Bike Types

Yeti SB 115 gets new suspension linkage to become a short travel “trail rider’s XC bike”

In the battle for aggressive XC build naming, Yeti has cast their vote for ‘down country’. That’s referring to their latest creation, the SB115. Sort…

Written by Zach Overholt June 30, 2020

Reserve carbon wheels venture into road & deeper gravel with Cervelo, aftermarket comes next

When reserve carbon wheels first broke out onto the scene, they gave Danny MacAskill a pair to literally try and break. In spite of riding…

Written by Zach Overholt June 30, 2020

Spinergy GXX laces up vibration-eating composite spoke, wide carbon gravel wheels

Spinergy calls their new GXX gravel bike wheels the “King of Gravel” – adding an extra X to their previous gravel wheel options. And building…

Written by Cory Benson June 30, 2020

New Transition Spur mountain bike offers 120mm of all-country GiddyUp for your next XC / Trail adventure

Cross country. Down country. All country? We’ve heard a few different ways to describe the latest shreddy XC bikes. But no matter what you call…

Written by Zach Overholt June 30, 2020

New from Topeak: JoeBlow Sport 2 Stage floor pump & D-Flash flat pack fenders

With the arrival of summer comes a huge batch of new products from Topeak. Seriously, there’s four pages worth on their U.S. Distributor’s (Todson) website.…

Written by Zach Overholt June 29, 2020

Commencal’s new Clash reshaped as a longer bike park shredder with adjustable attitude

Commencal’s 2021 update to their 27.5″ aluminum Clash enduro and freeride bike looks pretty minor until we dug into the details – revealing the suspension…

Written by Cory Benson June 29, 2020

Tour de France goes virtual, Zwift to host pro races + Virtual l’Etape du Tour with new maps

Can’t wait for the postponed Tour de France to begin? Thanks to the most recent announcement from Zwift, you won’t have to. Well, at least…

Written by Zach Overholt June 29, 2020

Pirelli Scorpion E-MTB adds Lignin to the mix for durable, lightweight e-bike tire range

Pirelli Scorpion E-MTB takes the same enduro mountain bike tires that we detailed last month, given them a bit more protection & a natural rubber…

Written by Cory Benson June 29, 2020

Weekend Roundup: Chocolate Rockets, Win $2000 of Rapha, Muc-Off, golden Canyon & more!

Chocolate Rockets, tells the racing story of young black cyclists – “When you’re not given a seat at the table, you take it.” Support directer…

Written by Cory Benson June 27, 2020

Mega Deals! Fourth of July Sales and More

Looking for the best Fourth of July Sales and cycling deals? We’ve rounded up some kit and gear sure to please, with some fresh brands…

Written by Kristi Benedict June 27, 2020

Hands On: Bontrager Aeolus Pro 37 TLR Road Disc carbon wheel set

Along with a new Émonda, and carbon mountain bike wheels, Trek/Bontrager also were in the news last week for their new line of Aeolus road…

Written by Zach Overholt June 26, 2020

YT Capra Shred & Decoy Shred enduro bikes raise the bar on gnar w/ new coil shocks

YT says they’ve answered the call to ‘Shred Everything’ with a couple of new coil shock builds for their popular aluminum enduro bike & carbon…

Written by Cory Benson June 26, 2020

Gates Belt Drives get more affordable w/ SideTrack, durable w/ CDC & expanded CDX:EXP line

Thanks to the ongoing bike-boom, global demand for bicycles is at all time highs. That’s partly why Gates Carbon Drive is launching an updated line…

Written by Zach Overholt June 26, 2020

Review: CarbonCycles eXotic rigid carbon fork breathes new life into a classic lightweight mountain bike

Chalk this one up, not to new tech, but rather to the almost limitless options available on the internet in a mature cycling industry that’s…

Written by Cory Benson June 26, 2020

Commencal FCB is a Fast City Bike with flat bars and 700c x 50mm gravel tires

Normally, when Commencal shows off a new bike, it’s a slacked out mountain bike meant for getting rad. Their newest bike is still all that…

Written by Zach Overholt June 26, 2020

Orange Five EVO & Stage EVO: New trail bikes saying “Travel’s for Show, Geo’s for a Pro”

British mountain bike brand, Orange Bikes, have today released not one but two new short-travel trail bikes. The Orange Five EVO and the Orange Stage…

Written by Jessie-May Morgan June 26, 2020

Silca Secret Chain Lube gets new Hot Melt Wax option – no crock pot required!

Recently, Silca introduced their Super Secret Chain lube that promised ‘near’ hot melt wax performance in a bottle. Calling it 95-98% as effective as hot…

Written by Zach Overholt June 25, 2020

Kryptonite Incite smart bicycle lights focus on LUX & beam pattern for safer riding

What do the lumen numbers of your headlight mean? For Kryptonite, those ‘numbers mean nothing.’ It’s not that they feel that brighter lights won’t help…

Written by Zach Overholt June 25, 2020

Repete Cycles repeats with new designs, workshop, updated steel bikes, Decode custom colors & more!

It has been quite some time since we’ve reported on the work of Prague-based handmade steel bike builder Repete Cycles. But after a few years…

Written by Cory Benson June 25, 2020

Detroit E-Sparrow debuts affordable $900 singlespeed commuter e-bike

Detroit Bikes’ latest affordable commuter builds on the success of their $400 aluminum Sparrow, by putting a motor on it – enter the E-Sparrow. While…

Written by Cory Benson June 25, 2020

Rapha + Outdoor Voices blends casual style & performance in women’s kit collaboration

Rapha has teamed up with American technical activewear maker Outdoor Voices to create a new line of women’s cycling kit blending fun, inviting & colorful…

Written by Cory Benson June 24, 2020

Spotted: Marin steel hardtail prototype & kid’s 24″ shreddy new hardtail mountain bike?

You can find a lot on instagram. Sometimes, with the help of a little birdy, you can even find what appear to be unreleased mountain…

Written by Zach Overholt June 24, 2020

Danny MacAskill Archive – the 6 month barrel roll with trailer progression

What does it take to land a trick that’s never been done before? You know, the one where you do it with a child trailer…

Written by Zach Overholt June 24, 2020

Battaglin Power+ EVO crafts first steel road bike with completely hidden internal routing

Officina Battaglin’s premier custom steel road bike gets a Power+ EVO evolution upgrade to become the one of the first steel bikes we’ve seen to…

Written by Cory Benson June 24, 2020

Aaron Chase Signature Leatt 3.0 Flat Pedal Shoe added to Twenty/Twenty line

Distressed Leather was the colorway choice of Freerider Aaron Chase for his Signature Leatt 3.0 flat pedal mountain bike shoe. This is the newest addition…

Written by Jessie-May Morgan June 24, 2020