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Review: SRAM AXS Eagle Sram AXS Eagle debuted in the winter of 2019 to much anticipation.  Prototypes had been spotted on UCI World Cup XC rigs since the spring of 2018 sported by the likes of Nino Schurter. 

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Review: In-depth Analysis of Cush Core Tire Inserts

Tire inserts have been in the market for several years now. The concept is to provide more tire support especially on the sidewalls and latter part of tire compression so as to prevent pinch flats, burping, or even wheel damage. Brands and products have come and gone, but one company has really stood up to the test of time – and more importantly the test of racing at elite levels like the Enduro…

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Team Update: 2019 Team Partners Finalized, Team Race Kit.

We’re pleased to announce the addition of Foundation Cycles, Organic Moments and Industry Nine as team partners for the 2019 race season! We are incredibly excited to have these great partners as we continue to grow and progress!

The 2019 Race Kit is finished and feature the logos of our team partners! Keep your eye out for our racers wearing these fine kits from local team partner Primal Wear!

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Review: Santa Cruz Palmdale Grips

Grips are a very personal choice. Thickness, grip pattern,a and materials divide people’s opinions. However, everyone will agree that they want a secure grip that doesn’t twist and a grip that remains tacky in the wet. With that said, the Santa Cruz Palmdale grips are not for everyone but they do deliver in spades when it comes to basic grip design.

The Palmdales are on the thinner side of the…

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News: 2018 Team Update Santa Cruz Bicycles is a manufacturer of high end mountain bikes founded in 1993. It’s first bike was built in 1994 and featured a full suspension design.

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2018 Race Schedule Update

Vail Outlier Off-road festival! It’s the last race of the year for most. It’s great fun in some of the most beautiful single track in Colorado. Come out to Vail Outlier; September 27th – 30th with the Rock Shox Outlier Enduro on September 30th.

https://www.outlier.bike/schedule/

Rider: Brendon Gubbins Photo: Rita Peterson

– RMGL Staff

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2018 Race Schedule

To help you burgeoning racers out there plan for the 2018 Season, here’s a compiled list of the Colorado Region Race Series. 2018 RMGL Racing Schedule (update: 1/18/18) May Scott Enduro Cup (SEC): Moab 5/5 Revolution Enduro Series (Revo): Buffalo Creek 5/20 Big Mountain Enduro (BME): Santa Fe 5/26 June SEC: Angel Fire 6/9-6/10 Rocky Mountain Racing Series (RMRS): Crested Butte Resort  6/15-6/17…

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Review: MRP Ramp Control Cartridge RS, Type D

Lets get this out of the way: you don’t need this upgrade. Tuning your suspension’s spring rate and curve is completely achievable by means of volume spacers. However, this device is absolutely ingenious, easy, and adds an extra dimension to your suspension characteristics that would otherwise not be tunable by any other means. The engineers at Mountain Racing Products have actually been in the…

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News: 2018 Team Partner Announcement: Maxxis Tires We are proud to announce RMGL Racing will partner with Maxxis tires for the 2018 season! We look forward to working with such a storied brand and are so honored to be part of their team. The 2018 season promises to be amazing! - RMGL staff

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(g)ravity Labs Radio Beta

After months of lovingly tweaking the lineup and sound RMGL is proud to announce (g)ravity Labs Radio Beta on Pandora. It’s music you can stream while shredding your local mountain, traveling, or just chilling. We’re featuring artist like Daft Punk, Zhu, Odesza, Glitch Mob, and many others. Give it a try and let us know what you think. I’m listening to (g)ravity Labs Radio on Pandora.

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News: 2018 Team Partner Announcement: REVO PT We’re proud to announce that REVO PT Boulder is now a 2018 RMGL Racing Team partner. We look forward to working with them and help us get to the next level.

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News: 2018 Team Partners Announced: Smith Optics We’re proud to partner up with venerable brand Smith Optics! We’re so excited as 2018 is shaping up to be epic!

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News: 2018 Team Partner Announcement: All Mountain Style We’re so proud to announce that frame guard, stem and jersey manufacturers All Mountain Style will be supporting our racers in 2018!

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News: 2018 Team Partner Announcement: NOBL Wheels We’re proud to announce that Rocky Mountain Gravity Labs Racing is now part of the NOBL Wheels Family!

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RMGL Racing kits are in!

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Editorial: The Case for Racing

Editorial: The Case for Racing

It’s expensive and time consuming.  On the face of it, mountain bike racing is the privy pursuit of sponsored riders, and the ridiculously fast.  Why should your average joe care or even think of jumping into this fray?  Because it makes you better in every possible way.  It connects you even deeper into the sport you love. As with anything with wheels, straight from its inception, mountain…

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Long-term Update: 2015 Rock Shox Reba RL 29 120mm

It’s been a year since we bolted the Reba onto our xc/trail bike and to say that it has been trouble free is an understatement.  I set it up with one bottomless token 1 year ago and essentially forgot about it. I run it 10 PSI lower than the recommended air pressure for my weight (155 lbs). Small bump compliance has only gotten better since the first couple of months. Dialing in the compression…