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Video: ‘Every Day—After Day—is Ride Day’ – Hannah Simms Rips the New Kona Hei Hei

Watch Kona Factory rider Hannah Simms shred the trails—again and again—in this playful time-loop tribute starring the all-new Hei Hei.

Kona gives us a playful look at just how fun the new Hei Hei is with Hannah Simms stuck in a time loop of perfect trail rides. Join Simms and Georgios Kouzis as they showcase the fast and capable cross-country bike in this lighthearted new…
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Cannondale Factory Racing Gets A Full ‘Factory Reset’

The Cannondale Team Is ready to take on 2025's first World Cup event in Brazil this weekend

Cannondale is introducing an all-new race kit this year, along with the latest version of their world-famous Cannondale Scalpel cross-country race bike. Read on to find out more about the 2025 Cannondale Factory Racing team and the bikes…
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Orbea Releases the All-New 2025 Alma Hardtail

Orbea’s new hardtail offers a purer connection between rider and trail, packed with technology to let you take it further and faster

Careful control of tube profiles and materials, matched to Orbea's X-Fader technology, helps absorb the trail chatter which adds to fatigue on long rides.
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AMERICA’S KATE COURTNEY JOINS ALLIED CYCLE WORKS

The 2018 World Champion unveils her new race bike for 2025

PRESS RELEASE FROM ALLIED CYCLE WORKS      Kate Courtney will be racing an Allied Cycle Works bike this year.  ALLIED Cycle Works proudly welcomes Kate Courtney—the 2018 UCI Mountain Bike Elite Women's XCO World Champion, 2019 World Cup…
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: 20 YEARS AGO

Check out our cover from December 2004

Our cover from December of 2004 featured one of the latest bikes from Marin, the Mount Vision Pro. In the lower left photo you can see Mike King leading eventual series champion Eric Carter in the mountaincross race at the 2004 NORBA…
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VALUE HARDTAIL SHOOTOUT – FIVE RACY BUDGET PRICED MOUNTAIN BIKES GO HEAD TO HEAD

We test five value focsed hardtails perfect for NICA or high school racing league athletes looking for performance on a budget

In this shootout, we’ve ridden and rated five different sub-$2200 hardtails from KHS, Jibe, Marin, Specialized and Giant that fit this mold and see how they stack up against one another. In this article we answer the question what are the…
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LAUF ELJA XC FIRST RIDE REVIEW

Big tires, lightweight, and two bottom brackets for the new Lauf Elja XC mountain bike.

Big tires, lightweight, and two bottom brackets for the new Lauf Elja XC mountain bike.
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