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Maxxis (New EXO+) vs (Old EXO+) - What's the Difference?

18 October - 2022

Maxxis (New EXO+) vs (Old EXO+) – What’s the Difference? Maxxis has recently upgraded their popular EXO+ casing and as a result they now have new EXO+ models. So what exactly is the difference between the old EXO+ and the...

New Release: Title MTB Carbon and Alloy FORM Handlebars

11 October - 2022

Title MTB just released their new FORM handlebar in carbon and alloy options, and were happy to be stocking both at TBS Bike Parts! With 2 carbon and 3 alloy options available, we have the full lineup of these new...

Alloy vs. Composite MTB Pedals - What's the Difference?

22 September - 2022

Most of the mountain bike flat pedals on the market are primarily made of either alloy or composite. Besides the obvious difference of what they are made of, we are going to go over some of the other differences between...

Ergon Saddles Now Available

06 September - 2022

Ergon saddles are now available at TBS Bike Parts! We are happy to add Ergon to the brands that we carry and to expand our option of saddles. For now we are currently stocking four different models of Ergon saddles...

Title MTB Apparel Now Available

22 July - 2022

We are now stocking a wide variety of apparel from Title MTB including t-shirts, hoodies, crewnecks, and hats! Title’s components have already been available for a few months so it is nice to now be stocking their apparel as well....

XT M8100 vs SLX M7100 Derailleur - What's the Difference?

05 July - 2022

With Shimano offering 12-speed versions of their XT and SLX groupsets, we thought we would break down the differences of the XT M8100 derailleur and the SLX M7100 derailleur in this following article. XT is Shimano’s second tier group and...