Mountain Bike

Spotted: Mysterious Full Suspension 650b Prototype

Sometimes things can hide in plain sight. That seems to be the case with these two prototype full suspension bikes we spotted in the parking…

Written by Zach Overholt July 24, 2013

First Look! All New Pivot Mach 6 27.5″ Enduro Race Rocket

The all-new Pivot Mach 6 mountain bike has been in development for two years, and founder Chris Cocalis says it’s designed to be the ultimate…

Written by Tyler Benedict July 24, 2013

Intense Announces The Carbine 29: a VPP Suspended Carbon Fiber AM/Enduro Machine

Intense Cycles is adding to their aggressive carbon Carbine line-up with the Carbine 29. The Carbine 29 has 5 or 5.5 inch adjustable rear travel…

Written by Mike Albert July 24, 2013

Race Face Does the Big Tease for 35mm Handlebars, Stems

Race Face just gave us a little sneak peek at their upcoming 35mm bar and stem lineup. The new parts will span their SixC, Next,…

Written by Tyler Benedict July 24, 2013

Mavic x Time Pedal Collaboration Spotted in the Wild

Way, way, way, waaaaaay back in February, Mavic and Time announced they’d be collaborating on pedals, and now they’re seeing some final testing with sales…

Written by Tyler Benedict July 23, 2013

It’s a Boy! On-One Announces Baby Fatty, a 24″ Wheel Fat Bike

Niche bikes and wheel sizes are all the talk these days and UK’s On-One is joining the conversation with a bit of a back pedal:…

Written by Mike Albert July 23, 2013

Surly Brings Back the Instigator with 26+, Adds ECR 29+ and Straggler Disc

Ok, we’re not sure the new Surly Instigator is officially going to be called 26+, but based on Surly’s Krampus, it only makes sense. The…

Written by Zach Overholt July 23, 2013

Absolute Black Adds CNC’d Cyclocross Single Chainrings, Mountain Bike Bash Guards

Absolute Black, which makes the exquisitely machined single chainrings we recently reviewed, just sent over images and info on a few more goodies they’ve been…

Written by Tyler Benedict July 21, 2013

Video: Mountain Biker Jumps Over Chris Froome In Yellow

It was almost exactly 10 years ago when Dave Watson surprised tour spectators by launching himself off a road gap over riders in the Tour…

Written by Zach Overholt July 21, 2013

Moots Introduces Rogue 650B YBB, RSL Mountain Bikes & Vamoots Disc Road Bike!

Introduced at NAHBS earlier this year as an unnamed, custom-only offering, the new Moots Rogue YBB 27.5″ mountain bike will now come in eight…

Written by Tyler Benedict July 20, 2013

No Fatbikes Allowed? Not anymore: Kuat Expands Its Dirtbag Line to Include Fatbikes

Kuat‘s Dirtbag line is a series of simple fork mounts, a bolt to anything DIY style solution for bike transport (see our previous…

Written by Mike Albert July 20, 2013

Steel Is Real! Meet The One4All – A Steel Full Suspension AM/Enduro MTB by Caminade

It’s been a long time since I’ve heard the “steel is real” mantra, but Caminade, a new French MTB brand certainly believes it as…

Written by Mike Albert July 19, 2013

Friday Roundup – Bicycle Bits & Pieces

This weekend, endurance cyclist Jay “JayP” Petervary, pictured above, will attempt to be the first athlete to successfully complete the 515-mile Race Across Oregon road…

Written by Kristi Benedict July 19, 2013

Joystick Gives Back to Digger, Trails, with Digger Component Line

Todd “Digger” Fiander has been a trail building fixture on the Shore for years. Joystick Bicycle Components thought that was a great reason to make…

Written by Zach Overholt July 19, 2013

First Impressions: Absolute Black’s SRAM Direct Mount Spiderless Chainrings

Absolute Black’s been teasing us with quite a few gorgeous CNC machined parts, from pedals to brake rotors (CenterLock and 6-bolt) to chainrings. Now, we’ve…

Written by Tyler Benedict July 18, 2013

One Ride Review: New Niner JET9 Alloy & ROS9 Steel 29er Mountain Bikes

Before we even had a chance to go over all the details of the new bikes, Niner took us out for a little pre-launch ride…

Written by Tyler Benedict July 18, 2013

It’s Official: Trek Introduces 650b Remedy and Slash

Just over a month ago, the big new from Trek was the introduction of a new Remedy and Fuel, both with 29″ wheels. All with…

Written by Zach Overholt July 17, 2013

Rand McNally Maps its way into Outdoor/Bike GPS with Foris 850

You probably know the name Rand McNally from their maps and Atlases. They also have a pretty complete line of GPS units for cars, trucks,…

Written by Zach Overholt July 17, 2013

2014 Specialized goes AWOL for Adventure, Disc for CX

Jumping into the world of Adventure bikes, Specialized is testing the waters with the new AWOL. Built as a drop bar adventure bike, AWOL has…

Written by Zach Overholt July 17, 2013

2014 Specialized Mountain Bikes – New StumpJumper Frame, Redesigned Camber, and new Crave

Much like the Epic line, the Stumpjumper hard tail sees changes for 2014 as well with a new FACT 11M frame on the S-Works models.…

Written by Zach Overholt July 16, 2013

All New Azonic Outcast XC Wheelset

No one does budget friendly, freeride ready, bullet proof wheelsets like Azonic. Their popular candy colored Outlaw wheelset has taken a beating on the clapped…

Written by Saris Mercanti July 15, 2013

2014 Specialized Mountain Bikes – New Epic, Mini-Brain, Roval Carbon SL Wheels, & More!

A lot of races have been won on a Specialized Epic. Just like the bikes, mountain bike racing continues to evolve with riders going elbow…