Mountain Bike

Video Roundup: Bernard Kerr does Whistler, Kerry Werner in Kona Cross, and the Road iD story

The title says it all – Just Another Whistler Edit. Well, if you’r Bernard Kerr, it’s just another edit. For mere mortals it’s a an…

Written by Zach Overholt November 16, 2017

Truvativ dials up Descendant 35mm bars & stems

Truvativ just debuted some new 35mm bars & a direct mount stem for Downhillers over the summer. But now they are bringing bigger bars to…

Written by Cory Benson November 16, 2017

With on-site test track, American Technology Center is upping Kenda’s tire game

It’s somewhat hard to believe that in all of their years of making bicycle tires, this was the first time Kenda has held a press…

Written by Zach Overholt November 15, 2017

Suspension Tech: How does high speed compression damping differ from low speed?

In modern mountain bike suspension, compression damping is how you control the rate at which your shock compresses under force (an impact, you pressing down…

Written by Tyler Benedict November 15, 2017

11 Mountain Bike Lights to get you thru winter – Cateye, NiteRider, Light & Motion, Gloworm & more!

The end of Daylight Savings time has put an abrupt halt to the after work trail sessions that many of us northern hemisphere readers had…

Written by Cory Benson November 15, 2017

Boost is the WORD for new Single Speed hubs from PAUL

Just because your frame has moved onto modern standards doesn’t mean you have to give up classic looks – or durability. Continuing their habit of…

Written by Zach Overholt November 14, 2017

Must Watch: Matt Jones gets creative in Frames of Mind

With the level of riding higher than it’s ever been, it is getting pretty hard to stand out in the crowd. That is of course,…

Written by Zach Overholt November 14, 2017

Race Face keeps you rolling in confidence with new Carbon Wheel Guarantee

If you’ve been on the fence about carbon wheels, Race Face might have the answer with their new Carbon Confidence Guarantee. We certainty haven’t needed…

Written by Zach Overholt November 14, 2017

Tire Tech: What’s the proper tire pressure for mountain bikes?

Welcome to Tire Tech, Bikerumor’s new mostly-weekly series on bicycle tires. Like our Suspension Tech and AASQ series, we want to hear from you so…

Written by Christophe Noel November 14, 2017

Bikepacking behind the scenes and Q&A with Tales on Tyres

After five years of travel on roads & tracks across the glove, we caught up with Franzi & Jona in Germany to do some shorter rides…

Written by Cory Benson November 14, 2017

Zerode Taniwha springs up in Cane Creek Air or Coil builds

Cane Creek has already made the jump to Coil Creek for the month of November, but it’s looking like their coil-itis might be contagious. Along…

Written by Zach Overholt November 13, 2017

Bikerumor Pic Of The Day: Buffalo Creek, CO

Colorado reader Chuck Perrine sent in this photo of hiis Santa Cruz Bantam taken on the “Little Scraggy” trail near Buffalo Creek, CO. Its a “great…

Written by Cory Benson November 13, 2017

Radon updates mountain bike hardtails in new Jealous AL, Cragger & Slush

Yesterday we took a detailed look at the new light carbon Radon Jab full-suspension enduro bike. But that’s not all they have in store for…

Written by Cory Benson November 10, 2017

NoRoutine teases new carbon Canyon Spectral enduro, all mountain bike

Canyon just dropped a weirdly vague urban traffic teaser image into our inbox that led us to a microsite for a new mountain bike project…

Written by Cory Benson November 10, 2017

Long Term Review: Cannondale Bad Habit Carbon 2 mountain bike

The Cannondale Bad Habit Carbon 2 combines floaty 27.5+ wheels with 120mm full suspension, resulting in a very fun and forgiving trail bike. This was…

Written by John Herron November 09, 2017

Up close with the lightweight carbon 2018 Radon Jab enduro bike

At the end of the summer we got a first look at a masked prototype of Radon’s latest lightweight carbon enduro bike. Now more details are…

Written by Cory Benson November 09, 2017

Suspension Tech: Should you lube your fork’s stanchions?

This week’s installment deals with maintenance. Superficial maintenance. Which is perhaps the easiest kind of maintenance, which means it’s sometimes overlooked or undervalued. Or maybe…

Written by Tyler Benedict November 08, 2017

Silverback Superspeed flexes its latest carbon XC race hardtail mountain bike

The all new Superspeed carbon XC race weapon from Silverback is less of a hardtail than its predecessor. Using what Silverback calls a Monoburst rear end,…

Written by Cory Benson November 08, 2017

PBE17: Engin Cycles flexes new process chops with proprietary Ti frame goodies

Drew Guldalian, the builder at Engin Cycles, has been very busy. A few years ago, in addition to his extremely well-tooled shop of manual machinery…

Written by Anna Schwinn November 08, 2017

First Ride: e-biking through Downieville & Quincy with Shimano STEPS E8000 MTB

If you missed the first post, you should probably go back and read it now. Most importantly, it details why we were riding e-bikes in the…

Written by Zach Overholt November 07, 2017

One Ride Review: Ibis Mojo HD enduro mountain bike

Having spent all of our time at Interbike proper indoors or walking the booths and taking photos, Cyclofest (aka Interbike East) offers the chance to…

Written by Tyler Benedict November 07, 2017

Hands on: Shimano STEPS E8000 e-MTB components make their way to the U.S.

There was no question that of all the Eurobikes I’ve attended, this one was the most electric. And we’re not talking about the atmosphere. Countless…

Written by Zach Overholt November 06, 2017

Friday Roundup: Cycling Odds & Ends

Interscholastic Mountain Biking gets support from Club Ride, plus new WV & MD leagues – Ketchum, Idaho based clothing maker Club Ride has just signed on…

Written by Cory Benson November 03, 2017

All-new Scapin Geko fully sticks to any XC mountain bike track

Scapin has an all-new carbon full-suspension XC & Marathon race weapon in their short travel 29er Geko mountain bike. With a lower centre of gravity and…

Written by Cory Benson November 02, 2017

Rolf Prima launches Astral Cycling to sell US-made custom rims

For more than 20 years Rolf Prima has been synonymous with paired spoke wheeled systems. From the stages of the Tour de France to World…

Written by Christophe Noel November 02, 2017

Suspension Tech: What do shock eye-to-eye, stroke & width measurements mean?

When it comes to fork, it’s pretty easy to know what you’re getting should you upgrade. Just get a tapered steerer and match the axle…

Written by Tyler Benedict November 01, 2017

Cane Creek rebrands as Coil Creek* for launch of HELM Coil suspension fork

The days of the coil shock are definitely back. More and more coil suspension products are appearing recently, and Cane Creek Coil Creek is among…

Written by Zach Overholt November 01, 2017

Saddle Wrap Roundup: Jet Roll and Speedsleev offer new ways to bring your tools with you

Finding the right bag that’ll hold the tools you need is getting easier as manufacturers release more options. No longer confined to the typical oversized,…

Written by michael gushulak October 31, 2017