Schwalbe Table Top Tire
The Good
Cornering traction, weight, hold air well tubeless
The Bad
Nothing much
Overall Review
I bought this for my city ride/street/park/x4 Nukeproof Snap with Fulcrum Red Zone wheels. Set up tight and true tubeless with no issues. Hardpack you can really push hard without much slip on the corners, but maybe it's a tad slower than some of its rivals. The Maxxis Holy Roller seems to roll a tad quicker and be a tad more stable, the Kenda K-Rad seems to roll a bit faster and have a slightly higher volume with better cushioning. In the end it's a good tire, no better than its competitors
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Schwalbe Hans Dampf Addix Tires
The Good
Braking traction, high volume, weight, cornering grip
The Bad
Not much wrong to be honest
Overall Review
I've done about 1,000 kms on this tire, all in the dry and with it on the front only, enduro style and set up tubeless with Stans (Evo Pacestar 2.35x26). Personally I rate Maxxis Minion as a benchmark and I think the comparison will helpful guide for other riders, I usually use a Minion FR 2.35 EXO maxxpro for reference (old style, pre TR). HD vs Minion Rolling resistance - Similar Braking traction - HD superior Off-camber grip - Minion Superior Fist sized rocks on trail composure - HD superior
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X-Fusion Hilo SL Seatpost
The Good
The spirit of enduro likes this post.
The Bad
Leaky oil kills plants and makes hippies angry.
Overall Review
Over the past few years, X-Fusion has made quite a stir in the MTB suspension industry. These days, when one considers a new fork or shock, the name X-Fusion usually comes up in a conversation along with the major players like Fox Racing Shox, and Rock Shox when discussing suspension options. Given my friend’s raving reviews about X-Fusion’s forks, and the usual customer service benefit of dealing with a smaller company, I figured I would give their new dropper post, the HILO SL 125mm, a try on
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Cane Creek DBair Rear Shock
The Good
great tuning range, really good midstroke support, coil-like feel
The Bad
On the heavy side for gram counters, finds its limits on fast, choppy terrain, tough to get full travel
Overall Review
I've been running this shock for about 2 years now and so far it has lived up to my expectations. I've run many shocks (romic, avalanche chubie, push tuned rp3's, push tuned monarchs, push tuned vanilla rc's, stock rp23, CTD, x fusion vector hlr) through the years so I'll compare it my experience. My 200 x 57 came in at 530 grams. Not heavy by coil standards but "heavy" if you're comparing it to a Fox CTD. The X-fusion HLR air I had was around 450 grams. I'm running this on a 5.5" trail bike
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Maxxis Ikon Tire
Great, fast xc tire
The Good
great rolling resistance, mounts up tubeless easy, lightweight, exo sidewall
The Bad
Expensive tire
Overall Review
This is a really good xc/trail tire. I'm running the 26 x 2.2 version (3C, exc, exo) on some black flag pro's (stan's technology). For the sidewall protection it has and the volume, it's an impressively light weight tire. Mine tipped the scales at around 550g. Sure you can find lighter tires, but they'll have paper thin sidewalls and 1.9" widths. I was pleasantly surprised that the volume is very close to a Continental trail king 2.2 that I have on the front on my bike. Maxxis sizing hasn't
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Troy Lee Designs D3 Carbon Full Face Helmet
Totally worth it!
The Good
Good looking helmet, light, safe and well-conceived!
The Bad
Pretty expensive, but its totally worth it!
Overall Review
Simply the best helmet! Fits super good, is safe and i've never had problems with it yet and i think i won't get any problems. It comes with a second visor and a nice helmet bag. Not cheap, but totally worth it!
Troy Lee Designs D3 Carbon Full Face Helmet
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Straitline SSC Stem
The Good
strong, many color options, good looks
The Bad
on the pricey side
Overall Review
I've been running 2 of these on separate bikes for the last two years. This is a hands down gorgeous stem. Straitline was way ahead of the curve when they came out with this stem. There are many color options and it's a great accessory to the cockpit if you're looking for bike jewelry. It's perfect for handling DJ, All-mountain/enduro/ DH duties. While it's not the lightest stem in its class, it's also not the heaviest either. While it's one of the few stems I would put on my bike, Straitline
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Troy Lee Designs D3 Carbon Full Face Helmet
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Review by Ian Collins // Photos by Ian Collins and Fred Robinson The Troy Lee Designs Daytona series of helmets (that’s the "D" in D3) was originally developed back when mountain bikers wore skin suits and obsessed over ensuring that their 150mm 30-degree rise Ringle stem had the exact same color purple anodizing as their Cook Bros Racing cranks. The Daytona, D2, and D3 have had a few things in common - carbon shells, nicely sculpted vents, badass clean lines, and rad visors. Looks and
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