American Classic is a company that is dedicated to continuos innovation. I guess that's what happens when your founder, Bill Shook, is an engineer. If you spend any time talking to Bill,…
I've ridden Jamis bikes off and on for years. In fact, my first full suspension bike was a Jamis Dakar XLT, and I reviewed a newer version of the Jamis Dakar back…
The stylish Swedes at POC Sports were showing off a bunch of new gear at Interbike 2015, but they were most excited about their new full-face mountain bike helmet, the Coron. [caption…
I'll be honest: I hadn't heard of 9point8 before I spoke with them at Interbike this year. But after finishing my conversation with Steven Park, the owner, I decided that their latest…
Scott's inaugural entry into the fat bike market, the Big Ed, was launched last year. But we hadn't had a chance to ride it--until now. The Bike The Big Ed features an…
IMBA presented scientific findings from an inaugural study comparing the soil displacement of mountain bikes, eMTBs, and dirt bikes, at the Interbike E-Bike Theatre sponsored by Bosch, the industry leader in e-bike…
While talking to the rep from Topeak, it was apparent that they're focused on adding as many features to their products as possible. This seems to be an industry-wide trend as well,…
It's my unofficial job here at Singletracks to seek out and describe the weird and the wonderful. This is a job I take very seriously. And so, when I saw the Reeb…
The engineers at Maxxis have been busy trying to keep up with all the recent changes in wheel sizes. On display in their booth was a bevy of new tread patterns, sizes,…
Bikepacking is hot, and Restrap is scratching right where bikepackers itch with innovative handmade bags built to haul copious amounts of overnight gear. Or not--we're seeing riders all over (including our own…
Ancient alchemists were pretty weird dudes. For example, in 1669 Hennig Brand was searching for something called the "Philosopher's Stone," which is not a Harry Potter novel. The Philosopher's Stone was said…
Last September, BST Nano Carbon announced its purchase of the Ellsworth bike brand with the stated purpose of showcasing the company's carbon fiber technology within a high profile cycling brand. Well, this…
The Highlighter Yellow Transition Patrol Transition was another company that had empty racks for much of the Outdoor Demo. One guy I talked to on the shuttle truck…
Tuesday afternoon at Outdoor Demo brought a brief rain shower, which was great for those of us testing bikes. Not only did it cool things off and tamp down the dust, it…
At Interbike last week I spotted a bike brand I had never seen before: Heller Bikes. The newest brand from Quality Bicycle Products (QBP) just launched with a fat bike called the…
Spoiler alert! The Turner Sultan 27.5+ was my favorite of the seven mountain bikes I tested at Outdoor Demo last week. Readers may be familiar with the Sultan as a 29er trail…
Most of the major mountain bike trends over the last four-plus years have involved an increase in tire widths. With 4-inch fat bikes giving way to 5-inch rigs, and 27.5-inch and 29-inch…
My mission at Interbike this year was to demo and photograph as many 27.5+ bikes as possible. It turned out that there were so many new plus-sized that I couldn't possibly ride…
Marin has been making bikes since the early days of our sport, but kind of lost their way in the earlier 2000s. Their bikes, were, uh, "unique looking," to put it mildly.…
Giant has always made some great riding bikes, but like a Toyota Camry, there was a certain "wow factor" that was missing. That all seems to have changed over the last few…
A test ride review of the 2016 Rocky Mountain Altitude enduro bike.
I spotted some very interesting products tucked away in the shady corner of Cannondale's booth at Outdoor Demo this year. Technically the info is already available on Cannondale's website, but these new…
Mark Wilson is an unassuming man. A proud father of three, he works with students across the globe on various projects and when he has time, he loves to ride his mountain…
In September 2013 Mark Wilson crashed on Porcupine Rim, taking a sharp rock a few inches below the rim of his helmet, sustaining a facial skull fracture, and developing a concussion that…
The Endura Singletrack mountain bike clothing collection features comfortable, performance-oriented clothing. As Endura says, it is "perfect for those who ride up, as well as down, all the trails they find." This…
Interbike wraps up today, and organizers just announced award winners in dozens of categories, including several mountain bike-specific categories. At least a couple of these products were part of the Singletracks Best…
photo: JBX This week Interbike announced a brand new east coast event called The Fall CycloFest set for October 20-23, 2016 at the US National Whitewater Center in…
When they told me the new all-women's mountain bike ride would be called "The Jane Fondo," I snorted a little bit of whatever I was drinking at the time. Would the famous…
The start of Movil Maze beckons the rider into its wonderful world of tight n' twisty With all the news of recent or pending losses of access to…
A subdued beauty The plan was to ride Specialized's highly-acclaimed Enduro 29er, a bike that changed many minds about what a 29er could do. Well, when we showed…
I'm just going to put on my robe and wizard hat right now, because this article is going to talk about a full suspension mountainous bicycling contraption, and as we all know,…
Last year Ritchey announced the Commando fat bike, and frames started shipping early this year (or late in the fat bike season, depending on how you look at it). Tom Ritchey is…
Just days before Andorra would host the UCI Mountain Bike and Trials World Cup, I took delivery of the 2016 Meta AM V4 from Commencal, a company that claims permanent residence in the…
You cannot put a price on safety, especially when it comes to protecting the ole brain box. But when you start considering the hundreds of dollars difference between two products meeting the same standard of…
If you follow World Cup Downhill racing or live in the Pacific Northwest, you are probably pretty familiar with Devinci's bikes. However, if you live just about anywhere else, they're likely a…
The Pivot Mach 4 might seem like it's solely a lean, mean, cross country machine. But I'm not lean, only mean some of the time, and I don't consider myself an MTB…
At Interbike I got the chance to demo the KHS SixFifty 7500 enduro bike on the trails at Bootleg Canyon, and I came away suitably impressed. I'm told the KHS mountain bike…
Crested Butte, Colorado. All I need to do is speak the name, and mental images of towering, jagged mountain peaks, flowing singletrack, colorful wildflowers, and whispering aspens fill my head. I may…
Over the course of the coming weeks you'll read numerous articles about the new 27.5+ products launching at Interbike 2015. By relating all of this content, we're not trying to convince you…
Singletracks is at Interbike and Outdoor Demo this week checking out the latest and greatest mountain bikes and MTB products on the market. One of the first that we spotted at Outdoor…
photo: mmbhof.org Back in July we wrote about nominations for the 2015 Mountain Bike Hall of Fame and today the newest inductees were announced. Read excerpts of each…
All photos: Yeti Today Yeti announced the SB5 Enduro, a less expensive carbon version of the SB5c. Yes, you read that right: The SB5 Enduro doesn't sub-in an…
So you did what I did. That or you just have a morbid fascination with broken body parts. Breaking a bone really sucks. It impacts a rider in so many ways. For…
Ahead of Interbike this year, Borealis has announced the release of two all-new models: the carbon Crestone and alloy Flume. The all-new Borealis Crestone Crestone The new Crestone…
Santa Cruz doesn't follow model years for their bikes. Instead, they only get updated when there are real improvements to be made. It's been two years since the Bronson and the 5010…
I consider myself a bit old school in my gear selection. However, as an engineer by day, I find that I am always looking to gather as much data and telemetry as…
Fuji just jumped back into the full suspension mountain bike market with two new bikes: the all-mountain 160mm Auric and a 120mm trail/XC bike called the Rakan. Both feature patented MLink suspension technology,…
photo: Purgatory Resort. This weekend Trails 2000, the US Forest Service, and Purgatory Resort will be celebrating the grand opening of a brand new flow trail called "Divinity…
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