Bike Types

Long Term Review: Turner Burner 650b Frame + RockShox Pike RCT3 Dual Position Air Fork

When the Turner Burner and RockShox Pike were first introduced, mountain biking was very different than it is today. Hell, mountain biking now is radically…

Written by Zach Overholt April 25, 2014

Friday Roundup – Bicycle Bits & Pieces

The 2014 Heck of the North, a 100 mile gravel cycling classic in Two Harbors, Minnesota, will be held Saturday, October 4th. Video above of…

Written by Kristi Benedict April 25, 2014

The CVNDSH + Specialized Collaboration: Green Means Go

The Manx Missile is fast, and he loves green. It should come as no surprise then that when Specialized set out to create a line…

Written by Zach Overholt April 25, 2014

Prototype Chris King Offset Headset Helps Lengthen Your TopTube

Co-developed with the Santa Cruz Syndicate Downhill Racing Team, the Chris King Buzz Works headset uses a little clever but simple engineering to help lengthen…

Written by Saris Mercanti April 24, 2014

SOC 14: Zumbi’s Custom, Hand Made, Full Suspension Bikes Straight out of Poland

When you think of high performance, hand made, full suspension bikes, Poland probably isn’t the first place that comes to mind. After seeing the bikes…

Written by Zach Overholt April 24, 2014

Tern Introduces New FlightSuit Airline Suitcase Kit for Folding Bikes

Tern Bicycles takes the standard suitcase you already have been using and turns it into a full-function travel case with their FlightSuit, a total system…

Written by Cory Benson April 24, 2014

SOC 14: On-One’s Wildly Colorful Floater Fat Bike Tires

As if fat bike tires weren’t eye catching enough as it is, why not draw even more attention to your fat bike with colors! Available…

Written by Zach Overholt April 24, 2014

SOC 14: Lake Launches Heat Moldable Insoles, Fresh CX402s, Plus New Colors for Cross

Almost exactly a year ago, we were sitting at the Lake booth at the Sea Otter Classic listening to the story about how the brand…

Written by Zach Overholt April 24, 2014

Momsen Vipa Mountain Bike Gets 1x Specific Frame Update, Plus New Downer Carbon Stem

South Africa’s Momsen Bikes has been growing rapidly on their home turf, upping the ante with sponsorship of that continent’s first UCI XCO mountain bike…

Written by Tyler Benedict April 24, 2014

SOC14: Enduro Shows Off PressFit BB Installation/Removal Tools

With new bottom bracket standards comes new tools in order to service them properly. We won’t say that all of the issues that face PressFit…

Written by Zach Overholt April 23, 2014

SOC 14: Rubbery U Locks from Abus, Plus Helmets?

Locks are one of those products that can be hard to get excited about because, let’s face it – we wish we didn’t have to…

Written by Zach Overholt April 23, 2014

SOC 14: Effigear Calls in the Cavalerie for new Gear Box Bikes in the US

When the discussion turns to gear boxes, Pinion seems to be getting all the attention these days, but there is another gear box which has…

Written by Zach Overholt April 23, 2014

SOC 14: Geax Teases Improved Tire Compounds, New Tires In the Future

Geax are no strangers when it comes to mountain bike tires, but they think they can do better. Citing a big investment in mountain bike…

Written by Zach Overholt April 23, 2014

SOC14: A Closer Look at the 2015 Fox Shox Product Line

Earlier this month we took a quick look at the big 2015 Fox product launch, but we finally had the opportunity to put our greasy…

Written by Saris Mercanti April 23, 2014

Life Behind Bars: Season 3 Premiere

Life Behind Bars is one of the few mountain bike shows that get our non-riding friends stoked, so we thought we’d share the season premiere…

Written by Saris Mercanti April 23, 2014

Transition Introduces Two New Klunker Color Options

The Transition Klunker is about the most fun a mountain biker can have on a rigid frame. Despite it’s lack of gears, suspension, and hand…

Written by Saris Mercanti April 23, 2014

Null Winds’ Upper Wheel Fairings Blinds Headwinds with Science

Null Winds Technology has taken their Upper Wheel Fairings to Kickstarter to bring wind cheating shields to the masses. Admittedly, they’re not for racers. And…

Written by Tyler Benedict April 23, 2014

SOC 14: Fezzari’s Prototypes Lighten up for Road, Add Discs and Thru Axles for Road and CX

After a strong showing at last year’s SOC in the mountain bike department, Fezzari was back for 2014 with 3 new skinny tire prototypes. Whether…

Written by Zach Overholt April 22, 2014

SOC 14: Lapierre Shows off Aircode and Pulsium Road Bikes, Introduced Overvolt MTB

After introducing both the Aircode aero road bike and Pulsium endurance road bike earlier this year, we finally got a chance to see both bikes…

Written by Zach Overholt April 22, 2014

CYLO “Ultimate Urban Bicycle” Debuts from Former Nike Advanced Concept Designer

CYLO is a new Portland, OR, based bicycle brand started by a former Nike design director and his brother. The name comes from a mash…

Written by Tyler Benedict April 22, 2014

SOC 14: Xentis Goes Stealth in the US for XBL 4.2 and Squad 4.2 Disc

Decals on rims are always a love ’em or hate ’em affair. It’s usually only when those decals or graphics are on $2,000+ wheels that…

Written by Zach Overholt April 22, 2014

Argonaut Cycles Hosts Q&A at Aether Apparel NYC This Friday

FROM ARGONAUT: Argonaut Cycles would like to invite you to an evening of SpaceBikes in NYC. Join us at the Aether Apparel NYC Store Friday…

Written by Tyler Benedict April 22, 2014

SOC 13: Wahoo’s Universal TICKR HR Monitor Shipping, RFLKT iPhone Bike Computer gets a +

If you’re looking to track your heart rate, but only want to use one strap for all of your devices, Wahoo has you covered. Thanks…

Written by Zach Overholt April 22, 2014

SOC 14: Vee Tire Co. Teases Epic Edition 29er Treads, More Options for BMX

More options are always a good thing right? Coming off their recently announced partnership with Team Meerendal at the Cape Epic, the tire line will…

Written by Zach Overholt April 21, 2014

Mavic “Studying” Road Disc Brake Wheels with Felt, Others

Perhaps you noticed those as-yet-and-still-unannounced Mavic Aksium disc brake wheels on the new Felt F4X cyclocross bike. They’re certainly not a production model and, in…

Written by Tyler Benedict April 21, 2014

SOC14: Lightweight Osprey Rev Series Now shipping

We first got a look at the new Rev series of packs from Osprey at Interbike last year, and true to their word the lightweight…

Written by Zach Overholt April 21, 2014

Spotted: Prototype 170mm Rohloff Speedhub for Fat Bikes!

It seems that lately one of the main arguments for offset frame designs on fat bikes is the ability to run IG (internal gear) hubs.…

Written by Zach Overholt April 21, 2014

SOC14: Steve Smith’s 2013 Devinci One-Off World Champs 650B Prototype

This year, Steve Smith took time from the busy World Cup schedule that kept most pros from attending Sea Otter to walk us through the…

Written by Saris Mercanti April 19, 2014

New Open Cycles One Gets Lighter, Upends Traditional Hardtail Mountain Bike Design

When Gerard Vroomen and Andy Kessler launched Open Cycles back in 2012, they wanted to push the limits of lightweight and stiffness on mountain bikes.…

Written by Tyler Benedict April 19, 2014