Watch: Hot Knife Mountain Bike Parts Test

We took a red-hot knife to various mountain bike parts because the internet made us do it (and it's oddly satisfying).
By Jeff Barber
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While recently watching one viral mountain bike video or another, YouTube recommended this video to us, and we couldn’t take our eyes off the screen. Then it hit us: why not combine mountain bikes AND hot knives in a single video? So we did.

Note: no serviceable mountain bike parts were harmed in the production of this short film. Do not try this at home.

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