Instead, they opted to double down on their dw-link design and build a cross-country racer without compromising suspension performance in the name of shaving grams. Read More...
The Evil Offering LS is this in a nutshell—an efficient and capable pedal machine that can be hucked down almost any trail or feature, a line-blurring bike-park slayer and the bike of choice for post-work jump sessions all in one. Read More...
Intense’s Tracer 279 is an impressively capable big-hitting enduro bike with enough of a pedal platform to make it a daily driver option for riders who can put its 170mm of travel to good use on the descents. Read More...
While slated as their enduro race bike, we found that the bike was a much more well-rounded machine and handled the wide variety of terrain we threw at it very well. Read More...
In the last decade, Guerrilla Gravity grew from its humble garage beginnings into a state-of-the-art carbon production facility only to close its doors late this year. Read More...
Marin’s value-priced trail mountain bike is shaking things up
Those ready to graduate to their first full suspension or young riders who are paying their own way into the passion of the sport should consider the Rift Zone 29” 2. Read More...
Shootout: Wheel Wars—29 vs 27.5 vs 26
This story first appeared in our March 2012 issue, when only a few companies were offering bikes with 27.5-inch (650b) wheels. At that time, the dilemma for most riders was to choose between bikes with… Read More...
Spot’s latest bike is a second-generation Ryve 115 cross-country bike with a long list of updates that puts it at the forefront of this category’s rapid evolution. Read More...
All the travel, all the power, all the battery, all the fun.
With plentiful, well-tuned suspension; seemingly telepathic handling; and Shimano’s smooth, powerful nature, there is a lot to love about the Shuttle LT. Read More...
When a Ti hardtail is the right tool for the trail
While the Nitrous has enough versatility to basically be a bike quiver on its own, it certainly backs up its claim that it could be the ideal +1 to your quiver. Read More...
In today’s era of alternative materials (carbon fiber, titanium, magnesium and matrix composites), a lot of people forget that aluminum is the most successful alternative ever used. Read More...
It’s almost laughable that a longtime bike reviewer with an often critical opinion of products has never actually designed or built a bike. Read More...
The new version of the Strive proves that the German super-brand is in tune with what’s going on and what’s needed to go fast down enduro trails and race tracks these days. Read More...
The travel and geometry are similar to Norco’s carbon-framed Optic, but the ride characteristics of the Fluid are unique to this bike and stay true to the feel we’ve come to expect from the Canadian mega-brand. Read More...
Boutique-bike-brand performance at a big-box-store price
The question in our minds while staring at that Costco web page was, “Has Intense compromised its integrity as a high-end performance and race-focused brand with these value-driven models?” Read More...
The question on test riders’ minds was, “Would it bring the magic that we felt last year?” In many ways it did, but for some it fell short. Read More...
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