July 2014, Volume 29, Number 7
![ON THE COVER The tale of two Treks stacks the Trek Remedy 29 atop the Trek Remedy 27.5, but is that how they finished? Find out on page 42. Cover photos by Doug “This train is leaving” Barnett who departs [Mountain Bike Action] this month for a career in international marketing for Giant Bicycles. We’ll miss ya.](https://mbaction.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/mba_July_2014_cover-224x300.jpg)
The tale of two Treks stacks the Trek Remedy 29 atop the Trek Remedy 27.5, but is that how they finished? Find out on page 42. Cover photos by Doug “This train is leaving” Barnett who departs [Mountain Bike Action] this month for a career in international marketing for Giant Bicycles. We’ll miss ya.
SHOOTOUT
The Trek Remedy 27.5 Versus The Trek Remedy 29
BIKE TESTS
The Diamondback Sortie 3 29
The Haibike X-Duro RX
PRODUCT FIELD TESTS
iXS Dagger Kneepads
Uvex Sportstyle
Vario Eyewear
FEATURES
The North American Handmade Bike Show
Cannondale And Sho-Air’s Long Honeymoon
Nathan Hickey’s Quest To Help Childhood Cancer
SKILLS CLINIC
Mastering The Gnarliest Switchbacks
TECHNICAL
SRAM In The Trail House
Pack your bike for vacation.
Cannondale’s New Enduro Bike
World Champion Nino Schurter’s Scott Scale.
Shimano Turns It Up To 11
COMPETITION
US Cup Delivers Big Bucks And UCI Points