Moots’ New Womble is a Shredable Modern Titanium Hardtail and Quite the Looker, Too Moots introduces the new Womble hardtail for modern shed-ability! Written by Ron Frazelle August 10, 2026
Review: POC’s VPD Max Kneepads are Comfortable, Stable, Pedal-Friendly, and Offer Level 2 Protection POC’s new VPD Max Kneepads provide dual-layer level 2 padding on the knees, combined with a free-flexing, comfortable, and stable Lycra sleeve. Written by Steve Fisher August 07, 2026
Norco Splashes Down with the Next Generation of its Value-Packed Fluid Trail Bike Norco aims to build on the legacy of its award-winning Fluid Trail bike with several refinements, new builds, and continued accessible pricing. Written by Jeremy Benson July 15, 2026
First Look and First Rides: Yeti LT, To Sixfinity and Beyond Yeti builds on the success of its Sixfinity suspension platform with the brand-new LT 160mm travel enduro bike. Written by Jeremy Benson July 14, 2026
Intend Elevator Dropper Post Drops Soon, As Their Most Affordable Moving Part Yet! For 2026, Intend finally releases new Elevator mountain bike dropper seatpost, with unique elevating function and surprisingly affordable price! Written by Cory Benson June 26, 2026
Bummed: Cannondale Factory Racing Is Done After 2026 Cannondale has confirmed that 2026 will be the final World Cup season for Cannondale Factory Racing under the CFR banner. Written by Jordan Villella June 24, 2026
Vittoria Goes Bigger with 50mm and 55mm Terreno Gravel Endurance Tires Vittoria is expanding its Gravel Endurance tire range with new 700x50c and 700x55c sizes across most of its Terreno lineup. Written by Jordan Villella June 24, 2026
No BS. Just Ride: Norco Launches New No-Nonsense Torrent DH Bike For bike park riders and the shuttle crowd, Norco’s new aluminum-framed Torrent DH is made to be simple, durable, and hard-charging. Written by Jeremy Benson June 03, 2026
Spotted: 32″ DT Swiss Suspension Fork & Wheels At Nove Mesto World Cup, But… We spotted an all-new 32″ DT Swiss MTB fork prototype at the World Cup, and the 1st set of properly labeled 32″ DT wheels yet.… Written by Cory Benson May 27, 2026
e*thirteen Flux MTB Wheelset Families Build On Sidekick 2.0 Anti-Kickback Hubs e*thirteen created the new Flux Wheel lineup – Optimus, Sylvan, Grappler EN, and Grappler DH-to go with their anti-kickback Sidekick hubs! Written by Travis Reill May 22, 2026
Antidote AS05 Brings Unique High-Pivot, Auto Gearbox Prototype DH Bike to the World Cup A team of 18 at Antidote Solutions have developed a prototype DH bike, the AS05, which will be between the tape at Loudenvielle World Cup! Written by Travis Reill and Cory Benson May 22, 2026
The Kona Process 246 is a Proper Full Suspension MTB for the Next Generation of Riders Kids have it good these days. Kona’s new Process 246 is a full-suspension MTB with quality components and capable geometry for groms to get after… Written by Jeremy Benson May 22, 2026
First Look: Sage Project FAF, a Made-in-USA Full-Suspension Titanium Mountain Bike Sage Titanium has an all-new US-made FAF full suspension downcountry bike, and its Fast as $#%!. We had a sneak peek, now Sage is ready… Written by Jordan Villella May 21, 2026
Niner Bikes Pauses Operations, Lays Off Employees United Wheels announced today that it is pausing Niner Bikes to focus on its other brands. James Huang of N-1 seems to have broken the… Written by Travis Reill May 19, 2026
Santa Cruz Introduces the Gen 6 Tallboy, and Boy, are There Some Changes! The Gen 6 Santa Cruz Tallboy has arrived and it has been completely redesigned with 4-bar suspension, a bit more travel, and an fresh geometry. Written by Travis Reill May 19, 2026
A Proposed California Law Wants to Crack Down on Electric Motos Sold as “E-Bikes” E-bike issues are growing across the country, but it’s actually e-motos that are causing the problems. California hopes to change that. Written by Travis Reill May 18, 2026
Knolly Frames and Other Inventory go to Auction Shortly Following Restructuring Announcement Just a handful of weeks ago, we covered the unfortunate news that Canadian-based Knolly Bikes entered a restructuring period. The announcement came after Knolly’s bank… Written by Travis Reill May 14, 2026
Mondraker Celebrates 10 Years of the Crafty E-MTB Platform with the Crafty Unlimited Icon Mondraker introduced the Crafty eMTB platform with a Bosch CX motor 10 years ago. To celebrate, Mondraker releases the Crafty Unlimited Icon Written by Travis Reill May 05, 2026
Controversy at the DH World Cup, and It Involves Hardtail Guy At the first round of the 2026 World Cup DH season, one guy is attempting to race a hardtail and causing a stir…and not in… Written by Travis Reill May 01, 2026
OChain Updates Its Products For Easier Service, Upgrades & Adjustment OChain may not be releasing a new product, but they are updating their lineup to meet SRAM’s standards and be a bit easier to use Written by Travis Reill April 28, 2026
Mountain Bikes Spotted at Sea Otter: One-Off, a Little Wacky & Some We Just Don’t See That Often There was A LOT to cover at Sea Otter this year, but I just had to make a post about the very cool and unique… Written by Travis Reill April 22, 2026
It’s been 15 Years Since Marin Released an XC Bike… Introducing the TAM Marin named their new XC bike, the TAM, after Marin County’s Mt. Tam, which is arguably one of mountain biking’s birthplaces Written by Travis Reill April 17, 2026
Cane Creek Invert Enduro Suspension Fork Gets Official, and it’s Competitively Priced More travel, more stiffness, and less money than a Fox Podium. Written by Travis Reill April 16, 2026
Intend Rover Shock, Adding a Coil Where It Seemed Missing, To Create a Coil/Air Hybrid Intend essentially added a spring to the Hover air shock, creating the Rover, a unique hybrid with the adjustability of air, and the sensitivity of… Written by Travis Reill April 13, 2026
Shimano XT and Saint Flat Pedals…Take Two? Shimano has two new pairs of platform mountain bike pedals for XT & Saint. But how new re they really? Written by Travis Reill April 13, 2026
White Industries & Moots Have Some New, Very Beautiful (and Expensive) Titanium Cranks Okay, first, let’s make sure we mention all the players on this project. White Industries and Moots have their names on the cranks, but so… Written by Travis Reill April 09, 2026
The All-New Flexair Collection is Fox Racing’s Slimmest and Lightest Yet Inspired by the SpeedSuit RS and the feedback from some of its highest performing athletes, Fox developed the new Flexair MTB Collection Written by Travis Reill April 07, 2026
Cannondale’s Mountain Bike Lineup Picks Up a Bad Habit Cannondale adds a longer-travel option to its proven Habit platform with the all-new Bad Habit enduro/all-mountain bike. Written by Jeremy Benson April 07, 2026
Prevelo Alpha & Zulu Kid’s Bike Review: Small Bikes Making the Big Brands Play Catch Up The Prevelo Zulu Three is probably better than your first real mountain bike, but the Alpha Series is tough to beat… Written by Zach Overholt April 06, 2026
Arc’teryx Enters the MTB World With the Rhoam Collection At the Mountains of the Moon Premiere, Arc’teryx hinted that MTB gear might be in the works… looks like it’s already here! Written by Travis Reill April 02, 2026
