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Onyx Hook Flange Hubs for Berd Spokes

Onyx Hook Flange Hubs for Berd Spokes

**Shoutout to our friends Twisted Spoke CBD for bringing us these parts to lace up!** Onyx and Berd pairing up may be an unlikely combo.  Berd makes the lightest spokes on the market, often saving between 100-200 grams in a wheelset and Onyx makes some of the heaviest...

Mountain Bike Hub Buyers Guide

Mountain Bike Hub Buyers Guide

  ​Today, I want to show you the differences among a lot of the more common high-end hubs on the market, these are no specific order other than just by cost, they're all really good quality hubs, and you can't really go wrong with any of them, although there are...

White Industries Track Hub – Long Term Review

White Industries Track Hub – Long Term Review

Often times "the way we have always done it" is not the best way... White Industries definitely took a big risk by trying to make a big change in a world that seems to go out of their way to do things the same way for years on end.  White Industries really put a lot...

Fatbike Rim Width, How to Choose the Right One

Fatbike Rim Width, How to Choose the Right One

Size Matters...when talking rim width (get your mind out of the gutter people).  Rim width plays a huge role in how your bike handles, how your tires feel, and how easily you roll over loose or irregular surfaces.  This applies to all styles of bikes no doubt, but...

Velocity Quill Review

Velocity Quill Review

Trust but verify.  Anyone who knows me knows I am a big fan of most of Velocity's products but even so, when they make a claim saying they have a new rim that is not only wider and stiffer but also 50g lighter than their previous model it is enough to make you raise...

Panaracer Gravelking Review – 700×40

Panaracer Gravelking Review – 700×40

About a year ago, Panaracer released the 32c Gravelking which raised a lot of eyebrows, a 32c tire labeled as the king of gravel?  While the tread pattern and size tire may be great on smooth dirt roads and actually fit into many of today's "all road" bikes but the...

Panaracer Comet Review – 700×38

Panaracer Comet Review – 700×38

The Comet is a new tire from Panaracer that should grab the attention of riders who are into the adventure and gravel bike scene or even someone simply looking for a very versatile tire on their commuter bike. The Comet is listed as a 700x38mm tire but on my Velocity...

Velocity NoBS Short Term Review

Velocity NoBS Short Term Review

Spring is here and I decided it was time to finally clean all the winter gunk off the Xtracycle and put my Schwalbe Big Apples back on and take the winter tires off, along with replacing all that winter has destroyed like cables and brake pads.  Since I have yet to...

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