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Why you’ll never be able to match a professional’s bike <\/p>

By Nick Clark\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 21 September 2023 at 17:00 PM<\/p>

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No matter how much you upgrade or tune your mountain bike, the chances are you\u2019ll never have a bike like the professionals.<\/p>\n

Even with the deepest pockets, you\u2019d be hard-pressed to procure the parts many pros use, from custom-tuned kit to prototype tech unreleased to the public.<\/p>\n

While we may never get our hands on the tech used by professionals, it doesn\u2019t make it any less covetous.<\/p>\n

Here are five things that separate professional bikes from their showroom counterparts.<\/p>\n