Mountain Bike

SOC13: Vee Rubber Teams Up With Intense, ITS

After announcing a new partnership in Taipei, Vee Rubber is teaming up with Intense to continue to produce their ITS tire line. Together the pair…

Written by Zach Overholt April 29, 2013

SOC13: Fezzari Custom Builds 650b, Straight to Your Door

Custom spec’d 650b, and straight to your door – that’s how Fezzari is planning to approach the onslaught of the new wheels. Looking to carve…

Written by Zach Overholt April 29, 2013

Initial Impressions: Footbalance QuickFit Insoles

Update 5/3: Pricing information added. Update 5/7: Pricing lowered! Hot on the, ahem, heels of the announcement that Retül will be using FootBalance custom footbed systems…

Written by Marc Basiliere April 28, 2013

Review: Endura’s Trusty PakAJak pack jacket

Just what is a pack jacket? It’s pretty simple: a pack jacket is a jacket that lives in your pack. While compactness and light weight…

Written by Marc Basiliere April 27, 2013

SOC13: ODI and Vans Team Up for Waffle Grip Lock Ons, hüdz get new life

Without even trying this grip on a bike, we’re assuming ODI is going to do very well with it. What mountain biker hasn’t had a…

Written by Zach Overholt April 26, 2013

SOC13: Bike Check – Steven Bafus’ Deity Equipped Trance X 29er

Whoever says you can’t get rad on a 29er hasn’t told that to Steven Bafus, one of the four people behind Merican Radness. When he’s…

Written by Zach Overholt April 26, 2013

SOC13: Jamis’ 650b Line Gets Carbon, Lighter, More Travel

Fortunately for Jamis, they have been putting out 650b bikes since 2010, so the whole new wheel size craze to them is old news. Instead,…

Written by Zach Overholt April 26, 2013

SOC13: Open Cycles’ AXX1 Mountain Bikes Weigh In, Plus Custom White Dual Electronic Build!

Open Cycles’ announced the AXX1 build in March, using a mix of SRAM XX1 and AX Lightness bits to come up with the name and…

Written by Tyler Benedict April 26, 2013

CLIMBWorks Opens Killer New Flow Trails In Gatlinburg, TN

Things to do in Gatlinburg, TN: hike the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, go to a Ripley’s museum, play Hillbilly Golf, get married, check out…

Written by Kristi Benedict April 26, 2013

SOC13: Troy Lee Designs Adds More Colors, Styles – Plus DH Photo Gallery

For the world’s fastest racers. Troy Lee Design’s manta is certainly to the point, but in the case of the Sea Otter DH with Aaron…

Written by Zach Overholt April 26, 2013

Friday Roundup – Bicycle Bits & Pieces

Western Spirit Cycling Adventures is offering 10% off select dates of their Grand Canyon – North Rim tours. Contact them for dates. BIG (Bicycling In Greensboro, Inc,) Greensboro, NC’s non-profit…

Written by Kristi Benedict April 26, 2013

SOC13: Dirty Sixer Builds 36″ Wheeled MTBs for the Exceptionally Tall

For a while now, 36 inch wheeled mountain bikes have been sort of a gimmick, or concept bikes for normal sized humans that takes the…

Written by Zach Overholt April 26, 2013

SOC13: Deity goes Carbon, Plus new pedals and I-Beam seatpost

For 2013, rider owned Deity Components is making it’s first foray into carbon components. Their new line up handlebars features the same great feel that…

Written by Saris Mercanti April 26, 2013

SOC13: Easton Gets Hands On With New MTB Grips, Bar Tape

Easton has offered bar tape for some time, and even though their Velotape was good, it wasn’t exactly a stand out. Not only has Easton…

Written by Zach Overholt April 25, 2013

SOC13: Redline Conquest Pro Disc Cyclocross Bike Lightens Ups, New Carbon 29er & More!

