Mountain Bike

Hutchinson Adds DH, 29er and Cyclocross Tires

Mr. Blurrycam did his best to thwart our coverage of these, but we got ’em. Hutchinson’s new Squale (left) and DZO downhill mountain bike tires…

Written by Tyler Benedict September 21, 2011

New Rock Solid Rigid Forks From White Brothers, Plus Color Matched WB/MRP Decals

Sure, White Brothers is now officially shipping their 29 inch version of their Loop fork in the background, but the really exciting fork in their…

Written by Zach Overholt September 21, 2011

Interbike 2011: Looking sharp in Smith’s Pivlock V2 and V2 Max

Given how well Smith’s Pivlock V90 glasses work for me, it was good to see them updated with a few tweaks and a fresh look…

Written by Marc Basiliere September 21, 2011

Interbike 2011: Crank Brothers Cobalt 29 11 wheelset

Though that company usually does its new product releases at Sea Otter each spring, Crank Brothers were showing a new 29er version of their Cobalt…

Written by Marc Basiliere September 21, 2011

2012 Moots MX Divide 29er & Psychlo-X Weighed – Plus New Forks, Spacers, Etc.

We first laid eyes on Moots’ new MX Divide 29er full suspension mountain bike at Eurobike, and now we’ve got some weights for it, the…

Written by Tyler Benedict September 20, 2011

MRP Limited Edition Carbon Bash Guard, New Spiderless Chainring & More

MRP has a limited edition, full carbon fiber chainguide / bashguard called the S4 Carbon. How limited? Just 62 units will be made worldwide, so…

Written by Tyler Benedict September 20, 2011

Fox Shows Off Intelligent Ride Dynamics, Sets Bike Suspension from Your iPhone

Retro grouches should go ahead and change the channel ’cause here comes another bicycle + electronics mash up, and it’s got everything from Bluetooth to…

Written by Tyler Benedict September 20, 2011

Kore Focuses on MTB, Intros New Bar, Stems and Pedals

Kore has restructured their lineup and hired Ollie Thomas, former brand manage for Funn, with the goal of getting back on track in the MTB…

Written by Tyler Benedict September 20, 2011

Interbike Randoms: SDG ODI Collaboration, and Tioga Pedals and Tires

We’re a big fan of collaborations here at Bikerumor, especially when it involves two rad companies like ODI and SDG. The two have become household…

Written by Zach Overholt September 20, 2011

Interbike 2011: Also from Stage-Race: Lake and ORONTAS BikeCare

Updated with Lake pricing and delivery… Also shown at the Stage-Race booth at Interbike this year were Lake footwear and ORANTAS BikeCare lubes. Stage-Race have…

Written by Marc Basiliere September 20, 2011

Interbike 2011: Relaj Water Bottle

After three years in development- and two years after their first Interbike showing- the family team from Relaj are finally getting ready to bring their…

Written by Marc Basiliere September 20, 2011

First Ride: Yeti SB-66 and SB-95

If you had any question what was the hot bike this year at Outdoor Demo, all you had to do was look to see…

Written by Zach Overholt September 20, 2011

Interbike 2011: Uvex add lightness with new eyewear and helmets

OK, so the helmet was spotted as far back as Press Camp, but it was good to finally get our hands on Uvex’s startlingly light…

Written by Marc Basiliere September 19, 2011

Close Up: Prototype Santa Cruz Carbon V10 DH Bike with ENVE Rear Triangle

We spotted the prototype ENVE carbon rear triangles before the tradeshows, and now we’ve got confirmation Santa Cruz is working on it and a new,…

Written by Tyler Benedict September 19, 2011

Fair Wheel Bikes Part 2 – Crumpton 29er Evolves, Gets Sequential Di2 Shifting & More

First shown at NAHBS earlier this year, Fair Wheel Bikes’ Crumpton 29er project has come a long way, baby. Originally spec’d with a full SRAM…

Written by Tyler Benedict September 19, 2011

2012 Bianchi Highlights – 29er Mountain Bikes, Anniversary Pista & More

Bianchi’s Interbike booth focused on road and track bikes and, as usual, featured some gorgeous fixed gear rides. Above is the Super Pista decked out in…

Written by Tyler Benedict September 19, 2011

Diamondback Creates Dixon 140mm 29er Freeride Hardtail Because Someone Had To, Plus New Road and MTBs

Diamondback’s new Dixon all-mountain 29er hardtail was created because, as they put it, someone needed to do it. Among our friends that ride such things,…

Written by Tyler Benedict September 18, 2011

Interbike 2011: MET Helmets now in the USA

Proudly displayed in their new distributors’ booths at Interbike this year, we were excited to come across another brand we’d admired from afar. Hailing from…

Written by Marc Basiliere September 17, 2011

Interbike 2011: Shutt VR clothing now in North America

Shutt Velo Rapide (or Shutt VR) is a clothing company that makes Sportwool jerseys and very nice looking shorts/bibs, entirely in England (think Rapha with…

Written by Marc Basiliere September 17, 2011

K-Edge Mounts Up GoPro Cams, Removes Excuses for Not Putting Di2 On Your Mountain Bike & More!

We just saw K-Edge at DealerCamp in July, but they’ve been busy since. First up, we like GoPro. In fact, we just picked up a…

Written by Tyler Benedict September 16, 2011

Stan’s NoTubes Redesigns & Lightens Arch Rims, Adds Road Hubs

Stan’s NoTubes is redesigning their top of the line Arch rims to create the Arch EX. The main difference is the smaller bead hook, changing…

Written by Tyler Benedict September 15, 2011

Interbike Randomness – LH Thomson, Hammer Nutrition & Skins

LH Thomson is now shipping red, blue and gold anodized stem faceplates with matching steerer tube top caps. They’re available now and come with new…

Written by Tyler Benedict September 15, 2011

Lupine Updates Batteries, Adds Custom Beam Patterns

Lupine has updated their batteries with new Smart Core batteries that are fully sealed. The new tech pulls power evenly from each cell for overall…

Written by Tyler Benedict September 15, 2011

Hands On! SRAM Grip Shift 10 Speed Gets Official

SRAM’s Grip Shift 10 speed is now officially official. They sent out a little press release this AM, and we’ve got some hands on with…

Written by Tyler Benedict September 15, 2011

Schwalbe Updates Racing Ralph, Adds Budget Rapid Rob

Schwalbe’s Racing Ralph gets a new tread pattern, shown at right. On the left is the new Rapid Rob, which gets the old Racing Ralph…