Mountain Bike

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

Video: Niner Bikes’ Jet 9 R.D.O. Overview

There’s no doubt the Niner Jet 9 R.D.O. was the hot mountain bike commodity at PressCamp, with constantly empty racks and lots of orange, white…

Written by Tyler Benedict June 27, 2011

Video: Acros Hydraulic Shifting In Action

Acros was on hand at PressCamp to show off their new A-GE hydraulic shifting drivetrain setup. The system works via two fluid filled hoses running…

Written by Tyler Benedict June 26, 2011

Sram Teases New DH Parts

The rumors have been circulating for awhile now, and with pictures like this that have been up on Sram’s facebook page for a few weeks,…

Written by Zach Overholt June 26, 2011

2012 GT Bicycles – Zaskar 100 and 29er Hardtail, Fury Alloy DH and 26″ BMX Throwbacks

GT Bicycles unveiled several new bikes at PressCamp, ranging from the race-ready carbon fiber Zaskar 29er above to an alloy version of their Fury DH…

Written by Tyler Benedict June 24, 2011

New Fox SKF Fork Seals Now Available, Plus Shop Installation Tools

Debuted at Sea Otter, Fox Racing Shox’s new Low Friction Seals are now available aftermarket for $25 to $35 depending on size, and they’re available…

Written by Tyler Benedict June 23, 2011

Hutchinson Offers $500 ProTour Tubular Leftovers, new 29er Tires and Tubeless Conversion Kit

Hutchinson’s ProTour Tubulars are made in Italy for the ProTour teams and have won 9 of the last 10 Tours de France. Usually, all of…

Written by Tyler Benedict June 23, 2011

First Look! 2012 Mavic Crossmax ST wheelset

Hot on the heels of Tyler’s introductory post comes a package from the good folks at Mavic containing a set of 2012 Crossmax ST wheels …

Written by Marc Basiliere June 23, 2011

Cannondale Moves Into Helmets – Big Feature List for Little Coin

Cannondale surprised everyone at PressCamp with the introduction of their helmet line, but the best surprise is the long feature list and reasonably low weights…

Written by Tyler Benedict June 23, 2011

First Whiskey Parts Co, Now QBP Introduces Foundry Cycles

When Jason Grantz and QBP announced recently that they would be introducing a new carbon fiber component group in the form of Whiskey Parts Co,…

Written by Zach Overholt June 22, 2011

New Stan’s ZTR Crest 650b Rim Coming Soon

Expected to be in stock around the beginning of July, Stan’s newest rim is the successor to the 355 650b. The New ZTR Crest 650b…

Written by Zach Overholt June 22, 2011

The Return of the Orange Patriot

As one of the bikes that helped Orange make its name in the DH and FR world, Orange lovers should be happy to see that…

Written by Zach Overholt June 22, 2011

Review Update: Jagwire Ripcord shift cable set

In Jagwire’s Ripcord semi-sealed cable sets,which I reviewed back in December, “fairly standard (but smooth) L3 housing runs where cable housing usually runs. At the…

Written by Marc Basiliere June 22, 2011

Review: Swiftwick Merino Socks

I grabbed my first pair of Swiftwick socks from Embrocation Cycling Journal, which is my go-to timetowastesomepaypalfunds shop, and was instantly in love. Every other…

Written by Bikerumor Staff June 21, 2011