Mountain Bike

Pedal in your sneakers with Egg Beater Transforming Pub Pedals

While convenient, many riders do not have the luxury of having multiple bikes, whether for lack of storage, funds, or desire. That means that if…

Written by Zach Overholt January 30, 2013

Winter Mountain Games to host Winter Mountain Bike National Championships

Looking to add to the growth of fatbike racing and winter bike sports, the Vail Winter Mountain games presented by Eddie Bauer, is now adding…

Written by Zach Overholt January 30, 2013

Project 1.2 Initial Review: Roval’s $1,200 hookless Control Carbon 29 wheelset

Catch up on all of our Project 1.2 posts here! While the benefits of wheels that are lighter and stronger than their aluminum peers are…

Written by Marc Basiliere January 30, 2013

Kniner Kramp9 RDO?

Recently, we got a message from Jason at Back Alley Bikes, with a link that simply said “So many warranties voided.” Intrigued, we followed the…

Written by Zach Overholt January 30, 2013

Hacks: SRAM / Shimano Drivetrain Mix & Match Special Edition

With the dizzying number of new parts, groups, and compatibilities, trying to figure out what parts you can keep of your old kit can be…

Written by Zach Overholt January 29, 2013

Industry Nine Shows Off Carbon Rim’s New Look

Not too long ago, Industry Nine announced that they had partnered with Reynolds to produce a carbon rimmed version of their wheels. In fact, we…

Written by Zach Overholt January 29, 2013

Found: Tramontane Cycle’s Carbon Kids Fully

We’ve seen the market for kids bike’s explode in recent years, with great road offerings from Culprit and offroad options from Lil’ Shredder. Yet, that’s…

Written by Saris Mercanti January 29, 2013

Steve Peat Signs Up For Another 5 Years with SC Syndicate Team

Now, BikeRumor doesn’t normally post racing news, but this news is too good to go unshared. Steve Peat, the legend, has renewed his contract with…

Written by Saris Mercanti January 28, 2013

Prototype Antidote Bikes 4X Composite Frame Revealed

While 4X racing has fallen out of favor on the world cup stages, the races are still incredibly fun, and riding a purpose built 4x…

Written by Saris Mercanti January 28, 2013

Spotted: New Prototype 34mm 831 Fox Fork

For years dirt jumpers and 4x riders had been wanting a dedicated fork from Fox. Something stiff and beefy and light. A few years ago…

Written by Saris Mercanti January 28, 2013

Video Teaser: Dirty Flow’s ‘All or Nothing’ Mountain Bike Movie Trailer

All or Nothing is filmed and produced by DirtyFlows.com and features a ton of the biggest names in mountain biking along with a few up…

Written by Tyler Benedict January 28, 2013

Friday Roundup – Bicycle Bits & Pieces

Eric Carter and PCA will kick off the Southern California Enduro Series in February and will span four events through June, 2013. Races will run…

Written by Kristi Benedict January 25, 2013

Ventana 29er Hacked with Gates Belt Drive & Shimano Alfine Di2

Cyclepath NW bike shop in Portland, OR, and customer Nelson Snyder wanted to create the “ultimate Pacific Northwest bike” for offroad riding during the winter.…

Written by Tyler Benedict January 25, 2013

Limar Updates Helmets with new Retention systems

While the shapes of Limar’s various helmets are mostly staying the same, Limar has instead focused their attention on improving their retention systems looking…

Written by Zach Overholt January 24, 2013

New North Shore Billet Single Chainrings for SRAM Cranks, Universal Spiders for XX1

North Shore Billet has just launched a range of CNC’d alloy singlespeed chainrings for SRAM cranksets, giving riders more options for creating their own 1×10…

Written by Tyler Benedict January 23, 2013

Rolf Prima & American Classic Now Shipping XX1 XD Driver Body Freehubs

Coincidentally, we received two emails today letting us know that XD Driver Body freehubs are now shipping from both Rolf Prima and American Classic. Rolf…

Written by Tyler Benedict January 23, 2013

TLD officially announces their New A1 All Mountain Helmet

Yesterday they teased us. Today, they’ve released it officially. The new Troy Lee Designs trail helmet is something fanboys have been clamoring for years. Many…

Written by Saris Mercanti January 23, 2013

LH Thomson Dropper Post On Schedule – Stealth, Bluetooth & Road Versions Coming!

LH Thomson introduced their dropper seatpost to great fanfare at Eurobike last year and have been hard at work making sure it meets expectations when it…

Written by Tyler Benedict January 23, 2013

Videos: Downhill Mountain Bike Racing Inside a Mall

Above is 4x champ Michal Prokop’s winning run at the Arkády DownMall Praha indoor mountain bike race. Click through the brake for a couple more…

Written by Tyler Benedict January 23, 2013

X-Fusion Announces Title Sponsorship of Ashland Mountain Challenge

At Bikerumor, we’re pretty big fans of Enduro and Super D racing, so we were happy to hear that the Ashland Mountain Challenge is alive…

Written by Zach Overholt January 22, 2013

Sugoi and Polartec Teaming Up for Fall 2013

By combining the apparel skills of Sugoi and the technical fabric chops of Polartec, the two hope that a collaboration will lead towards the ultimate…

Written by Zach Overholt January 22, 2013

Troy Lee Designs teases the A1, a new trail helmet?

Hmmmm. What do we have here? It looks like the vaguest outline of a well ventilated trail helmet…or perhaps an alien egg. Let the rumors…

Written by Saris Mercanti January 22, 2013

Review: Parlee BB30/PFBB30-to-Shimano Bottom Bracket Adapters

When it comes to using a standard 24mm spindle crankset on a BB30 or PressFit BB30 frame, you generally have two options: Step-down spacers inside…

Written by Tyler Benedict January 22, 2013

Buy Gee, Rachel Atherton or Marc Beaumont’s frames in Wheels For Life Fundraiser

Think it would be cool to own the actual frames raced by world cup legends Gee and Rachel Atherton and their team mate Marc Beaumont?…

Written by Zach Overholt January 21, 2013

Santa Cruz bicycles introduces their newest Aluminum bike, the Blur TR

When the Blur TRc was introduced back in 2011, it quickly became a favorite among many thanks to its slacker angles and longer travel than…

Written by Zach Overholt January 21, 2013

Project 1.2 Review: FSA SL-K SB0 seatpost problem solved

Catch up on all of our Project 1.2 posts here! In last month’s review of FSA’S stiff, sexy SL-K SB0 seatpost, we noted that: The…

Written by Marc Basiliere January 19, 2013

Pure Eco Range Biodegradable Products, Keeping the Bike (& Shop) Fresh

Though performance is perhaps the largest factor in bike products, it doesn’t hurt to add some ecological activism to the mix. Pure is a new…

Written by Colin McCaleb January 18, 2013

Friday Shredits: Get Amped For Your Weekend

This isn’t your traditional “shredit” filled with loamy turns and big jumps. It’s just a short little video letting the mountain bike community know that…

Written by Saris Mercanti January 18, 2013

Kettle Cycles’ SICCC Carbon-Ceramic Disc Brake Rotors Done, Almost Shipping

For backers of their Kickstarter campaign, your SFL (one-piece) carbon-ceramic disc brake rotors from Kettle Cycles should be shipping just in the nick of time…

Written by Tyler Benedict January 18, 2013