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SHOOTOUT The Cannondale Scalpel 29'er Carbon 1vs. The Scott Spark 29 RC   BIKE TESTS The Yeti SB-66…
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SHOOTOUTS Real Stopping Power Shimano XT metal vs. resin brake pad comparison. The Wheel-To-Wheel Grudge Match 26 vs. 27.5 vs. 29 wheels go knob to…
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BIKE TESTS The Pivot Phoenix DH Leave your competition in the ashes. The Form Prevail 29er There is something very familiar about this bike.…
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BIKE TESTS The Specialized Stumpjumper FSR Expert Carbon Evo The Giant Glory 0 The GT Zaskar 100 Expert PRODUCT…
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BIKE TESTS The Niner Jet Nine RDO A favorite gets a carbon fiber makeover. The Specialized Status 2 Podium ready without a high entry fee.  The Giant XTC…
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BIKE TESTS The Intense Tracer 2 The perfect Shaun Palmer trailbike. The Ellsworth Evolution 29er Worthy of anything you throw at it. The Kona Unit…
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TESTS The Giant Yukon FX vs. The Giant Talon 29er The best thousand bucks you can spend.   Five Long-Travel Bikes In A Steel Cage Giant vs.…
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TESTS The Niner R.I.P.9 Your favorite trail just got more fun.   The Pivot Firebird Long…
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TESTS The Scott Genius LT Blurring the line between long-travel and lightweight.   The Felt Nine Sport Under a grand and overwhelming.…
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BIKE?TESTS The Trek Superfly 100 A stealth fighter on singletrack. The Rocky Mountain Element 50 MSL Quick bike, eh? The Jamis Dakar Sixfifty B2…
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ON THE COVER: South Mountain Cycles' Taylor Lideen (front) and Jon Pettit power up Tom's Thumb Trail in Ireland. Kidding, that's Phoenix, Arizona. Photo by John "That cactus jumped at me" Ker. BIKE?TESTS Specialized S-Works Epic 29er…
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