Pro Bike Check

Pro Bike Check: Raphaela Richter’s Ibis HD6 Enduro Race Bike

The Ibis Enduro Race Team’s Raphaela Richter is backing up last season’s 9th position in the overall with some very strong results at the European…

Written by Jessie-May Morgan June 30, 2023

Pro Bike Check: Thibaut Daprela’s Commencal Supreme DH V5

On a now dry World Cup Downhill Track in Leogang, Thibaut Daprela of the Commencal Muc Off team will be looking to better the 15th…

Written by Jessie-May Morgan June 17, 2023

Pro Bike Check: Danny Hart’s Prototype Cube TWO15 DH Bike

Last weekend saw the 2023 UCI MTB World Cup Downhill get off to a thrilling start in Lenzerheide, Switzerland. A number of new prototype frames…

Written by Jessie-May Morgan June 15, 2023

Rachel Atherton to Race Leogang – Interview, Bike Check & POV of Lenzerheide Finals

In one of the greatest returns to racing in the history of our sport, Rachel Atherton took the win at the first round of the…

Written by Jessie-May Morgan June 13, 2023

Pro Bike Check & Interview: Hattie Harnden’s Trek Session Downhill Bike

There’s a new face on the British Downhill scene. The 2022 British Cyclocross Champion, a former UCI World Cup XCO racer, and 2022 World #3…

Written by Jessie-May Morgan May 17, 2023

Interview & Pro Bike Check: Nina Hoffmann and her Santa Cruz Bronson Training Bike

Nina Hoffmann of the Santa Cruz Syndicate reasserted her dominance at Round 2 of the British Downhill Series in Fort William. Piloting a new and…

Written by Jessie-May Morgan May 16, 2023

Pro Bike Check: Matt Walker’s Saracen Myst Prototype DH Bike

Matt Walker and Greg Williamson of the Madison Saracen Factory Team have been piloting a new downhill bike since January, a frame that is now…

Written by Jessie-May Morgan May 09, 2023

Pro Bike Check: Keegan Swenson’s Santa Cruz Blur w/ Prototype RockShox SID

The trade show is only a piece of the events at the Sea Otter Classic; racing is still a part of the festival. This year…

Written by Jordan Villella April 29, 2023

Pro Bike Check: Savilia Blunk’s RockRider XC with Prototype Manitou XC Fork

Sea Otter Classic is packed to the gills with professional racers of all disciplines — racing or not. We were lucky to catch up with…

Written by Jordan Villella April 24, 2023

Neko Mulally Frameworks Racing on a Cotic 853 Steel DH bike collaboration prototype

Neko Mulally Frameworks Racing has a new prototype DH race bike with a Cotic 853 steel front triangle paired to a carbon rear to outperform…

Written by Cory Benson April 24, 2023

Georg Egger & Lukas Baum Take 2nd at 2023 Cape Epic | Photo Story and Pro Bike Check

The 2022 Cape Epic brought a big surprise to the world of endurance racing when Georg Egger and Lukas Baum of Speed Company Racing took…

Written by Jessie-May Morgan April 02, 2023

Pro Bikes: World Champ S-Works Tarmac SL7s of Niamh Fischer-Black & Remco Evenepoel

Two 2022 UCI World Champions riding Specialized bikes means custom World Champ Tarmac SL7s for Niamh Fischer-Black & Remco Evenepoel…

Written by Cory Benson January 06, 2023

Pro Bike Check: Clara Honsingers National Championship winning Cannondale SuperSix EVO CX

The Elite Women prepped for a blistering start as the snow flurries started to come down. Defending nation champion Clara Honsinger (EF Education–Tibco–SVB) was the…

Written by Jordan Villella December 15, 2022

Pro Bike Check: Curtis Whites National Championship winning Trek Boone

The 2022 US Cyclocross Nationals in Hartford Connecticut came to a crescendo Sunday as the snow began to fall right before the Elite Men’s race.…

Written by Jordan Villella December 15, 2022

WTP Chaos Machine Brings Disc Brakes to Freestyle BMX Bikes

WeThePeople are making waves in BMX with their new chromoly WTP Chaos Machine frame, making it the first-ever freestyle bike to get disc brakes. Or…

Written by Cory Benson December 06, 2022

Pro Bike Check: Eric Brunner’s Pan American Winning Blue Norcross Cyclocross Bike

