Hardtail Mountain Bikes

What is a hardtail?

A hardtail mountain bike has front, but not rear, suspension. (Mountain bikes without front or rear suspension are called rigid bikes.)

Hardcore hardtails are bikes with aggressive geometry and font suspension travel greater than 120mm.

Diamondback goes carbon on the Sync'r hardtail, and slackens the head angle by a full two degrees.

Santa Cruz drops a carbon version of the adaptable Chameleon hardtail mountain bike that's lighter and stiffer than previous offerings.

10 affordable mountain bikes, all priced under $1000 and ready for XC or trail riding.

GT athlete David Lieb grabs a La Bomba dirt jump bike straight out of the box to see what it can do at the pump track and on dirt jumps.

Sage Cycles announces a new high-end, hardcore hardtail mountain bike made from titanium.

10 of the best hardtail mountain bike around priced under $2,000.

The Ibis DV9 is a carbon XC mountain bike inspired by NICA high school racers.

The Esker Hayduke is an updated hardtail mountain bike, new to Esker. It's as versatile as anything and surprisingly affordable.

Chromag announces the Dagga DH flat mountain bike pedal and updates the Surface titanium all-mountain hardtail.

Seth and Eric Porter ride some of the best trails in the Park City, UT area aboard the upcoming Diamondback Sync'r Carbon hardtail.