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1 day ago
Alchemy Bikes Updates the Arktos Frame With Various Travel Options and a Mixed-Wheel Build
by Brian Gerow
The latest Alchemy Arktos can be configured with 120, 135, or 150mm of rear travel, and the longer-travel versions are...
News
6 days ago
Salsa Updates the Popular Timberjack Hardtail. Can you Guess What's Slacker?
by Brian Gerow
The Salsa Timberjack can run up to 150mm of fork travel and features the option to go single-speed.
News
1 week ago
The 2021 Pivot Trail 429 Takes Cues from the Brand's Longer-Travel Bikes
by Matt Miller
Pivot Cycles has a new generation of the Trail 429, and it takes design and inspiration cues from Pivot's longer-travel...
News
on Dec 15, 2020
New Santa Cruz Nomad Keeps Balanced 170mm Travel and 27.5" Wheels, Cuts the XXL Size Option
by Brian Gerow
While the Santa Cruz Nomad enduro bike maintains its travel and wheel size, it gets all the usual long, low,...
News
on Dec 9, 2020
New Evil Offering Lurks into the Foreground
by Matt Miller
Evil updated the Offering, a 140mm 29er trail bike with adjustable geometry.
News
on Dec 9, 2020
Wolf Tooth Components Offers new GeoShift Angled Headset, Slackens Head Tubes by up to a Degree
by Brian Gerow
Riders who want to update their bike geo by making the headtube angle slacker or steeper by 1° have a...
News
on Dec 8, 2020
Riders Get 2 Tool Docks and a New Shock Configuration Aboard the New Pivot Mach 6
by Brian Gerow
The Pivot Mach 6 gets updated geometry, a new shock orientation, and a "gear dock" for on-bike storage.
Gear
on Oct 16, 2020
Cascade Components Designs Links to Give FS Mountain Bikes a New Ride Feel
by Brian Gerow
Cascade Components designs custom linkages to get a new ride feel out of well-known, full suspension mountain bike frames.
News
on Oct 14, 2020
Nukeproof Mega Enduro Bike Receives the LLS Treatment, Among Other Updates
by Brian Gerow
This fourth iteration of the Nukeproof Mega 275 kicks back with a 64° headtube angle and a long, 460mm reach...
News
on Sep 10, 2020
New Focus SAM2 eMTB Has Leggy 170/170mm of Travel on an Alloy Frame
by Brian Gerow
The new Focus SAM2 electric mountain bike features a powerful motor and high energy battery to self-shuttle big descents.
News
on Sep 3, 2020
The 2021 Trek Slash Gets Longer Reach, More Travel, and Wider Knock Block Steering
by Brian Gerow
The updated Trek Slash enduro bike preserves the best bits and updates the rest.
News
on Aug 7, 2020
Giant Updates Trance Full Suspension and Talon Hardtail Mountain Bikes for 2021
by Jeff Barber
Giant updates two of their more affordable trail bikes, the full-suspension Trance and hardtail Talon.
News
on Aug 4, 2020
The Spot Rocker Singlespeed and Geared Hardtails are Simple, Yet Fancy
by Matt Miller
Spot revises the Rocker, making it carbon, but still offers both geared and single-speed options.
News
on Jun 23, 2020
New Specialized Epic XC Mountain Bike Gets Lighter, 2 Degrees Slacker
by Jeff Barber
The 2021 Specialized Epic cross country bike sees big geometry updates, while the more aggressive EVO version loses its Brain....
News
on Jun 22, 2020
2021 Commencal Meta AM Slackens Head Tube Nearly 2°, Promises Reduced Leg Fatigue
by Jeff Barber
Commencal makes big changes to the Meta All Mountain bike for 2021.
News
on Jun 16, 2020
Juliana and Santa Cruz Give the Furtado and 5010 Lower Link VPP Suspension Platform for 2021
by Brian Gerow
The 27.5" platform lives on in the new Juliana Furtado and Santa Cruz 5010 trail bikes. Both roll on 27.5"...
News
on Jun 15, 2020
The 2021 Commencal Meta TR 29 is a 'Mini-Enduro' Bike
by Matt Miller
Commencal updates the TR 29 mountain bike to a "mini-enduro" bike.
News
on May 21, 2020
The 2021 Cannondale Scalpel Suspension Mimics a Horst Link with FlexPivot
by Matt Miller
Cannondale updates the Scalpel and Scalpel SE cross country mountain bikes with the FlexPivot suspension design which mimics a Horst-link....
News
on Apr 29, 2020
Feast Your Eyes on 2 Hot and Affordable New Trail Whips From Rose Bikes
by Brian Gerow
German online retailer Rose Bikes has redesigned two of their trail offerings to better suit modern riding styles and demands....
News
on Apr 28, 2020
The Updated Transition Sentinel Doesn't Follow the Current Mini-DH Bike Trend
by Brian Gerow
It seems that the engineers at Transition were pretty stoked with this all-mountain bike to begin with, and made a...
Repair
on Apr 15, 2020
Slacken Outdated MTB Fork Geo With an Angled Headset
by Brian Gerow
Does your old frame geo need a refresh? An angle-adjust headset will lean your fork back by a full degree...
News
on Feb 13, 2020
The Transition Scout Goes Carbon for 2020 and Sneaks Travel up Closer to the Patrol
by Brian Gerow
The new carbon fiber 27.5" Scout from Transition Bikes received all of the expected treatments and a few special ones...
News
on Feb 4, 2020
Pivot Updates their Popular Switchblade 29er Trail Bike With Added Travel and More Aggressive Angles
by Brian Gerow
The latest version of the Pivot Switchblade trail bike adds 7mm of rear travel and can run longer dropper posts....
News
on Oct 15, 2019
The 2020 Norco Optic Trail Bike is Redesigned From the Soil Up
by Brian Gerow
For 2020, Norco's short-travel Optic trail sled gains some squish to accommodate its fully updated geometry and wheel sizing.
News
on Sep 3, 2019
Devinci's Beloved Django Mountain Bike Receives Some Sweet Refinements for 2020
by Brian Gerow
For 2020, the Devinci Django mountain bike gets more travel up front and other party-focused updates.
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