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Review: Vee Tire Co. Rail Escape breaks out w/ bigger, faster trail mountain bike tires

The growth of the do-it-all trail bike category means more than just light-but-capable frames with 120-130mm of travel. To build a solid all-day, any-trail ripper…

Written by Tyler Benedict August 14, 2019

First Ride: 2020 Specialized Enduro can climb, but it’s really all about that descent

Before we could ever take the first run at Northstar on the new Enduro, we had to climb. Instead of hopping on the perfectly functional…

Written by Zach Overholt August 13, 2019

2020 Specialized Enduro 29 Model breakdown – complete spec, pricing, & geometry

By now you have probably seen that Specialized has an all new Enduro. In an effort to make it the fastest Enduro ever, all of…

Written by Zach Overholt August 13, 2019

Specialized speeds up the Enduro with 29″ wheels, more travel, & all new frame design

Faster in every situation. If you distill the new Enduro down to one main tenet, it seems to be this. Faster while coasting. Faster while…

Written by Zach Overholt August 13, 2019

First Ride Review: 2020 Rocky Mountain Slayer Carbon 29” manhandles gnarliest trails

Some bikes are definitely a product of their environment. The redesigned 2020 Rocky Mountain Slayer couldn’t feel any more at home than it does on…

Written by Steve Fisher August 13, 2019

Rocky Mountain ‘s 2020 Slayer gets bigger, longer, slacker and now offers 29” wheels

It’s tough to decide what’s the bigger news – that the Rocky Mountain Slayer has undergone a full redesign since its last iteration in 2017,…

Written by Steve Fisher August 13, 2019

AASQ #54: Can cycling clothing be “green”? Giro answers about Renew recycled fabrics

We know, there’s no such thing as a stupid question. But there are some questions you might not want to ask your local shop or…

Written by Zach Overholt August 09, 2019

Factory Tour: How the 3Zero Moto MTB wheels are made at Zipp’s Indy HQ

“We like to solve problems. Whether it’s drag or pinch flats or anything else that slows a rider down, we like to figure out how…

Written by Tyler Benedict August 07, 2019

How long can we keep up with… GU/Niner pro Yuri Hauswald?

Just how fast are pro cyclists? Welcome to the first of our new series, where we see just how long we can keep up with…

Written by Tyler Benedict August 07, 2019

Reviewed: Women’s GORE Wear Summer MTB Apparel + R7 Shakedry Trail Hooded Jacket

This summer my go to riding kit has been the new GORE Wear C5 Women’s All Mountain MTB apparel. GORE sent us this kit, in…

Written by Jessie-May Morgan August 07, 2019

Kona creates a new Process 134 with slimmer lines, full carbon frame option

Kona’s all-new 2020 Process 134 is a highly versatile trail slayer that was designed to combine the best attributes of the Process 111’s and their…

Written by Steve Fisher August 07, 2019

First Ride: The Specialized Epic HT is a rad race hardtail

For a hardtail, there’s a lot going on with the new Specialized Epic HT. While weight will always be an important factor for the XC…

Written by Zach Overholt August 06, 2019

New Specialized Epic HT is more comfortable, capable, AND lighter weight

What makes the ultimate XC hardtail? For years it seemed to be the combination of super light weight and razor sharp handling. But now that…

Written by Zach Overholt August 06, 2019

First Ride: Attempting to tame the Scottish Highlands on the new Hope HB.130

Hope Bikes have been a long time in the making, but now they’ve released their second HB, the HB.130. Built with shorter travel and bigger wheels…

Written by Zach Overholt August 02, 2019

Hope HB.130 aspires to be the perfect do-it-all trail bike

Like most truly great products, the Hope Bike line was born from the brand’s desire to build a bike that they wanted to ride. For…

Written by Zach Overholt August 02, 2019

Patrol motorizes 691 w/ E-Six, E-Zero e-bikes, hardtails, kid’s bikes, & DJ fill 2020 range

Patrol’s newest mountain bike, the 691 stood out from their human-powered line up. So it should make sense then that the new E-Six stood out…

Written by Zach Overholt August 01, 2019

New Patrol 691 All Mountain Bike super boosts updated 2020 MTB lineup

As 2020 rapidly approaches, Patrol is gearing up with some new additions to their mountain bike lineup. Patrol may be lesser known in North America,…

Written by Zach Overholt August 01, 2019

Genesis Fugio adventure gravel bike gets Reynolds 725, plus CdF & Tarn upgrades

Back in mid-spring a Genesis dropped a few early season road & gravel updates. Now the full 2020 range is out, and the UK’s “original…

Written by Cory Benson August 01, 2019

Review: ENVE’s carbon road hubs look and roll super smooth

With an update promising better performance and stronger wheels, ENVE’s carbon road brake hubs arrived laced to their SES 5.6 aero carbon rims ready for…

Written by Tyler Benedict August 01, 2019

Wondering how to fix that tubeless flat tire? Time to ask Ryder Cycling anything!

Tubeless tires have come a long way since the days of “ghetto tubeless,” but they’re still not infallible. A flat tire can happen to even…

Written by Zach Overholt July 29, 2019

Review: The 509 Cycles Necessary Evil is a blank slate for excellent drop bar riding

Our Necessary Evil from 509 Cycles has traveled from Ohio’s muddy trails to Florida’s sandy roads and even had a stint on a few CX…

Written by michael gushulak July 26, 2019

Bikerumor Podcast #017 – Roundtable conversation with Defeet & Shimano about…everything

This is perhaps our most fun conversation yet! We invited Shimano’s new road brand manager, Nick Legan, over to ride Greensboro’s gravel on the new…

Written by Tyler Benedict July 25, 2019

First Ride Review: Eating cobbles for breakfast on the 2020 Trek Domane

The new 2020 Trek Domane is their most advanced ever, with refinements all-around for even smoother ride quality. Now featuring 38mm tire clearance, you might…

Written by Greg Kopecky July 25, 2019

Review: Merida One-Forty 900 is an affordable, all mountain-ready trail bike

After last summer riding Merida’s surprisingly plush short-travel One-Twenty trail bike, I wanted to see what a bit more travel in the same Float Link…

Written by Cory Benson July 24, 2019

Where to Ride: Gravel cycling in Pyrenees mountain splendor in Catalonia w/ XPDTN3

I’ve done many bike-packing trips here and there, but for my first XPDTN3 trip I wanted to do something special. So, I decided to go…

Written by Tyler Benedict July 19, 2019

Review: Tioga’s Edge 22 MTB tire corners like it’s on TWO rails…because it is!

Just looking at the Tioga Edge 22 front-specific MTB tire, I felt like its unique tread pattern should do what Tioga claimed it would –…

Written by Steve Fisher July 17, 2019

Hunt double up light, strong AM Carbon H_Impact, XC & DH mountain bike wheels

Hunt Bike Wheels have just doubled their mountain bike offerings with three new wheelsets covering XC racing to all-mountain & enduro, even to DH racing.…

Written by Cory Benson July 17, 2019