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PRESS CAMP PART 1Now in its second year, Press Camp is a four-day gathering of journalists and companies from the bike industry. Mornings are filled with one-on-one informational meetings, while the afternoons are reserved for product testing. This year Press Camp was held in Deer Valley, Utah, which gave us access to high-mountain roads replica rolex Oyster Datejust SS watches and lift-served singletrack on the slopes of the ski resort. Here and in my next few posts, I’ll highlight some of the best of what I saw.FOX For 2011, the Fox is bringing its TerraLogic automatic-lockout technology back to the market after a four-year absence, along with new 160mm and 180mm options in their 36 line, adjustable-travel TALAS options on more forks, and an aftermarket-only option for a low-friction stanchion coating, borrowed from Japanese motorsports technology, called Kashima.
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