Mountain Bike

Sneak Peek: On-One’s New Codeine 29er Enduro Machine

On-one has been working on this for quite some time, but the Codeine will soon be available without a prescription. We should have full details…

Written by Zach Overholt April 02, 2014

NAHBS 2014: Ti Cycles’ Full Suspension Fat Bike, 26″ Gravel Grinder & More!

First off, I’d like to thank Dave Levy of Ti Cycles for bringing the kind of off-the-wall builds that simultaneously evoke a WTF reaction along…

Written by Tyler Benedict April 02, 2014

Award Winning Design in Taiwan with the Taipei Cycle D&I awards

There were quite a few new products with clever designs in Taipei, but a few stood out more than others. Not just to us, but…

Written by Zach Overholt April 02, 2014

Paul Components Adds 1x Single Chainrings & Adapters, New Quick Release Skewers

Paul Components has a new 1x adapter and chainring combo designed to fit their standard cranksets. The chainring has thinner teeth for 1x geared systems,…

Written by Tyler Benedict April 02, 2014

New e*thirteen EX Cog Adds 40t, 42t Cassette Gearing Expanders

e*thirteen has jumped into the oversized cog cassette adapter fray with two solid looking and well priced options. The new EX Cog comes in a…

Written by Tyler Benedict April 01, 2014

Exclusive First Photos of The New Santa Cruz Nomad, Plus Weigh In!

When we arrived, the mean green Nomad 2 C was sharing its last few moments on the showroom floor with the new Nomad 3. After…

Written by Saris Mercanti April 01, 2014

Kinetic Unfolds into the World of Rollers with new Prototype

There are a lot of reasons for why you should train with rollers, but ease of transport and portability typically isn’t high on the list.…

Written by Zach Overholt April 01, 2014

WTF? WTB & Freedom Merge to form Wilderness Trail & Freedom

Wilderness Trail Bikes and Freedom, two great brands with a lot of cool products. As the Urban counterpart of WTB, Freedom offers cool products like…

Written by Zach Overholt April 01, 2014

26 or 27.5″ for your Next Bike? DMR 20switchinch lets you have Both!

If you’re still riding 26″ wheels, there is a good chance that you have contemplated going 27.5″ on your next bike. But with all the…

Written by Zach Overholt April 01, 2014

RockShox Revamps the Boxxer with Charger Damper, 27.5″ option, Plus New Domain, and Monarch DebonAir

Chances are, if you’ve ridden a DH bike, you’ve ridden a Boxxer. Around for almost two decades now, the Boxxer has a serious legacy both…

Written by Zach Overholt April 01, 2014

First Look: The All New Santa Cruz Nomad 650B with Updated VPP Linkage (UPDATED!)

On this date last year, Santa Cruz Bikes launched the Bronson, an all new platform designed entirely around the new wheel size. In that intervening…

Written by Saris Mercanti April 01, 2014

NAHBS 2014: Engin Revs Up Titanium Bicycle Frames, Shows One of Each

In short order, Engin went from showing an early (and impressive!) titanium build last year to a complete collection this year, making it his primary…

Written by Tyler Benedict March 31, 2014

Taipei: Corsair Toro DJ, Imperium DH Get Official, Plus New Hubs, Pedals, Rims, and more from Atomlab

In a sea of products from multiple nations, this red, white, and blue Corsair Toro certainly stood out. Initially spotted as a prototype under Jim…

Written by Zach Overholt March 31, 2014

New Breezer Supercell 29er Trail Mountain Bike Brings Second MLink Design to the Dirt

Last fall, mountain bike legend Joe Breeze released his first modern full suspension bike, the Repack. It’s a 650B, 150mm trail bike with a unique…

Written by Tyler Benedict March 31, 2014

NAHBS 2014: Festka Shows Amazing Artist Series Bike, New Titanium Frames & Much More!

We got the story of Festka’s new titanium frames in our pre-NAHBS interview, which took a deeper look at the new material and their nabbing…

Written by Tyler Benedict March 30, 2014

Gear Ratios: Comparing 2×10 versus 1×11 Mountain Bike Drivetrains

Curious how switching from a 2×10 drivetrain to a 1×11 group like XX1 will affect your gearing? Thanks to Scott at Switchback Bikes, wonder no…

Written by Tyler Benedict March 28, 2014

Spy Shot! Suntour Adds Carbon Crown & Steerer to Axon Werx

Hiding in the depths of Suntour’s demo fleet at the 2014 Southeast Bike Expo under a layer of fine Georgia red dust, there appeared…

Written by Trey Richardson March 28, 2014

Specialized Stumpjumper FSR 650B Mountain Bike Gets Official, Plus Limited Edition Burry Stander Epic

At the beginning of March, Specialized showed off 650B tires. Then we weighed them. And then we waited, knowing surely the Big S must have…

Written by Tyler Benedict March 28, 2014

Review: Custom Prescription Sunglasses From SportRX.com

When it comes to custom eye wear for cycling or outdoor sports, the selection in your average optometrists office is often lacking. So if you…

Written by Saris Mercanti March 28, 2014

Must Watch: Fairdale takes R&D to the Extreme with Aero 2×4 Bikes, More

Fairdale gets it. With a catalog of smartly equipped, stylish, reasonably priced bikes, they seem to get that bikes are fun. Any bikes. To ensure…

Written by Zach Overholt March 28, 2014

Sneak Peek: Desert Dreaming on the New Rockshox RS1 Cross Country Fork

This new video from Rockshox follows two professional cross-country racers on a Southern California adventure, free from the stresses and demands of racing. While the…

Written by Saris Mercanti March 27, 2014

Review: Downhill Supreme 2 – The Game You’ve Mostly Been Waiting For

Mountain bike games are few and far between, but last years Downhill Supreme breathed new life into a genre that had been stagnant since the…

Written by Saris Mercanti March 27, 2014

Taipei Show: SR Suntour Springs forward with New and Updated Forks, Prototype Carbon Crank, and a new E-Bike Kit

While most of the fork news out of SR Suntour at the show came in the form of small improvements to reduce weight, there were…

Written by Zach Overholt March 27, 2014

All-New Cannondale 27.5″ Trigger & Jekyll Mountain Bikes Unveiled w/ Long Travel Lefty SuperMax (UPDATED)

The big “C” has finally jumped into the 650B game with all-new Cannondale Trigger 27.5 and Jekyll 27.5 mountain bikes. To go with them, they’ve…

Written by Tyler Benedict March 27, 2014

GT Launches new 27.5″ Fury Downhill Bike Under Atherton Racing Team

At the Team Atherton team launch today in Europe, GT launched a revised version of the brand new GT Fury with 27.5″ wheels. It was…

Written by Saris Mercanti March 26, 2014

Taipei Show: Hutchinson Tweaks the Taipan for All Conditions XC

First shown at Eurobike last year, the Taipan is Hutchinson’s new take on an all conditions XC tire. Since being first shown, the tread pattern…

Written by Zach Overholt March 26, 2014

Taipei Show: TRP Close to Production with Spyke MTB Mechanical, Plus Brake Lights, Splitters and more from Tektro

Seeing as how the Spyke we saw at Frostbike, and subsequent testing is still very much a prototype, TRP had the latest version on hand…

Written by Zach Overholt March 26, 2014

Brian Lopes Joins Intense Cycles

Earlier this month, Brian Lopes and Ibis Cycles split ways after a successful seven year long partnership. During that time, Brian helped proved the versatility…

Written by Saris Mercanti March 25, 2014