Mountain Bike

Cane Creek Helm 27.5 Cherry Bomb Limited Edition pops up just in time for summer

We’re quickly approaching the Fourth of July, which if you’re American means almost compulsory celebration – usually including some sort of pyrotechnics. But if you…

Written by Zach Overholt June 07, 2018

Backflip will save your bars when you have to flip your bike over

We’ve certainly all been there. You get a flat, or have a problem with your bike and you pull over, and flip over your bike.…

Written by Zach Overholt June 07, 2018

Don’t Try This At Home: Building a bicycle out of springs with Colin Furze

One of our favorite tinkering madmen is at it again. Many of Colin Furze’s ideas could certainly be considered totally crazy, and this one is…

Written by Zach Overholt June 06, 2018

Gemini debuts first full integrated DH handlebar + bar/stem combo for Enduro & XC

One look at the first run of products from Gemini, and it’s pretty clear – this isn’t your average debut. As it turns out, Gemini…

Written by Zach Overholt June 06, 2018

Chris Akrigg takes on the natural world in Freetrials

One of the things that have always made Chris Akrigg’s videos so enjoyable is the selection of terrain. He’ll look at something that most of…

Written by Zach Overholt June 05, 2018

Micro Spline Update! Yes, to aftermarket DT Swiss freehub availability for new XTR!

That wait wasn’t long! Just last week we got a detailed look at DT Swiss’ Micro Spline freehub, but were told freehubs wouldn’t be readily available…

Written by Cory Benson June 04, 2018

Pro Bike Check: Adjustable travel Thömus Lightrider of Lukas Flückiger, with new XTR

Swiss rider Lukas Flückiger finished outside the top elite men at the last XC World Cup, but the carbon bike he rode from Thömus was worth…

Written by Cory Benson June 04, 2018

Trillion Cycles doubles up with 130mm Shug Hardtail

Almost a year to the day from showing their first mountain bike at the Fort William World cup, Trillion is back with their second. Part…

Written by Zach Overholt June 01, 2018

Closeup: What DT Swiss’ XTR-ready Micro Spline looks like, and why it’ll be hard to get – UPDATED!

Last weekend with the introduction of the new XTR M9100 12-speed groupset came the news that we are getting a new freehub body standard. DT…

Written by Cory Benson June 01, 2018

Friday Roundup: World Bicycle Day, night riding, enduro racing, Hot Deals & more!

Join World Bicycle Day this Sunday with World Bicycle Relief or on your own – WBR is joining the UN and the worldwide cycling community to celebrate…

Written by Cory Benson June 01, 2018

New Adroit Linkage Suspension Fork uses a rear shock to give you more control

Seems it’s the summer of strange forks, first with the new Cannondale Lefty Ocho switching to a standard single-crown design, then the Motion E18 Leaf…

Written by Tyler Benedict May 31, 2018

XC World Cup Tech: Another prototype WiaWis full-suspension bike for Spitz

Last year we spotted German ex-World Champ Sabine Spitz riding a prototype full-suspension WiaWis XC mountain bike at the Nové Město World Cup. Well, fast forward a year…

Written by Cory Benson May 31, 2018

Shimano evolves 2019 S-Phyre XC9 & ME7 mountain bike shoes with new XTR

Shimano’s XC racing S-Phyre XC9 and enduro racing ME7 shoes are each just under two years old. But as the top-level XTR racing groupset gets…

Written by Cory Benson May 31, 2018

Shimano XTR M9100 – Actual weights, pricing, design story & more photos

New XTR groups come once every four years, and as soon as one launches, they start working on the next one. It starts with concept…

Written by Tyler Benedict May 30, 2018

Islabikes Beinn 27 sizes up popular alloy bike to 27.5″ wheels for growing kids

The Islabikes Beinn bike range is a boon for parents looking to get a simple, high quality, high value bike to get their kids interested…

Written by Cory Benson May 30, 2018

Nordest dials back Bardino Ti enduro hardtail with new 650b version

After many of their customers for the original 27.5+/29er Bardino Ti wanted to build the titanium enduro hardtail with smaller, lighter & more nimble 27.5″ all-mountain…

Written by Cory Benson May 30, 2018

Prototype Kross Earth 100mm carbon XC bike of World Champ Jolanda Neff, new XTR

This weekend at the Nové Město XC World Cup, World Champion Yolanda Neff earned two podiums on a new carbon full-suspension Kross Earth mountain bike,…

Written by Cory Benson May 28, 2018

Nino racing new Syncros Fraser iC SL SE cockpit, plus newest SRAM eTap Eagle wireless prototypes

When you’re Nino Schurter you always race on the newest tech. This weekend Nino is back on his Spark RC 900 with a new one-piece…

Written by Cory Benson May 26, 2018

DT Swiss already ready with Micro Spline hubs for new XTR

Shimano made no secret that there would be Micro Spline compatible hubs coming from DT Swiss, and now we’ve got the first photo. DT says…

Written by Tyler Benedict May 26, 2018

Prototype Canyon full-suspension XC mountain bike & new XTR M9100 for Mathieu van der Poel

Another weekend of World Cup cross-country mountain bike racing is here, and with it more new bikes & tech come to light. Yesterday Shimano unveiled…

Written by Cory Benson May 26, 2018

2019 Shimano XTR M9100 Unveiled – This. Changes. Everything.

Remember when the first XTR came out? It was XT with an R, for Race. That group was designed for racing, and it still is.…

Written by Tyler Benedict May 25, 2018

Friday Roundup: BMC joins forces w/ RedBull, Endura Girl Power, eMTB raffle for NICA, Contests & More!

Red Bull Adv. Tech & BMC collaborate on faster bikes – Red Bull’s high tech solutions division Red Bull Advanced Technologies have partnered up with BMC bikes.…

Written by Cory Benson May 25, 2018

XC World Cup Tech: New MSC Tractor & Roller XC & trail mountain bike tires

On the Protek bikes of the brujulabike pro team, we spotted a fresh pair of XC mountain bike tires from new Spanish tire maker MSC…

Written by Cory Benson May 25, 2018

Suspension Tech: Inside the Lefty Ocho, Cannondale’s uniquely smooth & precise XC fork

Last week Cannondale debuted an 8th generation Lefty Ocho XC fork, paired to their new F-Si hardtail. From the outside, its move to an industry standard…

Written by Cory Benson May 24, 2018

Motion updates wild 170mm E18 leaf spring, linkage enduro mountain bike forks

Back in 2016 we glimpsed a unique French leaf spring-powered, hydraulically damped Motion enduro linkage fork, seeking investment backing. Well, their ambitious Kickstarter didn’t pan…

Written by Cory Benson May 24, 2018