32″ Prototypes: Superior XR GR Alloy Gravel Bike Soon. XC Hardtail & RockShox Fork, Too! Hot on the heels of another 32″ gravel bike dropping with availability in the US, we recently got an up-close look at some 32″ DT… Written by Cory Benson August 05, 2026
First 32″ XC Bike to Race & Podium a UCI MTB World Cup, Buy a Thömus Lightrider R32 Now! You can now buy a Thömus Lightrider R32 WC, the first 32″ XC bike to race a UCI MTB World Cup, securing a podium spot… Written by Cory Benson June 19, 2026
Spotted: Thömus Maxon Testing Prototype 32″ Full Suspension Carbon XC Bike in Lenzerheide Thömus Maxon are riding a 32” XC bike in Lenzerheide. Could this be next year’s Thömus Lightrider R4 World Cup with bigger wheels and an… Written by Cory Benson June 18, 2026
Update: 32″ Scott Addict Gravel Prototype Raced to 356-mile Unbound XL Win by Robin Gemperle Robin Gemperle races 32″ prototype Scott Addict Gravel RC bike to a maiden victory at its rainy, muddy debut in Emporia, Kansas. Written by Cory Benson June 01, 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
Frameworks Dabbles with 32” Wheels for Downhill After a fun win at the Sea Otter DH on a 32″ front wheel, Frameworks seems to actually be considering the larger wheel for its… Written by Travis Reill May 26, 2026
Scott 32″ Aero Gravel Bike Prototype Set For UNBOUND Racing Debut Scott gravel racers are headed to UNBOUND on 32″ Addict Gravel RC prototype race bikes to prove bigger wheels are faster! Written by Cory Benson May 26, 2026
Prototype OOLab Orbea Oiz XC Bike Raced At Nove Mesto World Cup Looks Pretty Epic! Orbea Factory Racing showed up to the Nove Mesto World Cup with an unlabeled raw carbon Oiz XC bike prototype that looks very familiar! Written by Cory Benson May 24, 2026
All-New Scott Spark XC Bike Prototype in Nove Mesto Teases a Glimpse of Its Hidden Shock This prototype Scott Spark RC cross-country bike was spotted racing the XC World Cup, so we took a closer look! Written by Cory Benson May 24, 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
Prototype AON Racing x Gamux Gearbox DH Bike Hides Many Secrets on the World Cup! AON raced the Korea World Cup on all-new CNC aluminum Gamux Prototype downhill bikes with a gearbox, belt-drive and several secret components! Written by Cory Benson May 06, 2026
32” Mountain Bikes of Sea Otter 2026: All the Big Wheeled Bikes We Could Find There were lots of 32” MTBs to see at Sea Otter, but most of the major players still aren’t showing their cards. Written by Jeremy Benson April 20, 2026
ARI Signal Sneak Peek: Wait, That’s a Ridable Prototype 32″ Fox 34 SL Fork, Isn’t It! A prototype 32″ Fox 34 SL suspension fork, alloy 32″ ARI Signal Peak XC bike & Industry Nine Solix carbon wheels. All 3 found in… Written by Cory Benson April 16, 2026
Mason x Barco Exposure Prototype Teases Steel Integration & New DT Suspension Fork Classic British bikemaker Mason fully integrates a prototype Exposure steel gravel bike and give it suspension! Written by Cory Benson November 21, 2025
A 32″ Specific Stem? Darimo’s Notched Super Negative Stem is Straight Out of a Meme Is this a joke, or a new stem for 32″ wheeled bikes? Yes. Written by Jordan Villella and Zach Overholt October 09, 2025
Josh Ogle Puts the Detail in 3D Printing with Multiple Titanium Full Suspension MTBs at MADE Ogle Component Design delivered a masterclass in titanium 3D printing and machining with their own bike, and a new Firefly prototype Written by Zach Overholt September 05, 2025
Crankworx Whistler – Eyecatching Prototypes, New MTBs, and Even a Tandem Crankworx is a celebrations of all things MTB – which includes plenty of wild new bikes. Written by Steve Fisher August 18, 2025
Shimano Gravity Brake, Fox 40 & Maxxis Tire Prototypes Spotted on Jackson Goldstone’s Crankworx Bike We’ve got some shots of Jackson Goldstone’s Bike with a prototype Fox 40 fork, unfamiliar brake calipers, and unreleased Maxxis Tires. Written by Jeremy Benson August 14, 2025
Faction Bike Studio Begins Testing Its 32-Inch Big Ben Prototype Faction Bike Studio shares its initial test impressions from riding its 32-inch Big Ben full-suspension prototype bike. Written by Jeremy Benson July 29, 2025
Maxxis Shows Off Faction Bike Studio 32″ Full Suspension Prototype Maxxis has a 32-inch full suspension prototype bike made by Faction Bike Studio on display in its booth at Eurobike. Written by Zach Overholt and Jeremy Benson June 27, 2025
Giant’s Prototype Anthem XC Race Bike on Display at Eurobike Coming soon? Giant Bicycles shows off its prototype Anthem XC racer at its booth at Eurobike. Written by Zach Overholt and Jeremy Benson June 26, 2025
EuroBike First Look: Factors UCI Rule Beating Aero Road Bike While at Eurobike, we had the opportunity to speak with Factor and gather the real story (or as much as we could pry out of… Written by Zach Overholt and Jordan Villella June 26, 2025
Spotted: Canyon/DT-Swiss Gravel Suspension Fork is Closer to Production The speculative Canyon/DT-Swiss gravel fork collaboration is moving forward, we noticed a sneaky post by Canyon athlete Freddy Ovett before the Traka Written by Jordan Villella April 30, 2025
Praxis Works Uses Hinged Gears to Create Unique Prototype HiT Transmission Gears that fold and electronic shifting under full power highlight the HiT gearbox prototype from Praxis. Written by Zach Overholt April 12, 2025
Spotted: Vitus prototype aero all-road, gravel bike at Sea Otter Classic The Vitus compound was bustling at the Sea Otter Classic, with excited attendees shopping for bikes and test rides coming in and out. Amongst the… Written by Jordan Villella April 15, 2022
First Ride: Pikes Peak Prototype: Rose Adjustable Enduro Bike Not long ago we found ourselves looking at another bare aluminum European trail bike, once again screaming prototype. This time though we had a chance not only… Written by Cory Benson August 04, 2015
World Cup DH, Pro Bike Check: Jasper Jauch’s Liteville 901 Prototype Out of the German design lab and minds that bring us Syntace components, their in-house bike brand Liteville is developing an all new revamp to… Written by Cory Benson July 27, 2015
Leogang DH World Cup Spy Shots: Intense Races the New M16 and a New Carbon Prototype At the Leogang DH World Cup we got some first hand looks at the new aluminum M16 that Intense teased a bit earlier this spring,… Written by Cory Benson June 22, 2015
Leogang DH World Cup Tech: Prototypes and New Finds Over the weekend we ran down to the Austrian Alps to catch the 4th round of the UCI Downhill World Cup held at Leogang’s bike… Written by Cory Benson June 19, 2015
Spy Shots: All New Trek Top Fuel and IsoSpeed Hardtail Mountain Bikes, updated Over the weekend in Nové Město we spotted a bunch of red and baby blue bikes being ridden around by the Trek Factory Racing Team without model… Written by Cory Benson May 27, 2015
