bulls is a German-based bicycle company that was created in 1997 and earned world recognition when Karl Platt and Stefan Sahm teamed up to race and win the...
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Marin Hawk Hill Test
Marin Hawk Hill A Mountain Predator That Can Fly Marin Bikes is a brand that needs little introduction. It is one of the oldest mountain bike companies on the trail. Over the years, it has gone from...
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PIVOT FIREBIRD CARBON TEST
PIVOT FIREBIRD CARBON New Spin on Pivot’s Original Freerider The Firebird has been a staple in Pivot’s lineup almost since the beginning. It was the first long-travel machine Pivot unveiled when it...
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Classic Bike Test: 2016 Cannondale Trigger Carbon 2
Cannondale has come a long way since its beginnings in a crowded loft above a pickle factory back in 1971. The company name is almost synonymous with innovation in the cycling world, as it has...
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Why Cycles Supple 7 Test
Why Cycles Supple 7 Titanium Plus-Size Shredder The titanium hardtail was long thought of as the unicorn of bikes, offering the ultimate in strength-to-weight ratio with durability that was hard to...
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INTENSE TRACER 275C GENERATION 2 TEST
INTENSE TRACER 275C GENERATION 2 Redesigning the Bike of the Year When Intense launched its Tracer T275C back in 2014, we were so impressed that we gave it our prestigious Best Bike of the Year award....
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