Spotted: Scott Gambler 6-Bar DH Prototype is Final Mountain Bike To Get A Bold Redesign There’s a new Scott Gambler prototype downhill bike racing the DH World Cup, and we got a detailed look at it and the hidden tech… Written by Cory Benson May 30, 2025
Podcast #109: Gravel Talk with Alexey Vermeulen & Pearl Izumi & Sir Willie the Wiener! How do you get a dog to ride on your back? What’s new at Pearl Izumi? Our latest podcast asks the important questions… Written by Jordan Villella May 30, 2025
The Iconic Campy Thumb Shifter Is Back: Campagnolo 13sp Sneak Peek at the Giro The Campy Thumb Shifter is back baby! Or at least it is coming back in these prototypes now being raced at the Giro d’Italia… Written by Cory Benson May 29, 2025
All 23 Pro Road Bikes of the 2025 Giro d’Italia: A Stage 16 Pro Team Mega Tech Gallery We checked out all 23 pro teams’ bikes at the Giro d’Italia yesterday. Buckle up for more than 75 photos showing aero vs. lightweight choices! Written by Cory Benson May 28, 2025
Updated: Spotted at Unbound 2025, the Next Specialized Diverge? Unbound gravel is this week, which means we may be seeing unreleased products in use. Could this be the next Diverge? Written by Jordan Villella May 28, 2025
Prototype, First Ride, Work In Progress, Test Pilot & Even Gravel Tires Race XC World Cup We spotted 5 different prototype XC tires from Maxxis, Michelin, Pirelli & Schwalbe raced at the Nove Mesto World Cup, plus several gravel tires, too! Written by Cory Benson May 24, 2025
Orbea Rallon DH Conquers World Cup On New Carbon Race Bike & It’s An Enduro Bike Too! Orbea’s all-new carbon Rallon Downhill bike is already DH World Cup proven, but it also transforms into an enduro bike, too! Written by Cory Benson May 23, 2025
Revel Bikes is Back! Founder Adam Miller Buys Brand Back After Unexpected Closure It looks like it wasn’t the end of the trail for Revel Bikes after all. Written by Zach Overholt May 21, 2025
Spotted: New Schwalbe Dirty Dan Radials Rule Wet World Cup DH for Seagrave & Bruni Wins Updated prototype Schwalbe Dirty Dan Radial gravity mountain bike tires raced to 2 Elite wins at the UCI DH World Cup in Poland, plus more… Written by Cory Benson May 20, 2025
Elly Hoskin Wins Wet Bielsko-Biała Enduro World Cup on High-Pivot Devinci Spartan HP For this weekend’s first World Cup Pro Bike Check, we have the very muddy carbon Devinci Spartan HP bike that Canadian Elly Hoskin rode to… Written by Cory Benson May 17, 2025
Interview: OPEN’s Gerard Vroomen & Andy Kessler on the EU-Made U.P.PER. CONCE.PT. and the Future of Gravel Bike Design The OPEN U.P.PER CONCE.PT is limited to 125 frames, made in Portugal, and has a brilliant adjustable one piece bar/stem. Is this a glimpse at… Written by Tom Weijand May 13, 2025
First Look: Canyon x DT Swiss F 132 ONE 40mm Gravel Suspension Fork Canyon & DT Swiss have an all-new gravel suspension fork coming soon. We got an up-close look at the F 132 ONE and uncovered a… Written by Cory Benson May 08, 2025
Here’s Why Allied Cycles Moved Production to Asia They’re still doing everything else in the USA, and we got a closeup look at their ridiculously light bar+stem combo! Written by Tyler Benedict May 07, 2025
Canyon’s High Single Pivot Carbon Sender CFR DH Race Bike is World Cup-Ready The prototype carbon high-single-pivot Canyon Sender CFR downhill bike we spotted in 2024 is ready for the big time. Do you need a new DH… Written by Cory Benson May 06, 2025
Spy Shots: Campagnolo Super Record 13-sp Wireless Prototype Raced on the WorldTour It goes to 13! We spotted Cofidis racing an all-new prototype wireless 13-speed Campagnolo Super Record 13 WRL SC road groupset! Written by Cory Benson May 02, 2025
