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Gear Shots #75
Gear Shots is a quick look at some of the new product that’s making its way through the NSMB offices and into service. In this issue we have a look at products from Feedback Sports, 77Designz, and Funn...
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Grip Shift is Back!
The SRAM Grip Shift has a long heritage but the newly unveiled version is a one hundred percent brand new product. It has been utterly redesigned and is no longer plastic on plastic; it is now three...
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Sea Otter Day Two – Not Wheels
Friday was a busy day at Sea Otter, with sunny skies bringing out the crowds. All the racing goes on Saturday, and we expect to see a much higher consumer presence, so today was a good day to dig in...
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Race Face Atlas
The Atlas collection of components are classics in my book. They came at a time when people wanted blast proof components but the days of overbuilt was over. Atlas came along right when freeride was at...
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Long Term Review: Ragley Bagger 288
Over the last few years my riding proclivities have shifted from an emphasis on chairlift & car shuttled big bike riding to self propelled solo trail excursions. Familial obligations and the...
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My Interbike Cherry Popped
I’m not ashamed to admit it: this is my first time to Interbike, and to Vegas at all. Sure, there are plenty of distractions in this town and the heat is not the least of them for a fair-skinned BC...
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Interbike Day 3: The Final Frontier
After spending Thursday oh-so-sleep-deprived and foggy, I vowed to get a good night’s sleep before our last day at Interbike. With a good breakfast in me and the need to finish off my pre-determined...
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Crank Brothers Kronolog Review
Dropper posts are the cat’s ass. You won’t find me riding an XC / AM bike without one, if I have any say in the matter. I’ve used a number of different ones over the last few years – both mechanical...
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Gear Shots #77
Gear Shots is a quick look at some of the new product that’s making its way through the NSMB offices and into service. In this issue we have a look at products from Gemini Lights, Spank Industries, and...
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Industry News
Rather than bombard the front page with standalone posts from press releases, we’ve decided to compile the news in a weekly post. Product releases, race results, events, and whatever else comes across...
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Gear Shots: Fox DOSS Seat Post
Fox‘s entry into the dropper post market could be considered late – we’re still not even seeing the DOSS spec’d OE just yet – but sometimes sitting on a design can be a good thing and it seems this is...
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Digger! Welcome to Joystick…
We’re thrilled to have Digger join the Joystick family and to release a set of signature Digger components. Significant proceeds from the sale of each Digger by Joystick component go to the famous...
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Truvativ BlackBox Handlebar Reviewed
Danny Hart may look a bit bulbous at first, but once you get him in your hand, he feels just right. Of course, handlebar selection is a truly personal thing: all the colours of the anodized rainbow are...
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Gravity Dropper Turbo LP Seat Post: Reviewed
Gravity Dropper was the first to bring a dropper post to market, way back in 2003. In over a decade the mechanical design hasn’t changed a whole lot, and as a result it has a reputation as one of the...
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2015 Fox 36 RC2: Ridden in Moab and BC
When the Fox 36 first arrived smaller bikes began to be fun again. I say again because they were fun when there were no alternatives, but as longer travel machines arrived a large hole appeared in the...
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Sensus Swayze Lock On Grips
I am picky when it comes to grips, so much so that I will run a pair I like until they are destroyed before replacing them. Naturally, I was mildly skeptical when presented with a pair of Sensus Swayze...
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Gamut Cillos Stem
“Dude, my stem is so dialled right now!” is generally not something you hear. Stems aren’t very sexy compared to carbon wheels and kashima-coated bottle openers, so you can imagine my surprise upon...
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Easton Haven 35mm Carbon Bar and Stem
35mm bars haven’t gotten nearly as much attention as the wheel size debate but that doesn’t mean they’ve been met only by acceptance. “Why do we need another standard?” is a familiar refrain, or...
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Ritchey WCS Trail Bar and Stem
Ritchey is not a brand that you see much on mountain bikes in our neck of the woods being one that you’d associate more with our leg shaving brethren on short travel bikes, but with products such as...
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Renthal Cockpit
I’ve always been a little suspicious of carbon components. Some prior experience seeing just how badly carbon could fail on bikes had kept me running an all-aluminum setup for the longest time, but...
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