Pivot Refines the Mach 4 SL For Its Vision of Modern XC Pivot’s new Mach 4 SL sticks with DW-Link and gets a host of refinements with updated travel, geometry, and in-frame storage. Written by Jeremy Benson March 03, 2026
Liv Embolden E+ Adds More Accessible Entry Point for Women’s eMTB Liv had newer riders in mind when they built the new Embolden E+ lineup, but they also built the new 150/140mm trail bike to rip Written by Travis Reill February 25, 2026
Batch Bicycles Brings the Value with its Affordable Entry-Level MB.1 and MB.2 Hardtails Know someone just getting into the sport? You might want to check out Batch Bicycles’ affordable MB.1 and MB.2 hardtails. Written by Jeremy Benson February 23, 2026
Don’t Throw Away Your Old Velocio Gear…Trade it in Velocio will help you turn your old kit into store credit… with some fine print of course. Written by Travis Reill February 20, 2026
Propain Expands Its Lineup with New All-Mountain Model, the TYEE Trail Propain splits the difference between the mid-travel Hugene and the longer-travel TYEE Enduro with the brand-new TYEE Trail. Written by Jeremy Benson February 20, 2026
Kona Announces Updated Versions of Its Budget-Friendly Hardtails Kona is keeping it real with updated versions of three of its most accessible hardtail mountain bike models. Written by Jeremy Benson February 19, 2026
Life Time Grand Prix Reveals 2026 Wild Card Roster — Six Spots, $350,000 on the Line With less than two months until the season opener, Life Time has officially unveiled the Wild Card roster — and if last year proved anything,… Written by Jordan Villella February 19, 2026
DYEDBRO Adds SHUSH Noise Silencing and Protection Products to Its Growing Lineup Silence the noise and protect your bike with DYEDBRO’s new SHUSH stick-on chainstay and downtube protectors. Written by Jeremy Benson February 19, 2026
First Look and First Rides: Norco Sight VLT TQ is a Mid-Power All-Mountain Ripper Norco wants you to be the pilot, not the passenger, with its new TQ-equipped mid-power, lightweight Sight VLT all-mountain eMTB. Written by Jeremy Benson February 18, 2026
The Ibis Ripley SL is the USA-Made Lightweight Trail Bike You’ve Been Waiting For The new Ripley SL slots in between the Exie and the Ripley V5 in the Ibis lineup, and it’s made the in brand’s solar powered… Written by Jeremy Benson February 17, 2026
Wolf Tooth Adds 5 New Colors to its BSA and T47 Internal Bottom Brackets Wolf Tooth Components continues to do what Wolf Tooth does: providing high-quality components in multiple colors! Check out their new BBs! Written by Travis Reill February 13, 2026
Bikepacking Roots & Old Man Mountain Make Bikepacking More Accessible with Gear Libraries Bikepacking Roots and Old Man Mountain are helping lower the bikepacking barrier with gear libraries…many of which are free! Written by Travis Reill February 13, 2026
Esker Releases Limited Run of Long Wheel Base Fat Bikes, Plus Crazy Deals & Titanium Changes The Esker Hayduke still LVS, now as a stretched out fat bike! Written by Travis Reill February 12, 2026
Wheels Manufacturing Adds Colorful Shimano Direct Mount Options to Its Growing Chainring Lineup Wheels Manufacturing expands its chainring offerings with new Shimano Direct-Mount options in a range of colors. Written by Jeremy Benson February 11, 2026
Vassago is Taking Orders For Its Maximus Ti 32er Hardtail You can order Vassago’s Maximus Ti 32er mountain bike, with frames and complete bikes available soon. Written by Jeremy Benson February 06, 2026
Get Ready for a Pit Viper American Face Punch with Their New Winter Olympics-Inspired Glasses The Winter Olympics have arrived and Pit Viper wants you to be ready to cheer Team USA on with the 2026 Winter Olympic Original sunglasses Written by Travis Reill February 06, 2026
Mountain Biking Gets More Monster as World Cup Gets New Main Sponsor Expect to see more energy drinks on the World Cup circuit… Written by Travis Reill February 05, 2026
Dear Bike Industry: Just Because I Ride an E-Bike Doesn’t Mean I’m Lazy A common misconception is that all e-bike riders must be lazy. Travis wants to dispel that myth… Written by Travis Reill February 04, 2026
Allied Cycle Works Enters the Trail Bike Market with the Launch of the New FITZ Allied Cycles wonders what happened to the lightweight trail bike, so they’re bringing it back with the all-new FITZ. Written by Jeremy Benson February 04, 2026
Pulp Friction, Space-X, Pewter Pan, Agusta: Revel Bikes Get a New Look for 2026 Some great new colors, and even better names for the next generation of Revel Bikes Written by Travis Reill February 03, 2026
Shimano Adds Three New Condition-Specific Ridescape Lenses for Bright, All-Road & Trail Shimano adds three new lenses to its Ridescape platform, each specifically designed with different riding conditions in mind Written by Travis Reill February 03, 2026
Strava is Now Using ‘Enhanced E-Bike Detection’ to Crack Down on KOM Cheating, Removing 2.3 Million Rides For years, Strava users have complained about cheaters at the top of the leaderboards. Now, they are cracking down with AI Written by Travis Reill February 02, 2026
Southern Oregon has a New Mountain Bike Destination: Say Hello to Grants Pass Step aside Ashland; Grants Pass boasts a new trail system which could cement the city as Southern Oregon’s newest riding destination Written by Travis Reill January 29, 2026
5 Unreleased RockShox Forks are Currently on eBay, Seller Says They Acquired them “Through Legal Means” Five unreleased RockShox Boxxers are for sale on eBay, and don’t worry, the seller acquired them “through legal means” Written by Travis Reill January 28, 2026
New Orbea Rallon RS eMTB Connects Remote, Motor, Derailleur, Dropper & Suspension to One Battery & One ‘Brain’ Big travel, lightweight and light power, with fully integrated systems and controls, Orbea goes its own way with the new Rallon RS eMTB. Written by Jeremy Benson January 27, 2026
Unique Czech Carbon High-Pivot CDuro Shremeeq Enduro Bike is Ready For You The all-new C/Duro Shremeeq is a made-to-order high-pivot carbon enduro bike, 100% made in the Czech Republic and World Cup-proven… Written by Cory Benson January 27, 2026
Hey, Here’s Another Airless Tire… Will This One Catch On? Will the airless tire ever catch on for bicycle use? Written by Travis Reill January 26, 2026
Atherton Bikes Announces its First eMTB, the Avinox-Equipped S.170E Atherton Bikes’ first eMTB is a 170mm enduro slayer built around the powerful Avinox drive system. Written by Jeremy Benson January 23, 2026
The Restrap Switch Rack Isn’t Released Yet, But It’s Already Winning Awards Restrap is known for its bikepacking bags and accessories, but the brand never had its own dedicated rear rack…until now Written by Travis Reill January 22, 2026
New Jersey Law Now Requires License, Registration, and Insurance for E-Bikes Class 1, 2, or 3…it doesn’t matter in New Jersey. All e-bike users must now be licensed and have their e-bike registered and insured Written by Travis Reill January 21, 2026
