Mountain Bike

Subaru Blends Automotive and Bike History for 25th Sea Otter Classic

We often joke that if you’re trying to find a bike event just follow the Subarus and Elements. Judging by the number of people stopping…

Written by Zach Overholt April 24, 2015

SOC15: MRP Shows Thru Axle Fat Fork, Updated Guides, Finished Wave Rings, More

MRP is still probably best known for their chain guides, but they have been in the fork market for a long time. Previously known as…

Written by Zach Overholt April 24, 2015

Bike Check: Geoff Gulevich’s Rocky Mountain Slayer SS with Prototype Manitou Fork

Gully gets all the cool parts. That’s not surprising though considering is always entertaining both on and off the bike, plus a genuinely nice guy…

Written by Zach Overholt April 24, 2015

SOC15: Race Face Atlas get forged, switch to Cinch chainring mounts, new colors for pedals

With the Next SL, SixC and Turbine having all switched to Race Face’s spectacular Cinch chainring mounting system, it was only a matter of time…

Written by Tyler Benedict April 23, 2015

SOC15: Raleigh Adds More Carbon, Thru Axles, and Light Weight RX Women’s Elite Cross Bike

Raleigh has a history of introducing new models at Sea Otter and 2015 is no different. Along with a few bikes that are completed and…

Written by Zach Overholt April 23, 2015

SOC15: Advocate Cycles Builds New Plus Size Bikes and Advocacy Based Business Model

The bicycle industry is getting to be a pretty crowded place. As more and more brands seem to emerge from the primordial ooze that is…

Written by Zach Overholt April 23, 2015

SOC15: White Industries launching new XMR “Cross / Mountain / Road” 6-bolt hubs

If you recall our NAHBS coverage of White Industries, they showed an early prototype of some new 6-bolt hubs. Now, they have a name and…

Written by Tyler Benedict April 23, 2015

SOC15: Haro bringing back full suspension mountain bikes, updates carbon hardtail

After a few year hiatus from performance oriented full suspension mountain bikes, Haro is back with a three-model collection called Shift. There are two frame…

Written by Tyler Benedict April 23, 2015

Trailmech XC hubs throw pawls to the walls with twisted engagement design

Based in Poltava, Ukraine, Trailmech was established in 2012 by two passionate cyclists who set out to make quality bike products. While they don’t specifically…

Written by Steve Fisher April 23, 2015

Hoonigan to the Stars, Specialized Builds Custom Galaxy S-Works Demo for Ken Block

There is a lot of cross over between mountain bikes and motorsports. On most weekends you’ll find a number of mountain bikes tuned into motocross,…

Written by Zach Overholt April 22, 2015

SOC15: Trek introduces Performance Oriented Fuel EX JR and Farley Kids’ Fat Bikes

For a number of cyclists with kids, their children’s bikes benefit from gratuitous hand-me-downs. Those reused parts add up to some pretty sweet rides for…

Written by Zach Overholt April 22, 2015

SOC15: Prototype X-Fusion Vector shocks get way more supple w/ dual IFP

X-Fusion is testing a new dual IFP (Internal Floating Piston) in their Vector series air and coil shocks, and the results seem very, very impressive.…

Written by Tyler Benedict April 22, 2015

SOC15: VP flies to lower weight flat pedals with new Harrier Altitude

If you’re looking for real estate under your feet, VP’s Harrier platform pedals are hard to beat. The flats are absolutely huge which is good…

Written by Zach Overholt April 22, 2015

SOC15: Industry Nine expands Boost 148 and 15×110 hub options

Perhaps the first company outside of SRAM to have a production Boost 148 hub available when they introduced it at Eurobike 2014, Industry Nine has…

Written by Tyler Benedict April 22, 2015

SOC15: Foes reveals gorgeous new 27.5″ Hydro DH bike, converts Mutz fat bike to 27.5+

If there’s anyone that can make aluminum just as sexy as carbon, it’s Brent Foes. With so many years of experience building smoothly rounded monocoque…

