Mountain Bike

KCNC introduces shimano compatible anodized crank bolts

KCNC loves to make your bike lighter and better looking. If your Shimano two piece crankset was feeling a big ugly, they have the fix.…

Written by Nick Burklow July 11, 2011

Kirk Pacenti Offers Open Source Freehub Design, Suggests Industry Moves Forward

After selling his BikeLugs.com business recently, Kirk Pacenti has been busy working on new ideas. His latest? An improvement to the age old cassette freehub…

Written by Tyler Benedict July 11, 2011

Rocky Mountain Also Unveils Vertex RSL Carbon 29 Hardtail

For the full suspension lovers, be sure to check out the new alloy Rocky Mountain Element. However, if you are a hardtail purist but are…

Written by Zach Overholt July 09, 2011

Rocky Mountain Releases Element Alloy 26 and 29

Doesn’t that make you want to get out and ride? As Rocky Mountain states, “Cross country means more now.” Most riders are looking for a…

Written by Zach Overholt July 08, 2011

Grammo Announces Limited Edition Titanium 29er

Grammo recently announced that they will be offering a Titanium version of their Toa 29er hardtail, but it will be limited. How limited? Just 50…

Written by Zach Overholt July 07, 2011

Jeronimo’s Fully Custom Ti AVP 120mm Chabardo

Earlier this year, Tyler came across a small custom shop out of Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the Canary Islands of Spain. There, Pedro…

Written by Zach Overholt July 07, 2011

When words fail: Nalini reintrouduce Carrera “Denim” cycling kits

OK, some words actually will be needed to explain just how cool these bibs are: Back in the 1990s, Marco Pantani’s remarkable ride to…

Written by Marc Basiliere July 07, 2011

Kona 2012 Mountain Sneak Peeks, The List So Far

Kona has been slowly but surely releasing sneak peeks of their 2012 mountain line up on the Kona Cog, and while we’ve covered a lot…

Written by Zach Overholt July 06, 2011

Trek Wins European Patent for ABP

PRESS RELEASE: The European Patent Office has notified Trek Bicycle that its patent application on its Active Braking Pivot (ABP) suspension system (which is already…

Written by Tyler Benedict July 06, 2011

Aaron Gwin Wins World Cup Aboard Prototype Carbon Trek Session

There have been all kinds of rumors, spy photos, and a much hyped practice run, but now it’s official. Trek has been working on,…

Written by Zach Overholt July 06, 2011

Kona Shows Off New AM 29er Hardtail, the Honzo

Kona’s at it again, this time with a hardtail 29er that isn’t carbon. Instead, the 2012 Honzo is billed as an aggressive all mountain hardtail,…

Written by Zach Overholt July 05, 2011

Try-All Introduces Carbon Fiber Trials Fork

Carbon fiber certainly seems to be at home on many road and mountain bikes, but until now, really hasn’t been utilized for trials. Try-all is…

Written by Zach Overholt July 05, 2011

New Commuter, Mountain Bike Lights from Cateye

Cateye introduced a few new lights at PressCamp. The Rapid One (top row, left and center) is a $35 USB rechargeable that’s available as both…

Written by Tyler Benedict July 04, 2011

Review: 2012 Specialized Ground Control Mountain Bike Tires

When our surprise package showed up, we quickly weighed and photo’d Specialized’s new Ground Control mountain bike tires and mounted them up. I’ve run them…

Written by Tyler Benedict July 04, 2011

Transition Bikes Rolls Out the Bandit 29

It seems like one of the main bottlenecks to building the ultimate all mountain 29r was sourcing the right fork for the job. Now that…

Written by Zach Overholt July 01, 2011

Project 24 Review: Fi’zi:k Aliante Versus saddle

See all of our Project 24 posts and reviews here! Nobody likes the dreaded sleepy pee-pee. Sure, it’s a nice sensation to stand and feel…

Written by Marc Basiliere July 01, 2011

Commencal Shows Off the New Meta AM

As one of the rapidly growing segments of mountain biking, all mountain or enduro bikes are still a bit of an enigma. Some companies think…

Written by Zach Overholt June 30, 2011

Radical Lights Fine Tunes the Podda, Now Mk3

In the world of competitive night riding, it seems that theses days if you’re running less than 1200 lumens, you’re already behind. Companies are…

Written by Zach Overholt June 30, 2011

G-Form Body Armor Picking Up Steam

I originally saw these last year at Interbike, but I didn’t have a chance to stop by and check them out. What caught my eye…

Written by Zach Overholt June 30, 2011

First Look! 2012 Kona Satori 29er – 130mm Travel Big Wheel Mountain Bike

Well, this one’s certainly not lining up for the Tour de France, but chances are it’ll be hiding in plain sight (we’re hoping anyway) at…

Written by Tyler Benedict June 29, 2011

Review: X-Fusion Velvet RL 130 suspension fork

130mm travel. 15mm thru axle. An actual weight of 3.8lb (with thru-axle). External Lockout. External rebound damping adjustment. Checks all the right boxes, doesn’t it?…

Written by Marc Basiliere June 29, 2011

SRAM Officially Unveils XO DH

After teasing the market for a while, it’s official. SRAM is now offering a DH specific XO group. Many of the components that have been…

Written by Zach Overholt June 29, 2011

Chainwear Challenge: Quick Interview with Shimano

After the last Chainwear Challenge post, there were a couple questions that had risen mainly about the stock grease or lube that Shimano uses and…

Written by Zach Overholt June 28, 2011

Single Track in a National Park? Mammoth Cave National Park Says Yes!

Underneath the surface, Mammoth Cave is home to a 390-mile subterranean cave network. In fact, this is the largest known underground cave network on the…

Written by Nick Burklow June 28, 2011

Other New Goodies from Acros – Block Lock Headset, Shot Peened 29er Wheels, More!

While the A-GE hydraulic shifting set up was Acros’ highlight, they had several other really nice components on hand. Above, the Block Lock headset uses…

Written by Tyler Benedict June 27, 2011