REEB: Hardtail for All Mountain

Bike technology is getting complicated today, and almost new bikes from whole brands are full suspension bikes. It means that the price will be growth for the additional parts, like the rear shock or rear suspension. This is an expensive part, especially when you buy it from the brands like FOX or Rockshox, the two main players in bike suspension technology. A high-end rear suspension maybe can be used to buy a starter bike or mid-end...

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Eric Carter in Collaboration with SR Suntour

Eric Carter, the Californian rider has been testing the new downhill fork from SR Suntour, the newest SR Suntour RUX and SR Suntour Auron, a 200mm and 160mm fork travel. These forks are the most used fork by Eric Carter today, and he shared his impression when he rides with these two forks. Basically, Eric is asked by the brand to join a collaboration and develop these products. And then Eric tested the fork on his custom bike from...

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Welcoming the Dartmoor 2014 Parts Lineup

For the preparation of 2014, Dartmoor finally finished some of the products that regarded for next year; there are some new parts and new frames, beside the improvement of the their most popular hardtail frame, and now, let's welcoming the Dartmoor 2014 parts lineups! Maybe the people's attention will be focused on re-design of Dartmoor Hornet, the most popular of all purpose bike, with the not-too-expensive price. The Hornet 2014 edition...

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Cycling Tips #10: Set Up the Tire

Like other parts, the tire on your mountain bike have to set correctly before you use it. Also, you have to consider first about the type of your mountain bike then decide what kind of tire, or what tire that you want to install into your bike. In addition, today the trend of the wheel size is various, from 26" to 29", so you have to be wise when choosing the right tire on your bike. Here are the tips that can be used to help you decide...

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How to Make Your Bike Lighter

Several bikes are made from lighter material but it may that the stiffness is less than the heavier material; the most popular material used for frames are aluminum, hi-ten, and chromolly, and recent days with the carbon fiber in certain bikes. Aluminum is the lighter but at the same time is the weakest than another. But, are there any ways to make the bike lighter without take an attention to the frame? One thing you should remember,...

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Cycling Tips #9: Things to Consider - Flat Pedal Shoes

Riding activity is a great activity to spend your weekend after a long day in the office or school, maybe. This activity today becomes more popular in almost around the world with the massive progression of the new bike brands. But, in the riding activity, you have to aware about the safety, not only just happiness, because the riding activity today start to the rocky track, or maybe roots everywhere. Across the jungle till downhill...

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Antoine Bizet's Kona Carbon Operator at Red Bull Rampage 2013

The event of Red Bull Rampage 2013 becomes the way for the rider to show their new machine, like also for the French rider Antoine Bizet with his new DH monster, the Antoine Bizet's Kona Carbon Operator. We must remember his double backflip with his Kona Operator in the last September; now the monster has been improved and ready for the event at Red Bull Rampage 2013. What have been improved by Kona for the Antoine Bizet's Kona Carbon...

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Cycling Tips #8: Build a Custom Wheelset

Like the bike itself, the development of the parts of the bike has grown very fast and getting sophisticated. Even some parts are priced more than certain bike, and the result is the bike has very complicated and also very expensive. One of the part is the wheelset. Basically all parts are important because when the bike is missing one part, the bike can work as usual; but why wheelset that become the topic today? A consideration about...

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Cycling Tips #7: 29er or 650b (27,5) or 26"? part 1

After Giant announced that they will totally produce the 650b (27,5") in almost all their bikes for 2014, the option in choosing what kind of bikes will be more difficult for some people, especially the beginners; what kind of bike should I choose, the 29er or 650b (27,5) or 26"? This is such an common question for beginners; but there are several things to help for deciding what bikes are fit for you, 29er or 650b (27,5)...

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Cycling Tips #6: Bike for Beginners

Ride a bike is not as easier as you think. If you are the one who want to spend your time with new activity, and you choose to ride a bike, you have to prepare several things before you can ride your professional bike. Bike for beginners is easy, but at the same time it is also difficult to determine what bike is best for beginners. In addition, today the technology in bike industry has been improved into the next step and maybe it...

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ANVL New Component Products

For you that want to change your bike components with the new and good looking components, the newest components from ANVL is available because the ANVL releases their newest components which are designed and tested in Cascadia, USA. The ANVL new component products include saddle, handlebar, wheelset, pedals, stem, brake lever, and grip. The brand even claims that these products are truly unique because these parts have been improved...

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5 Reasons to Keep Your 26" Wheels

Some big brands have been announced that they also produce the 650b bike or 27.5 inch wheels, even the huge brand from Taiwan, Giant has announced that they produced the special line-ups of their phenomenon bikes in each purpose in the 27.5 inch wheels version. Some of you maybe are the new rider and confuse which one is better between 26 inch and 27.5 inch wheels. Slowly that 27.5 inch is growing more popular is the fact, but for new...

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Polygon's New Bike: Polygon Recon 27.5

Polygon, a brand from Indonesia becomes more aggressive now with their new XC Sport bike, the Polygon Recon. The new Polygon Recon series will be available in four different specs, and you just choose which one is suitable for your needed; just for fun, or ride the bike across the jungle and mountain. The Recon 1.0 is the entry level of this series, and has lowest specs and it seems that this bike is suitable for beginner. But wait,...

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All Purpose Bike: Dartmoor Hornet 2013

The Dartmoor Hornet 2013 is the improvement from previous version of Hornet, a powerful hard-tail bike which can be used in many purpose of cycling, depend on the travel you install on it. In this 2013, Dartmoor releases the 2013 version of Hornet with better artwork and paint, and basically it is still powerful as previous version, and the most important that this bike is a good bike with good price. Come with three size options,...

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