Merit Jumbo, a Big-Wheel 750d Carbon Gravel Bike You Didn’t Know You Needed: First Rides This new carbon Merit Jumbo 750d gravel bike is the first to adopt the next bigger wheelsize standard. But do you need it? We test… Written by Cory Benson August 19, 2024
Full On Lighting Debuts Their 6000+ Lumen MB6 Mountain Bike Light 6000 lumens of trail-burning illumination is awesome, but it’s the automatic 100 lumen ‘hangout’ mode that makes this light shine. Written by Steve Fisher August 16, 2024
Found: Fidlock Cointrap Buckle Is a Lighter, One Handed Magnetic Closure Fidlock’s new Cointrap buckle is small, lightweight, and comfy and could be coming to a helmet near you Written by Ron Frazelle August 16, 2024
Thwart Bike Thievery, Stash Your AirTag with Portland Design Works’ New Tracker Keeper Is an AirTag pouch enough to keep your bike safe? PDW’s new Tracker Keeper aims to find out. Written by Ron Frazelle August 16, 2024
Patent Patrol: Fox Wireless Dropper’s Infinite & Stepped Travel to get Voice & Auto GPS Drop Recent Fox wireless dropper seatpost patents hint at a future of more connected mountain biking, with automatic saddle drops on the horizon… Written by Cory Benson August 15, 2024
Trek Doubles Down on Gravel Racing w/ New Checkmate SLR, Updated Checkpoint SL The Checkpoint SL becomes more adventure friendly, while the new Checkmate SLR moves in for gravel racing. Written by Jordan Villella August 15, 2024
deuter and HydraPak Join Forces to Enhance Your Outdoor Adventures deuter and HydraPak collaborate to add custom hydration to deuter backpacks. Written by Ron Frazelle August 15, 2024
HQ Tour: In Denver Colorado, BOA is Tightening Its Grip on Performance There’s a lot going on inside BOA’s Denver HQ, including… cowboy boots? Written by Zach Overholt August 15, 2024
Canyon CFR Helmet Rethinks Retention With Watt Saving HighBar System If you’ve been watching the Olympics, World Cups, and anything bike racing with Canyon athletes (MVDP excluded), you’ve seen the Canyon CFR (Canyon Factory Racing)… Written by Jordan Villella August 14, 2024
Pademelon Brings Back the Steering Damper with Adjustable & Position-Specific Support Pademelon brings hydraulic steering dampers back to life, but this time with smarter adjustable damping that knows when you’re turning! Written by Cory Benson August 13, 2024
Review: Schwalbe Albert Gravity & Trail Radial MTB Tires Simply Grip More Review: Schwalbe Albert Radial MTB tires grip more! Last week you got tech details, now let’s talk how these revolutionary tires really ride! Written by Cory Benson August 13, 2024
Redshift Shrinks Down ShockStop, with First Ever Sub-70mm Suspension Stem How short can a suspension stem go? Redshift aims to find out. Written by Ron Frazelle August 13, 2024
RAD Power Bikes Drops the RadKick, a Belt Driven eBike That is Their Lightest Yet The Rad Power RadKick is their lightest ebike yet. Just don’t expect it to be all that light… Written by Ron Frazelle August 13, 2024
Forge+Bond 25 MTN Bar Puts Vibration-Damping Plastic FusionFiber in Your Hands New vibration-damping carbon Forge+Bond 25 MTN handlebar uses thermoplastic FusionFiber composite to improve MTB comfort and control… Written by Cory Benson August 12, 2024
First Look: Trickstuff Maxima MTB Brakes Now Available in Black, and Now Actually Available! Trickstuff’s maximum stopping power Maxima mountain bike brakes now come in all-black, and they are actually available to buy now… Written by Cory Benson August 12, 2024
Crankworx Whistler: Dainese’s Latest in MTB Footwear, FiveTen Teases Upcoming Models Freerider Pros with a BOA? They’re coming, plus more new shoes from Crankwrox Written by Steve Fisher August 12, 2024
Ari’s Superior Peak Downhill Bike Offers Adjustable Geometry And A Lively Ride Ari Bikes’ Superior Peak is their new DH race machine, offering plenty of adjustability and 29″ or MX wheel compatibility. Written by Steve Fisher August 12, 2024
Wolf Tooth GnarWolf V2 Chain Guides Add Colors, Drop Price Wolf Tooth’s highly adjustable, shim-free chain guides get a slight update with new colors and a lower price, and they’ll fit almost any bike. Written by Tyler Benedict August 10, 2024
Giro Adds Joint Protection w/ New Loam Pads Giro throws all the features (including ceramic printing) at their new Loam knee and elbow sleeves to keep you safe and scuff-free. Written by Tyler Benedict August 10, 2024
Get Your Pie & More with Old Man Mountain’s New Pizza Rack, now with 3-Pack Mounts on the Uprights Carry your pizza AND your 2-liters of pop with Old Man Mountain’s updated Pizza Rack Written by Ron Frazelle August 09, 2024
Crankworx Whistler – Booth Finds, Prototypes and New Products Sam Pilgrim has a signature watch? Yes, and the band looks like a tire. Written by Steve Fisher August 09, 2024
Tumbleweed Bikes Announces the Sunliner Flat Bar Mountain Touring Bike Tumbleweed Bicycles adds a flat bar mountain tourer to their purpose-built line of bikepacking bikes. Written by Ron Frazelle August 09, 2024
Ford Motors Releases Bronco and Mustang; Two Odd-Looking eBikes w/Classic Names Ford makes eBikes? No, but they have officially licensed these bizarre creations… Written by Ron Frazelle August 09, 2024
DT Swiss Honors 30 Years with Retro Limited Edition Modern Carbon Wheels & MTB Hubs DT Swiss celebrates 30th anniversary in cycling with retro logos, silver spokes & polished hubs in limited edition carbon wheels & a MTB hubset. Written by Cory Benson August 09, 2024
YT Jeffsy Uncaged 14 Ltd Gets Fist Bump of Friendship, Trail Bike & Action Figure Included YT’s newest limited edition Uncaged 14 build decks out their latest Jeffsy carbon trail bike with a killer paint job, a drool-worthy build, the first… Written by Cory Benson August 08, 2024
New Trek WaveCel MTB Helmets Get Cooler, Blaze Includes Removable Ear Covers Can’t decide between a half shell and a 3/4 MTB helmet? The new Trek Blaze means you don’t have to choose… Written by Zach Overholt August 08, 2024
Schwalbe Reinvents the Mountain Bike Tire in Unique Radial Casing with Extra Grip for Albert By reorienting the fabric inside, Schwalbe created new Radial mountain bike tires that far outperform everything that came before… Written by Cory Benson August 08, 2024
Colnago Adds Another C68 Road Bike – This One Has Rim Brakes Still love rim brakes? Want to built a top tier modern bike, regardless of price? Check out the new Colnago C68 Rim Brake! Written by Zach Overholt August 07, 2024
Tom Ritchey to Launch Mountain Bikes by Tom w/ LTD Bullmoose Bars & Bi-Plane Forks at MADE Tom Ritchey is picking up the torch again? Yes, and he’s selling bullmoose bars and bi-plane forks at MADE! Written by Ron Frazelle August 07, 2024
Saris MHS 2-Bike Rack Now Certified to Carry Up to 100lbs Per Tray Ebikes are heavy. The Saris MHS can handle it with a new 100lbs weight limit per tray for the two-bike rack. Written by Zach Overholt August 07, 2024