Written by Tyler Benedict April 22, 2015

Pacenti Answers ‘How Short Can You Go?’ With New PDent 25mm Stem and Bar

How short can we (or should we) go? Based on the current trends in mountain bike geometry, that seems like a question worth asking. It’s…

Written by Zach Overholt April 21, 2015

SOC15: Spot Brand developing unique leaf spring-and-pivot full suspension mountain bike

It’s becoming more and more rare to find a truly new suspension design these days, but small city and commuter bike company Spot Brand seems…

Written by Tyler Benedict April 21, 2015

Fat Chance Yo Eddy frames revised to boost tire clearance, improve cable routing

When they made their debut appearance at NAHBS this spring, the new 2015 Fat Chance Yo Eddy looked good, using a True Temper steel frame…

Written by Tyler Benedict April 21, 2015

SOC15: DT Swiss reboots Mon Chasseral road wheels in carbon, 27.5+ rims & carbon OPM Race fork closeup

The Mon Chasseral was DT Swiss’ first real complete road wheel, which was all alloy at its inception in 2005. Now, the name is back,…

Written by Tyler Benedict April 21, 2015

SOC15: Fox upgrades 32, 34 and 36 forks with FIT4 damper; RC2 shock damper cutaway & more 2016 suspension!

The transition to the 2016 Fox Racing Shox mountain bike suspension fork lineup all started with the 2015 36’s switch to a new air spring.…

Written by Tyler Benedict April 21, 2015

SOC15: Airborne Plus Sized Takes Flight with New Griffin 27+

There is no denying that plus sized tires were a big thing at Sea Otter this year. Whether you look at them as an addition…

Written by Zach Overholt April 20, 2015

SOC15: 9point8 Drops First Infinitely Adjustable Mechanical Dropper Post

Most riders that have ridden with a dropper post will agree – they can have a profound impact on the way you ride. Unfortunately, they…

Written by Zach Overholt April 20, 2015

SOC15: Project321 lets you add Lefty Supermax to more bikes (with Plus-sized tires!), shows new colors

Project321, which is known almost as much for their unofficial anodization of third party components like Thomson stems and Cannondale’s lightweight cranks, has added a…

Written by Tyler Benedict April 20, 2015

SOC15: Gravity Goes off the Grid for new Enduro / All Mountain Line

Nine years ago when Gravity was started as an offshoot of FSA, Enduro wasn’t even really a “thing.” After starting with the original 777 bar,…

Written by Zach Overholt April 20, 2015

SOC15: Schwalbe Joins In on Plus Sized Fun with Fat Nobby Nic and Rocket Ron Tires

Up to this point, the options for plus sized tires have been pretty limited. Sea Otter has been the launch pad for a significant…

Written by Zach Overholt April 19, 2015

SOC15: Chris King adds thru-axle rear road hubs & singlespeed hubs

Chris King has a new thru axle rear R45D hub to join the R45D front thru axle we spotted at NAHBS. The front will only…

Written by Tyler Benedict April 19, 2015

Plus Sized Gets Squishy with New Manitou Magnum Pro, Sun Ringle Plus Rims and Hubs

It may seem like plus size bikes are just now springing up overnight, but for the new Manitou Magnum the project has been in the…

Written by Zach Overholt April 19, 2015

SOC15: Hutchinson could take cyclocross tires wider for gravel, plus changes to road tires coming

According to some of the folks at Hutchinson, the Piranha 2 cyclocross tire is fairly popular here in the States, but HQ in France (home…

Written by Tyler Benedict April 19, 2015

SOC15: ENVE raises the bar for DH, widens XC and trail handlebars, plus new Garmin mount integration

After seeing Greg Minnaar and Syndicate riders using spacers under their direct mount stems, sometimes up to 50mm of additional stack, ENVE’s engineers started thinking.…

Written by Tyler Benedict April 18, 2015