bike review Archives

The Juliana Roubion Mixed-Wheel Mountain Bike Eats Plungy Roots and Rock Gardens for Breakfast

The Yeti 160E is a Race-Ready, Pedal Assist Party Bike [Review]

The Obed Boundary is a Lightweight Carbon Gravel Bike that Feels at Home on Singletrack [Review]

ShrEditor's Choice: Our Favorite Bikes Tested in 2021

The YT Decoy is an Electric Mountain Bike That Rides Like the Real Deal [Review]

The GT Force is an Enduro Bike to be Reckoned With

Specialized Riprock 24 Kids Mountain Bike Goes All in on Progression [Review]

Ibis Ripley AF SLX: An Extremely Capable Descender and an Excellent Value

Pivot Trail 429 Review: A Rare Trail Bike Designed to Climb as Well as It Descends

The Starling Murmur Enduro: A Soulful and Highly Capable Steel Mountain Bike

Vitus Escarpe 29 CRS Review: A Value-Priced Carbon Trail Bike That Dances

Norco Optic C2 Review: A Fun Mid-Travel Trail Bike

Privateer 141 Review: An Aggressive Trail Bike Under $4K

We review the Privateer 141 mountain bike for the Mid-Travel Mashup, and it might just be the most interesting trail bike in the group.

2021 Specialized S-Works Stumpjumper Review: An Efficient and Lightweight Trail Bike

We tested the Specialized Stumpjumper trail bike for our 2021 Mid-Travel Mashup.

Review: Juliana’s Wilder is a Wildly Capable XC Mountain Bike

The 2022 Juliana Wilder is essentially an XC Trail bike that lands on the fun side of the MTB racing spectrum.

Canyon Spectral:ON CF 7 Blasts Descents and is a Social Climber [Review]

The Canyon Spectral:ON features 150mm of mixed wheel travel front and rear. We put this bike to the test over four months of hard riding.

A 170mm Race Bike For Spicy Trails: The Lapierre Spicy CF 7.9 Review

The Lapierre Spicy mountain bike excels on tighter trails, where a massive wheelbase and slacker head tube would feel cumbersome.

The $499 Schwinn Axum Costs Less Than a Decent Fork, and Includes a Dropper Post [Review]

The Schwinn Axum delivers 29er wheels, a one-by drivetrain, and a dropper post for under $500. We put it to the test for trail rides.

The Cleary Meerkat, as Reviewed by an Eight-Year-Old

Reed has been riding the Cleary Meerkat kids' mountain bike for a couple of months now and is finally ready to share his review.

First Ride on the Ducati TK-01 RR Electric MTB

The Ducati TK-01 is an electric mountain bike with mixed wheels and 170mm of rear suspension.

The Devinci Kobain Hardtail is a Premium Ride at a Sweet Price [Review]

The Devinci Kobain promises to be a capable and affordable hardtail trail bike. We put it to the test.

Knolly Chilcotin is Up for Anything [Review]

The new Knolly Chilcotin rocks 29" wheels with 170/167mm travel, front and rear, and is designed to hit the gnarliest trails around while still being able to pedal it back to the top for more. Does it deliver?