All the sweet bikes and parts. Mmm … parts.

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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