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kosmowf RevelBikes's article

Oct 8, 2026 at 6:01

14 hours

Revel Releases a 32" Titanium Hardtail - The El Jefe Grande

Looks lovely, but no sliding dropouts for me, please!

kosmowf jessie-mmorgan's article

Oct 2, 2026 at 6:40

Oct 2, 2026

Giant and Liv's New eMTBs Have An 850 W, 120 Nm Torque Motor

Less weight?! My wife has the previous version of this bike and it weighs just a wee smidge over 41 pounds. On a real scale. MORE IMPORTANTLY it is less than three years old, and has developed some motor/battery/swtichgear "challenges" and our wonderful local shop has received absolute crap support from Giant USA. And there is no option to simply call somebody that knows something at Yamaha USA.

kosmowf jessie-mmorgan's article

Oct 2, 2026 at 6:14

Oct 2, 2026

Giant and Liv's New eMTBs Have An 850 W, 120 Nm Torque Motor

"A note for authenticity: It's my experience that anything more powerful than the 85 Nm, 600 W motors of old is thoroughly unnecessary. I weigh 60 kg." Bravo, Jessie! For me, the TQ60 is plenty, especially if the idea is for e-bikes to blend nicely with other trail users.

kosmowf NOBLwheels's article

Sep 25, 2026 at 6:10

Sep 25, 2026

NOBL Launches 1386g $1,499 XC Wheelset with New Core Hub

@NOBLwheels: torque caps or whatever available for RS forks? A lot to love here, but the logo in the photos seems a bit more than "an understated outlined NOBL logo."? EDIT: My bad, it appears the referenced understated logo is on the hubs, and the buyer can choose rim logos.

kosmowf mikekazimer's article

Sep 24, 2026 at 5:51

Sep 24, 2026

Please Don't Dumb Down the Trails

You sure as hell don't need to know what Strava is to be part of the mtb culture.

kosmowf jessie-mmorgan's article

Sep 17, 2026 at 6:02

Sep 17, 2026

First Look: FSA's New 1250-Gram Carbon XC Wheels

Crazy price, straight-pull spokes. Ugh.

kosmowf pivotcycles's article

Sep 11, 2026 at 9:36

Sep 11, 2026

Video: Brice Shirbach Explores High Cascades Trails in Oakridge & Westfir

@dlford: Well, hell, we probably "know" each other. Hope you're still tearing it up!

kosmowf pivotcycles's article

Sep 11, 2026 at 8:59

Sep 11, 2026

Video: Brice Shirbach Explores High Cascades Trails in Oakridge & Westfir

Great spot, for sure. Rode 8 or 9 Creampuffs back in the day, Great memories! Brice, I miss your longer "text" posts. Several years ago, the one on Duluth inspired me to start annual re-visits to Northern MN (where I grew up) and sample all the astounding riding there. As a bonus, I re-connected with an old moto racing buddy, who was pictured in the article as the outgoing president of COGGS. Thanks!

kosmowf Dario-DiGiulio's article

Sep 11, 2026 at 8:56

Sep 11, 2026

Specialized Purgatory / Trail Control Tire Review: A Pleasant Surprise

At the advertised 860 gram weight, the Lite version would be a stone cold winner for my use case. At over 1,000 grams, I sadly quit reading.

kosmowf seb-stott's article

Sep 9, 2026 at 9:29

Sep 9, 2026

First Look: Yeti ASR Lunch Ride

Because 12 speed chains last much longer than 11 speeders?

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