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FredLikesTrikes Added a new Feature First Look: Intense Tracer Palmer Edition
1/4/2022 3:03pm
Shaun Palmer and Intense Cycles have spent the better part of the past year designing the Palmer Edition Tracer 275. With help from FOX and DT Swiss, custom colors and graphics adorn the bike from...
FredLikesTrikes Added a new Feature Inside the Industry - COMMENCAL USA
1/4/2022 3:03pm
Having recently opened their doors for the first time stateside, COMMENCAL USA is now up and running at full steam in their new facilities located in Carlsbad, California. Since they're now so close...
FredLikesTrikes Added a new Feature From the Workbench: General Drivetrain Maintenance
1/4/2022 3:03pm
Few parts on your bike require more attention than your drivetrain. The drivetrain is exposed to the elements as well as the stresses your legs put on it as you motor up and down the trails. While...
FredLikesTrikes Added a new Feature First Look / First Ride: Devinci Django
1/4/2022 3:03pm
A few months ago Devinci brought us out to the Arizona desert to sample their latest offering, the Django. Featuring 27.5 wheels, 120mm of rear travel, ultra-short chainstays and some aggressive...
FredLikesTrikes Added a new Feature First Look / First Ride: 2016 Devinci Wilson Carbon
1/4/2022 3:03pm
Our trip to the Arizona desert with Devinci a few months back wasn’t just for the introduction to their all new Django. They had another bike, a bigger bike, that they wanted us to check out...
FredLikesTrikes Added a new Feature First Look / First Ride: Intense Spider 275C
1/4/2022 3:03pm
Earlier this year, Intense Cycles invited us to the coastal hills of Laguna Beach, CA, promising an "Intense Experience." What was the occasion? The launch of their newest trail bike, the Intense...
FredLikesTrikes Added a new Feature First Look, First Ride: Norco Optic 650b / 29
1/4/2022 3:03pm
Words and Product Photos by Fred Robinson / Action Photos by Long Nguyen Not all of us need a descent destroying “mini-DH” bike, and not all of us need a climb crushing XC rocket… some of us just want...
FredLikesTrikes Added a new Feature First Look: 2016 Fuji Auric 27.5
1/4/2022 3:03pm
While Fuji might not be the first name you think of when it comes time to pen down options for your next enduro bike, having not offered a full-suspension bike for some time, they've recently jumped...
FredLikesTrikes Added a new Feature From the Workbench: At-Home Tubeless Conversion
1/4/2022 3:03pm
Thankfully, going tubeless with mountain bike tires has become far easier than it was only ten years ago. With a wide variety of both rims and tires being produced as "tubeless ready," gone are the...
FredLikesTrikes Added a new Feature From the Workbench: At-Home Fork Installation
1/4/2022 3:03pm
Installing a new fork, to some, can seem like a daunting task. There are a lot of specialty tools needed, there are a lot of steps, and anytime you take a hacksaw to a bike part means wherever you cut...
FredLikesTrikes Added a new Feature First Look: Guerrilla Gravity Trail Pistol
1/4/2022 3:03pm
Guerrilla Gravity has always done things their own way. From their innovative sales approach called Shop Direct, to their well received GG/DH and Megatrail bikes which feature two purpose-tuned ride...
FredLikesTrikes Added a new Feature From the Workbench: At-Home Headset Installation
1/4/2022 3:03pm
Since our last From the Workbench article covered how to remove and install a fork, we thought we’d show you a very useful bit of "how-to" regarding removing, cleaning, re-grease, and installing your...
FredLikesTrikes Added a new Feature First Look, First Ride: Giro Switchblade MIPS Helmet
1/4/2022 3:03pm
Giro brought us out to the mountains in Pemberton, BC to show us their brand new helmet, the Switchblade. You could say the helmet has been 20-years in the making, with the original Switchblade making...
FredLikesTrikes Added a new Feature First Look, First Ride: 2017 Devinci Marshall
1/4/2022 3:03pm
Just a few weeks ago, Devinci Cycles brought us out to their factory in Quebec to show off two new bikes for 2017, the Django 29 and the Marshall. While the Django 29 is a more focused bike aimed at...
FredLikesTrikes Added a new Feature Legitimizing the Shop | Ghost Bikes and REI
1/4/2022 3:03pm
Words by Fred Robinson // Photos by Jens Staudt, Marius Maasewerd, and Fred Robinson German manufacturer Ghost Bikes, who are long established and already widely popular in Europe, have only been in...
FredLikesTrikes Added a new Feature From the Workbench: At-Home Brake Bleed
1/4/2022 3:03pm
Sick of your mushy, spongy, lever-to-the-bar brakes but you're too scared to attempt a bleed? In this tutorial, we'll walk you through the process of bleeding two of the most common brake brands on...
FredLikesTrikes Added a new Feature First Look: e*thirteen TRSr Cassette
1/4/2022 3:03pm
You may have already seen it from our Eurobike coverage, but e*thirteen has finally made available their new and innovative TRSr 11-speed cassette. With 1x drivetrains becoming more or less standard...
FredLikesTrikes Added a new Feature From the Workbench: At-Home Bottom Bracket Maintenance
1/4/2022 3:03pm
It's no secret, press fit bottom brackets are far from perfect and require attention fairly often. Sometimes it's a quick snugging up of the cranks, and sometimes they require a full tear-down, clean...
FredLikesTrikes Added a new Feature Pro Bike Check: Andre Pepin's Ellsworth Rogue 60
1/4/2022 3:03pm
If you don't already know who Andre Pepin is, let's take a moment to introduce him. Having started riding mountain bikes in his hometown of San Diego in 2005, and racing by the age of 16 in the Junior...
FredLikesTrikes Added a new Feature First Look: 2017 Norco Sight Carbon
1/4/2022 3:03pm
Building on the success of the original Sight, today, Norco announces the launch of the new 2017 Norco Sight Carbon. With a number of updates like improved kinematics, aggressive all-mountain...
