Mountain Bike

Hutchinson’s 650B/27.5″ Tires Shipping, Downhill Tread Planned

Hutchinson subtly alerted us to their 650B plans at Sea Otter last year, saying the Cobra and Cougar would come in 27.5″ options. Since then,…

Written by Tyler Benedict March 20, 2013

Asylum Cycles returns! With crowd-funded, disc-specific carbon cross frame and bikes

quick press release correction: Delivery date updated to October. Perhaps ahead of their time, Asylum Cycles was one of the companies that partnered with Titus…

Written by Marc Basiliere March 20, 2013

Paragon Machine Works Debuts Sweet Belt Drive Quick Release Dropouts

Paragon Machine Works is testing a “quick release” rocker dropout design for belt drive bikes. Typically, you’d need some sort of tension bolts to push…

Written by Tyler Benedict March 20, 2013

Wheels Manufacturing Releases Alloy PressFit BB30 Bottom Brackets

With most PFBB30 systems, you have a nylon/plastic shell housing the bearings. They’re light, but they may wear unevenly under pedaling forces and lead to…

Written by Tyler Benedict March 19, 2013

Time to Invest in Precious Metal with New Budget Friendly RockShox 30 Gold

Most of the time when we catch wind of new, exciting suspension products that usually means something that will break the bank – much to…

Written by Zach Overholt March 19, 2013

More Rider – Animal Carnage, This Time Robert Mennen Taken out by Baby Buck

When this first rolled across our inbox, I thought for sure it would be the same video we posted before of Evan van der Spuy…

Written by Zach Overholt March 19, 2013

Bell Built $100,000 Trail Grant Contest – Vote Which Trail Gets Funds!

Putting their money where the trail is, Bell Helmets is teaming up with IMBA for the 2013 Bell Built Trail grant contest. At this point…

Written by Zach Overholt March 19, 2013

Found: C-Bear Belgian Ceramic Bearing Bottom Brackets

C-Bear is a Belgian company that makes ceramic bearing bottom brackets, all with a 2-year warranty on the bearings. The Lotto pro team’s been racing…

Written by Tyler Benedict March 18, 2013

Scapin Backs 27.5″ Wheels, Introduces Hektor Hardtail

When they’re not making gorgeous road bikes, Scapin has been known to put some some beautiful mountain bikes as well which have either been 26″…

Written by Zach Overholt March 18, 2013

Cysco Cycles Adds 650B Options, Tests on Spouses

Cysco Cycles builds full custom titanium bikes just outside of Chattanooga, TN. Every frame gets tubing selected for the rider and the type of bike,…

Written by Tyler Benedict March 18, 2013

NAHBS 2013: Gaulzetti, Generic, Tommasini & Richard Sachs

In our pre-NAHBS interview this year, Gaulzetti promised a new emerald green color, supposedly the hot new Pantone (17-5641) hue for 2013, and, well, he…

Written by Tyler Benedict March 18, 2013

Believe it or Not, the New IBIS Ripley Is Finally Here

The countdown timer is finished. The Ripley is back from its visit in the Big Apple, and now it’s official. The Ibis Ripley 29er is…

Written by Zach Overholt March 18, 2013

DVO’s Jade Rear Coil Shock, Black Emerald Fork Make their Real World Debut

To this point, DVO’s new Jade rear coil shock has been seen in the form of 3D computer modeling and a teaser video. Now they’ve…

Written by Zach Overholt March 16, 2013

Cotic Solaris 29r Hardtail – Now Available in Small, Because Size Matters

Last year, the UK company Cotic, distilled the magic handling of their long travel 26″ hardtail into a wagon wheel sized package. This year, they’ve…

Written by Saris Mercanti March 15, 2013

Friday Shredits: Get Amped For Your Weekend

Can Chris Akrigg produce a bad edit? We could probably do with less wheelies through puddles, but who are we kidding, wheelies through puddles are fun,…

Written by Saris Mercanti March 15, 2013

Hands on with the new Crank Brothers Mallet DH/Race

Way back when, the original Crank Brothers Mallet was the first large platform clipless pedal I ever bought. To me, it was a radical departure…

Written by Zach Overholt March 15, 2013

Nicolai Gets Fat in the Winter, Sign of Things to Come?

It seems that the fatbike arms race may soon be shifting away from who can build the lightest fat bike to who can build the…

Written by Zach Overholt March 15, 2013

Long Term Review: Devinci Atlas 29er Mountain Bike

The Devinci Atlas 29er has been in our test queue for about a year, an admittedly long time, but always a bonus for really getting…

Written by Tyler Benedict March 15, 2013

Kind Suspension 27.2 LEV Dropper Post Now Shipping

We just got word from Art’s Cyclery that the Kind Suspension LEV 27.2 dropper post is out! Featuring a bottom mounted cable placement should keep…

Written by Tyler Benedict March 14, 2013

Trek Factory Tour Part 3: US Based OCLV Carbon Bike Production

Imagine working on something so top secret, that even the person building it didn’t have the clearance to know what it was. That was the…

Written by Zach Overholt March 13, 2013

Found: Wolf Tooth Components Machined Chainrings Fit XX1 to Any Crankset

We first spotted them at NAHBS on Black Sheep’s bikes, and now Wolf Tooth Components is developing a full line of “Drop-Stop” chainrings for 1×10…

Written by Tyler Benedict March 13, 2013

Fizik Offers to Brighten up your Ride, with new Highlighter Saddle Collection

Likely spurred on by the number of customers paying a premium for their local shop’s neon green Fizik test ride saddles, Fizik has launched the…

Written by Zach Overholt March 12, 2013

NAHBS 2013: Vendetta, Form Cycles & Don Walker

Form Cycle’s new disc brake road bike is built from KVA stainless steel and gets internal routing and brazed on small bits (disc brake tabs,…

Written by Tyler Benedict March 12, 2013

Green is the new Gold, KMC Launches Eco Friendly Coated Chain

KMC’s chains have gained attention in the past from their gold, black, or any number of different color finishes applied to their chains. Their latest…

Written by Zach Overholt March 12, 2013

Spotted: New Unreleased Easton Havoc Seatpost and Carbon Wheels

Today, some interesting pictures of Easton’s next generation of burly trail/freeride/downhill oriented Havoc components began to circulate on several mountain bike forums. On the less…

Written by Saris Mercanti March 12, 2013

Deity Components Teases Skyscraper Pedals, Their Thinnest Ever

Deity Components has some very pretty new colorful parts on the horizon. Today they teased us with some seductive close ups of their new Skyscraper…

Written by Saris Mercanti March 11, 2013

NAHBS 2013: DeSalvo, Alliance & Carl Strong

Carl Strong had but one bike on display at NAHBS this year: Carl’s Personal Blend. It’s a new concept dirt road bike designed to show…

Written by Tyler Benedict March 11, 2013

NAHBS 2013: Mosaic Updates, Categorizes Road & Cyclocross, Adds 650B & DJ Mountain Bikes

Mosaic has typically just built what people wanted. Problem is, people sometimes don’t know what they want. Or, at least, it helps to give them…

Written by Tyler Benedict March 11, 2013

Cedric Gracia Hucks to DVO Suspension

The fabulous frenchman, Cedric Gracia, is teaming up with the new kid on the block for the foreseeable (near) future . Starting this year, CG will be…

Written by Saris Mercanti March 08, 2013