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Maverick SC32 fork

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Maverick’s six-inch, dual crown DUC32 upped the ante for travel, stiffness and lightness. The new single-crown SC32 steps down the travel but keeps the rest.
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Run timer: DMC Moto-Trainer II

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If you’re trying to go fast, the only true measure is time. What feels fast is frequently slow, and vice versa. For example, riding sketchily feels fast, but riding smoothly is fast. You cannot trust feel. If you want to know whether one run is faster than the last, you must use a timer.
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Big, red and mine

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After years of obsessing, I finally threw down and bought a really nice moto: the mighty yet refined 2005 Honda CRF450X.
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How far can you drop?

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Question: How far can I drop on my bike? Answer: It depends on your technique. Start small and see how high you can go without bottoming.
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Question: Enduro 130 geometry setting

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Slack and low or steep and high? This question vexes many owners of adjustable bikes.
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Full travel : Enduro Itch Switch shock

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A reader wonders why he isn’t getting full travel on his rear shock. I think he is getting full travel; he just doesn’t know it.
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Bike prep: Mammoth Super D

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All you Type-A overachievers are trying to optimize your bikes for Mammoth’s mammoth Super D. Well here’s the deal.
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New trail bike: Cannondale Rush

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I just returned from the ultimate press junket, where I got to ride and race the 2006 Cannondale Rush. Here’s what I think.
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Shortening my shock

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Hi Lee-

In your latest write up (which is great BTW) you mention your 2003 Enduro has a different length shock that lowers the bb height. What length is it? Where does it put the head angle and BB height? May I ask why you did it?
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Clip-in questions

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It’s time to talk about pedals, shoes, hip muscles and more.
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Nice pedals: Specialized Lo Pro Mag

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I got my mitts on a pair of Specialized Lo Pro Mag platform pedals in early July, and I’ve been running them ever since.
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