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Impulse Bikes: KHS Urban Uno
The first in our new series of sub-£500 not-MTBs for MTBers.
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Yeti ASR7
Is it just a Yeti 575 on stilts or a completely diffferent kind of animal?
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Long Termer: Gary Fisher 29er Hifi Pro (Premier Content)
A “video walkthrough” for Matt’s Gary Fisher Hifi 29er full-susser …
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Long Termer: Gary Fisher Roscoe (Premier Content)
Some bonus video of Sim’s Gary Fisher Roscoe 2 AKA ‘Super Roscoe’ from Singletrack Issue 54.
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Ibis Mojo – (Very) Long TermerST Recommended
Ed stole Chipps’ Ibis Mojo and never gave it back. Here’s what he made of it.
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Merida S’Presso i8-DST Recommended
When Benji moved away from The Valley last year (shock horror!) he suddenly found himself in the market for a type of bicycle he’d never needed/wanted before… a commuting bike.
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Pace RC405ST Recommended
The RC405 is a floating pivot design; the rear triangle is attached to the front by two pairs of linkages (similar to Santa Cruz, Intense, Iron Horse and Giant designs). Where the RC405 is a bit different is that the rear shock is not anchored to the front triangle – it sits between the leading ends of the linkages (imagine a finger and thumb squeezing a jelly bean).
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Santa Cruz Chameleon
Totting up here at Singletrack we reckon this is the fourth incarnation of the Santa Cruz Chamelon. Unlike its users, the Chameleon hasn’t changed a great deal over the years. The ‘Cham’, along with the GT Zaskar and, to a lesser degree, the Cannondale Beast of the East, were the first bikes morphed into the quintessential ‘UK hardtail’
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Islabikes RothanST Recommended
When you find that nearly everyone you meet is doing a double-take at your new purchase you know it’s either because you’ve bought something quite stupid, or you’ve chosen one of those products that attracts attention for all the right reasons.
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Freak Bike: Santa Cruz Easy Rider
This bike ticks all the boxes to qualify for a place in Singletrack’s “Bike Pron” feature: Would it draw a crowd if it were leant up against the food tent at Mountain Mayhem? Is it a bike that we’d all like to ride, even if we wouldn’t want to own it? Is there a good story behind it? So that’s a resounding ‘yes’ to all of those.
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Singular Swift
Yes, it’s another 29in wheel bike. But for a change, it wasn’t sent from a manufacturer eager to get themselves into this subset of a niche before the boat left, but a bike we wanted to look at because it actually looked ‘right’.
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Felt Breed
Steve Makin reviews a big lad’s bike with shonky brakes, skinny tyres, dodgy bars, a very racy saddle and no gears. Possibly the most fun bike he’s ridden in years.
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Orange P7 Belt Drive Prototype
Orange P7 belt drive prototype
Price: N/A
From: Orange www.orangebikes.co.uk
One of Orange’s advantages in the market is that they’re small enough to play with different ideas. With only 15 members of staff and all their suspension bikes made in a little factory in Halifax, the opportunity to play around with things like gearboxes, different shocks and frame [...] -
Foes FXR 2:1
Foes FXR 2:1
Price: £1,849 frame only
From: Balfa.co.uk
The Bike
The 6in travel ‘aggressive trail’ FXR has been part of the Foes line-up for the past few years. This latest incarnation introduces their 2:1 Curnutt shock ratio into the mix (where an inch of shock shaft travel equals two inches of rear wheel travel). The basic idea of [...]