Redline’s been near the forefront of disc brakes on cyclocross bikes, introducing an either/or version with the 2012 Conquest Pro. Now, they’re all-in. The 2014…

Written by Tyler Benedict April 25, 2013

SOC13: Bike Checks – Scott 3Rox Racing’s Scale, Spark from Kabush & Kofman

The season is off to a great start for Scott 3Rox, especially for one of the nicest pro XC racers you will ever meet, Geoff…

Written by Zach Overholt April 25, 2013

New Specialized Rumor Women’s 29er Full Suspension Mountain Bike

Specialized has been creating dedicated women’s bikes for some time, but their mountain bike lineup has been missing a full suspension 29er model. Now the…

Written by Tyler Benedict April 25, 2013

SOC13: Onza Tires Making a US Comeback, Embracing 27.5

Onza as a brand has had quite the history for mountain biking in the US with a list of products that were both loved and…

Written by Zach Overholt April 25, 2013

SOC13: Found – Purple Anodized Thomson Parts from Project 321

Ok, it’s somewhere between Ultraviolet and Pink, but when someone rolls by with colorful Thomson ano bits, it catches your attention. The colorful anodization was…

Written by Zach Overholt April 25, 2013

SOC13: Lake Cycling Relaunches Brand, Previews Cyclocross Specific Shoe, New Winter boots, more

Founded in Evanston Illinois in 1982, Lake is a brand with quite a bit of history. Having created the industry’s first foam insole, first wicking…

Written by Zach Overholt April 24, 2013

SOC13: Marin Previews 3 New 650b Bikes, Carbon Crosser

Continuing with the onslaught of 650b, Marin made good on their pre-Sea Otter teaser with not one, but three new 650b options. We assumed they…

Written by Zach Overholt April 24, 2013

SOC13: Enduro’s Sleeper Angular Contact BB & Wheel Bearings, Plus New BB Install Tool

Enduro has been using nitrogen steel for the bearing race for about three years, offered in their top end products. It’s a much tougher metal…

Written by Tyler Benedict April 24, 2013

SOC13: Kenda Adds 650B Mountain Bike Tires, Revisions to Road & Cyclocross Treads

Kenda’s Turnbull Canyon tread, named after a popular SoCal ride, gets a 650B size that’s modified from the 29er version we saw at Eurobike. Sidewall…

Written by Tyler Benedict April 24, 2013

SOC13: First Look – VP’s Prototype Vision Flat Pedal

Looking to expand their current mountain bike flat pedal line up, VP has been hard at work on a thinner pedal than their VP-69 which…

Written by Zach Overholt April 24, 2013

SOC13: Spinergy Adds Carbon 29er XL Mountain Bike Wheels, Bladed Aero Composite Spokes

Spinergy has unveiled new 29er XL carbon rimmed race wheels. They’re definitely aimed at the XC crowd – rim width is a narrow 22.6mm (about…

Written by Tyler Benedict April 24, 2013

SOC13: Teva Launches Pivot Clipless MTB Shoe, Carbon Casual Shoe

After teases and early looks, Teva’s first clipless shoe is finally here. Called the Pivot, the shoe features a 3 piece sole and a few…

Written by Zach Overholt April 24, 2013

SOC13: Diamondback’s Mason FS, Overdrive 29ers & Retro Carbon Campy One-Off Road Bike!

Diamondback’s Podium 7 road bike isn’t brand new, but they are giving one away built with the 80th Anniversary Campagnolo Super Record group set and HED…

Written by Tyler Benedict April 24, 2013

SOC13: Xpedo Introduces Ultralight Flat Pedals

While flat pedals are virtually extinct on the World Cup circuit, they’re still wildly popular at the local trail head and amongst dirt jumpers. This…

Written by Saris Mercanti April 23, 2013

SOC13: Giant Prototype Anthem, Trance 650B MTB’s & Adam Craig’s Disc Brake Cyclocross Bike

Adam Craig was racing aboard a prototype Giant TCX disc brake cyclocross bike sporting an exceptionally lightweight build, and test versions of 650B Trance and…

Written by Tyler Benedict April 23, 2013