Tailfin Simplifies Its Lineup With New 22L Pannier Bag, Now Fully Suited for Off-Road Use Tailfin beefed up the frame and clamp for their latest generation 22L pannier bags, allowing them to sustain even the roughest of trails Written by Travis Reill February 27, 2026
Race Face Beefs Up Its Era Carbon Wheels for E-Bikes w/ More Spokes, Stronger Axles Race Face used bigger spokes, more spokes, and a steel hub axle to create a 15% stiffer wheel for the new Era eMTB wheels Written by Travis Reill February 26, 2026
Liv Embolden E+ Adds More Accessible Entry Point for Women’s eMTB Liv had newer riders in mind when they built the new Embolden E+ lineup, but they also built the new 150/140mm trail bike to rip Written by Travis Reill February 25, 2026
Updated Mondraker Summum & Ari Superior Peak Now Include Newest Parts From SRAM & RockShox With the release of SRAM’s XX DH Transmission and the new Boxxer and Vivid Coil, brands are taking an opportunity to update their DH rigs Written by Travis Reill February 25, 2026
Red Hot Special Edition Pivot Phoenix Gets New SRAM and RockShock Offerings One of the first builds with all of the new SRAM & RockShox DH parts is the limited edition, bright red, Pivot Phoenix XX DH! Written by Travis Reill February 24, 2026
SRAM Brings Direct Mount to Downhill with New XX DH Transmission It’s been teased at events and spotted at World Cup races. Now SRAM is releasing a direct-mount Transmission option for DH bikes Written by Travis Reill February 24, 2026
New RockShox Boxxer Gets LinearXL Bump Out, Stanchion Breather Holes & ButterWagonTech The new Boxxer DH fork gets some odd additions to make it smoother and more linear than ever. Written by Travis Reill February 24, 2026
Wolf Tooth Adds T47 Asymmetric Bottom Brackets There are many bottom bracket standards out there – Like T47A. And Now WTC offers that too. Written by Travis Reill February 20, 2026
Buying a Pivot Switchblade? Make it Unique with One of Four Custom Decal Kits Love the Switchblade? They now have four different custom decal kits that you can choose from for free. The catch? You have to buy the… Written by Travis Reill February 20, 2026
Don’t Throw Away Your Old Velocio Gear…Trade it in Velocio will help you turn your old kit into store credit… with some fine print of course. Written by Travis Reill February 20, 2026
MAAP & Australian Cult Fashion Label P.A.M for an Out of This World PAAM IV Collab Two Australian brands, one known for cycling, the other for fashion, bring you an out-of-this-world collaboration Written by Travis Reill February 19, 2026
Kona Makes Your Commute Easier With the New 2026 Dew Lineup Kona has made some changes to its Dew lineup for 2026 including some geometry tweaks and some more modern components Written by Travis Reill February 19, 2026
Starling Cycles Goes Big Mullet with the 32”/29” Big Bird Full Suspension Build Thanks to Starling Cycles, Big Bird has a mullet. Written by Travis Reill February 19, 2026
More Color Updates for the Revel Rover, but This Time, They are Limited Edition Despite introducing two new colors for the Rover just a few weeks ago, Revel has announced two more limited edition colors Written by Travis Reill February 18, 2026
Nobl’s Signature Series Wheels are 30% Less Torsionally Stiff – On Purpose Nobl flips the script on modern carbon wheels, saying strength and performance come from compliance rather than “stiffness” Written by Travis Reill February 18, 2026
These Limited-Edition Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL8 Frames are Literally Rideable Works of Art Specialized is far from the first brand to treat frames as blank canvases, but the latest Artist Series continues the tradition of rideable art. Written by Travis Reill February 17, 2026
Reserve is Announcing Something New, and It Isn’t Wheels: Introducing the RD1 Reserve now offers a new one piece carbon handlebar/stem option – as long as you aren’t into wide bars. Written by Travis Reill February 17, 2026
Wolf Tooth Adds 5 New Colors to its BSA and T47 Internal Bottom Brackets Wolf Tooth Components continues to do what Wolf Tooth does: providing high-quality components in multiple colors! Check out their new BBs! Written by Travis Reill February 13, 2026
Bikepacking Roots & Old Man Mountain Make Bikepacking More Accessible with Gear Libraries Bikepacking Roots and Old Man Mountain are helping lower the bikepacking barrier with gear libraries…many of which are free! Written by Travis Reill February 13, 2026
Esker Releases Limited Run of Long Wheel Base Fat Bikes, Plus Crazy Deals & Titanium Changes The Esker Hayduke still LVS, now as a stretched out fat bike! Written by Travis Reill February 12, 2026
Rose Makes Aero More Upright with Their AergoConcept Shave Aero Road Bike Who say’s aero road bikes have to be long and low? Rose is challenging that concept with an AergoConcept of their own Written by Travis Reill February 12, 2026
The Trek Charter+ is a First-Class Take on E-Bikes Trek hopes to elevate the e-bike riding experience with their new Charter+ e-bike, equipped with a Bosch motor, autoshift, and a belt drive Written by Travis Reill February 10, 2026
Butterfield & Robinson Debuts Custom eBikes for Their Cycling Vacation Packages Travel company, Butterfield & Robinson, takes clients around the world on cycling adventures, and now they’ll do it with two new ebike models Written by Travis Reill February 09, 2026
Get Ready for a Pit Viper American Face Punch with Their New Winter Olympics-Inspired Glasses The Winter Olympics have arrived and Pit Viper wants you to be ready to cheer Team USA on with the 2026 Winter Olympic Original sunglasses Written by Travis Reill February 06, 2026
Mountain Biking Gets More Monster as World Cup Gets New Main Sponsor Expect to see more energy drinks on the World Cup circuit… Written by Travis Reill February 05, 2026
Dear Bike Industry: Just Because I Ride an E-Bike Doesn’t Mean I’m Lazy A common misconception is that all e-bike riders must be lazy. Travis wants to dispel that myth… Written by Travis Reill February 04, 2026
Pulp Friction, Space-X, Pewter Pan, Agusta: Revel Bikes Get a New Look for 2026 Some great new colors, and even better names for the next generation of Revel Bikes Written by Travis Reill February 03, 2026
Shimano Adds Three New Condition-Specific Ridescape Lenses for Bright, All-Road & Trail Shimano adds three new lenses to its Ridescape platform, each specifically designed with different riding conditions in mind Written by Travis Reill February 03, 2026
Strava is Now Using ‘Enhanced E-Bike Detection’ to Crack Down on KOM Cheating, Removing 2.3 Million Rides For years, Strava users have complained about cheaters at the top of the leaderboards. Now, they are cracking down with AI Written by Travis Reill February 02, 2026
Southern Oregon has a New Mountain Bike Destination: Say Hello to Grants Pass Step aside Ashland; Grants Pass boasts a new trail system which could cement the city as Southern Oregon’s newest riding destination Written by Travis Reill January 29, 2026