Bike Roundup: Wild Concepts, The Highest Pivots, Kid’s Dream Build, Airstream eBike & More You could spend all day walking around the Sea Otter Classic looking at bikes – which is exactly what we did. Written by Zach Overholt April 25, 2025
Stromm Raktt: The Fastest Road Bike at Sea Otter Classic? The Stromm Raktt might be the fastest bike on the market, it saves you 10 watts at 40kph and—hold onto your aero socks—30 watts at… Written by Jordan Villella April 18, 2025
Kona’s 10th Generation Hei Hei XC Bike Gets Updated Frame, Suspension & Mechanical Transmission Kona Bikes redesigns the Hei Hei XC bike for 2025, and it’s one of the first complete bikes we’ve tested with the new mechanical Transmission! Written by Steve Fisher April 17, 2025
Praxis Works Uses Hinged Gears to Create Unique Prototype HiT Transmission Gears that fold and electronic shifting under full power highlight the HiT gearbox prototype from Praxis. Written by Zach Overholt April 12, 2025
Prototype Cane Creek MTB Inverted Suspension Fork Joins the Party at Sea Otter Cane Creek already has one inverted fork. Are they about to launch another? Written by Zach Overholt April 12, 2025
Spotted: RAD Prototype Fox Inverted Suspension Fork Hidden in plain sight, Neko Mulally looks to be testing a new RAD inverted suspension fork from Fox on his DH bike. Written by Zach Overholt April 10, 2025
DT Swiss 350 DEG Trickles Down Fast 5° Engaging Tech to 25% More Affordable MTB Hubs DT Swiss cuts the cost of fast-engagement 25% with new, more affordable 350 DEG hubs featuring 72 P.O.E. for 5° engagement! Written by Cory Benson April 10, 2025
All-new Specialized Turbo Levo 4 eMTB Boosts up to 111Nm of Super Power, Control & Genie Adjustability The all-new 2025 Specialized Levo 4 eMTB is a super powered, super controlled, super adjustable all-mountain ebike… Written by Cory Benson April 08, 2025
Wahoo Updated v3 ELEMNT ROAM & BOLT to Tease All-New TRACKR RADAR Rear Light Wahoo teases an all-new TRACKR RADAR rear light for improved road rider safety, alongside ELEMNT ROAM & BOLTv3 updates with bigger screens and longer battery… Written by Cory Benson April 08, 2025
Fizik Enters the Helmet Game with TT Kunee, Road Kudo Aero, Gravel Kudo & MTB Kassis Fizik debuts Kassis, Kudo & Kudo Aero, and Kunée – 4 all-new helmets from time trial to road to gravel to mountain bike riding… Written by Cory Benson April 07, 2025
Riding Outside Now Counts on Zwift! Plus New Fitness Tracking, Map Updates & More Zwift just became more than an indoor training program & community. Riding outside counts too – and it all adds up to track your fitness… Written by Zach Overholt April 04, 2025
New RockShox Reverb AXS Flips the Dropper Script to Become the Longest Travel Post This all-new RockShox Reverb AXS dropper seatpost is more affordable, more serviceable as air-only, and the longest travel dropper on the market… Written by Cory Benson April 03, 2025
Second Gen Kona Libre Gets Lighter, Rides Better, Adds New Geo & UDH There’s no missing the new Kona Libre CR in Mauve! Or you can build up the CR/DL yourself if yellow and blue are more your… Written by Zach Overholt April 03, 2025
Ratio Fools with Reverso Cranks, but Seriously Teases Full Mount Mechanical Derailleur Proto Ratio used April Fools’ and a silly Reverso back-pedaling crankset to tease an all-new direct full mount mechanical derailleur prototype. And we’re excited to learn… Written by Cory Benson April 01, 2025
32″ MTB Tires are the Next Big Thing at the Taipei Show Ready to roll on something bigger? A niche of a niche for years, it seems that 32″ wheels and tires may be gaining momentum. Written by Zach Overholt March 28, 2025