Eric Brunner (Blue Competition Cycles p/b Build) recently stormed his way to victory at the Pan American Championships and took all three days of the…

Written by Jordan Villella November 10, 2022

CX Pro Bike: Zdenek Stybar’s Low-Key Custom Ultralight Specialized S-Works Crux Cyclocross Bike

What kind of cross bike does a multiple World Champ who’s transitioned to road racing (and more-recently gravel) race when he returns to his home…

Written by Cory Benson October 26, 2022

CX Pro Bike: All-new 2022 Stevens SuperPrestige Cyclocross Bike of Sanne Cant

Stevens revamps one of the winningest cyclocross bikes of all time with an all-new carbon 2022 SuperPrestige that we spotted Sanne Cant and about a…

Written by Cory Benson October 24, 2022

Pro Bike Check: Titouan Carod’s Val di Sol winning BMC Fourstroke 01

BMC’s pro racer Titouan Carod raced the all-new Fourstroke 01 to a win at the 2022 UCI World Cup XCO in Val di Sole, Italy.…

Written by Tyler Benedict October 09, 2022

Pro Bike Check: Remco’s red La Vuelta winning Tarmac SL7

This weekend 22-year-old Belgian, Remco Evenepoel won his first Grand Tour, after riding into red early on the 6th stage of this year’s La Vuelta…

Written by Cory Benson September 12, 2022

Dangerholm’s 9.19 kg Scott Spark RC Hypersonic Unveiled

Gustav Gulholm, aka Dangerholm, is back with another drool-worthy dream build. This time, it’s the 9.19 kg Scott Spark RC Hypersonic. We got eyes on…

Written by Jessie-May Morgan August 11, 2022

23 Pro Road Bikes from 16 bike manufacturers at the Tour de Suisse, including two prototypes

Our Pro Bike Checks usually focus on just one rider or one team’s bikes to dive into the details of what’s absolutely the latest cutting-edge…

Written by Cory Benson June 24, 2022

Pro Bike Check: Chelsey Magness wins 24 HR Solo World Champs on 2022 Ellsworth Truth

Fresh off the back of her Solo Win at the WEMBO 24 Hr MTB World Championships in Finale Ligure, Italy, we caught up with Chelsey…

Written by Jessie-May Morgan June 10, 2022

Pro Bike: Nathan Haas gets retro Italian airbrush style in Kansas custom Colnago G3-X for UNBOUND

Australian gravel racer Nathan Haas has a shiny new carbon Colnago G3X gravel bike to race Unbound this weekend in a hotly contested gravel race…

Written by Cory Benson June 03, 2022

Pro Bike Check: Matt Stuttard’s prototype 6-bar linkage Polygon enduro bike

The recently announced Polygon Factory Racing team have arrived in the Tweed Valley, Scotland, ready to take on the opening round of the Enduro World…

Written by Jessie-May Morgan May 31, 2022

A closer look at the RAAW DH Bike at Fort William Downhill World Cup

It is no secret that RAAW Mountain Bikes are developing their first downhill mountain bike. It broke cover underneath the 555 Gravity team at the…

Written by Jessie-May Morgan May 25, 2022

Pro Bike Check: Aaron Gwin’s prototype Intense Downhill Bike with i-track suspension

Intense Cycles has had a new downhill bike in the works for some time now, first spotted under Aaron Gwin in some Vee Tire Co…

Written by Jessie-May Morgan May 23, 2022

Pro Bike Check: Camille Balanche’s Commencal Supreme DH at Fort William World Cup

Camille Balanche of the Commencal Dorval team will be looking to make it two out of two at Fort William this weekend. At Round 1…

Written by Jessie-May Morgan May 21, 2022

XC Pro Bike: Decathlon Rockrider 900S FC prototype XC mountain bike of Stephane Tempier

Decathlon made waves earlier this year when their affordable Rockrider mountain bikes turned up on the professional cross-country race circuit. So when the UCI MTB…

Written by Cory Benson May 19, 2022

XC Pro Bike: Prototypes on #StandWithUkraine custom American Eagle Flow of Hudyma & Belomoina

While their homeland is ravaged by war, two Ukrainian pro cross-country racers on the CST PostNL Bafang MTB Racing Team are staying strong and taking…

Written by Cory Benson May 18, 2022