Click here to read about day 1. My alarm buzzed loudly on the plastic side table, and I bolted upright out of my sleeping bag. "What's going on?" I thought. "Is someone…
I have a confession and apology to make: I was the jerk on the trail today. While I had a pleasant ride, the unlucky few to encounter me likely had a less…
Photo: Nick Ontiveros / Big Mountain Enduro The build up to this day was incredible. It all started back during the cold winter months when I first heard…
The Trance has been a fixture in the Giant product line-up since it's introduction in 2006. Originally it was a 4" travel 26er, and subsequent years saw the travel grow to 5.5"…
The 5th annual Outerbike consumer expo in Moab, Utah was bigger than ever before, with hundreds of riders and dozens of bike brands in attendance. Outerbike's popularity is spurring rapid growth, and…
Fall is here: there's no mistaking the shorter days and the crispness in the air. Now is the time to start planning ahead for the upcoming cold weather riding season. Enter the…
The Yeti 575 has been around for a while, but this model is the updated re-kejiggered 27.5" version, new for 2014.
With the exception of hardcore XC racers, pretty much all mountain bikers have made the switch to baggy shorts by now. Pearl Izumi, long known for their quality race wear, offers a…
Lindarets is an outdoor apparel company that doesn't actually have any "real" products available yet. But they produced a "Rocks Belong" t-shirt for Interbike that turned out to be wildly popular; so…
Between bright sun, UV rays, flying debris, and the occasional tree branch, protective eyewear is a must-have for any serious mountain biker. Ryders makes a dizzying array of sunglass models, and within most…
Durango Bike Company is a small mountain bike brand that was recently founded in Durango, Colorado. While the company might be new the man behind it, Jeff Estes, has been working in…
Whenever I hear the word "Crossmax," I instantly envision the iconic Mavic Crossmax wheelset: These wheels sport big, bold graphics that instantly set themselves apart from the rest of the pack. Well,…
Ibis is a relatively small company, but their beautifully-designed frames and obsessive attention to detail have made this brand a cult classic with a rabid following. It seems like every year at…
Having had such a stellar day on the first of our New Mexico shuttles on the Winsor Trail, Miniskibum and I were completely stoked for day two, especially since it would take…
With enduro (the racing category) pushing recent bike development, Santa Cruz has re-imagined the venerable Nomad into a gravity-oriented 27.5-equipped park slayer. The carbon-frame-only Nomad comes spec'ed with SLX, XT, or XX1…
Until now the Reign and Glory were 26" hold-outs in Giant's line-up. For 2015, both of these gravity bikes get the 27.5 treatment. While no Glorys were available to test ride at Outerbike,…
With Giant abandoning any wheel size that is not 27.5, it's only natural that their flagship race bike, the Anthem, gets similar treatment. As a former owner of the excellent Anthem X…
I'll be honest. I have never ridden a bike equipped with a Lefty fork, and the idea of doing so scared me a little. I mean, it's just so weird looking! I…
I spotted something totally new and unexpected at Outerbike this year: a full suspension fat bike from Turner, dubbed the "King Khan." Mtb-mag.com reported on the 24th of September about a supposed…
Work frequently takes me from my home in Colorado Springs to Albuquerque, New Mexico. Fortunately, the trip is done as easily by driving as by flying, which means I can generally bring…
A review of the Spank Oozy Trail flat pedal for mountain biking.
I knew that I had to get on at least one shuttle during my time at Outerbike, and having ridden Mag 7 (or, more accurately, Mag 3-ish) last year, I knew that…
We tried to ride the Niner ROS 9 Plus at Interbike, but there just weren't any demo bikes available. Niner is still short on demo rigs for the ROS 9 Plus, but…
The Maxxis High Roller II and Ardent tire combination works well for cornering in challenging conditions.
Try these high-elevation singletrack mountain bike trails on your next summer trip to Park City: Mill-D, Pinecone Ridge, Mid-Mountain, and Spiro trail.
For this year's annual end of the year bike trip we decided to do a combination of camping in Southwestern Utah and condo living in Park City. For the first half of…
Yeti debuted their new Switch Infinity link on their 5-inch-travel platform, and while Paul only had positive things to say about the SB5c, I was impatiently awaiting Yeti's release of the 6-inch…
Most of the hubub surrounding Yeti lately has been focused on the new SB5c and SB6c trail/enduro bikes and the new Switch Infinity linkage. And rightly so: those are fabulous bikes, and…
I'm a recent convert to fat biking, which is weird because I live in Atlanta. My conversion came almost entirely over the course of testing the Motobecane NightTrain Bullet fat bike this…
I've long been a fan of Race Face products, so one of the first changes I made to my new Santa Cruz Bronson was to install the new Race Face Next SL 35mm…
Danny Macaskill trades in his trials bike for a mountain bike in his latest film! While we've seen several trials riders create some amazing mountain bike films, Danny always ups the…
Ryders has a strong reputation in the biking community for well-designed optics that cater to a broad spectrum of athletes. These Hijack glasses are designed to accommodate just about anyone, whether you…
While many mountain bikers these days are gravitating toward an "enduro" clothing look--basically jerseys that look no different than technical t-shirts--I've only become even more of a stalwart fan of the classic…
Schwalbe's Procore system is a dual-chambered tire intended for maximum effort downhill and enduro applications. The dual chambers mean you can run 20psi in the outer chamber for maximum performance, without fear…
After selling my full suspension 29er, I have been riding my Sarma-equipped fat bike as my main ride for quite a few months now. The On Review article is pretty thorough, so…
One of my informal goals for the 2014 season has been to ride at least one chunk of new-to-me dirt every single week. Since I'm still relatively new to Salida, that's been…
Shortly after our exhaustive fat bike coverage this month, including a review of the RockShox Bluto fork, Mike Dunn, US Brand Manager for RST Suspension, got in touch to let me know…
GoPro has just announced the release of their latest helmet camera: the new HERO4. The HERO4 will be available in two options: the Black for $499 and the Silver for $399. The…
In general, the world of suspension technology doesn't seem to surge forward in leaps and bounds. Instead, incremental improvements over time add up to create better-riding forks than we've ever before experienced…
Leatt’s top shelf soft body vest for this year, the 3DF Air Fit Body Vest, is a major improvement over an already good vest, with a host of enhanced features. The new…
For all the jokes about enduro being such a buzz word this year, you would think it would be hard to find MTB products at Interbike that aren't being marketed to enduro…
Singletracks offers free trail widgets for bike shops, MTB clubs, tourism groups, and pretty much anyone with a webpage and the ability to cut and paste. Here's a quick overview. Local Trails…
IXS was on hand at Interbike 2014 displaying their latest pads, helmets, and soft goods: Flow knee guard. MSRP: $69.95 iXS Kronos Evo helmet,…
If you haven't heard of ANVL Components before, don't worry: it's a relatively-new company started by the guys at Transition Bikes. However, ANVL wasn't started simply to provide Transition-branded parts for their…
It's never too early to start strategizing for next year's enduro race season, and for many racers that means picking up one of the latest crop of ultra-fast, ultra-versatile enduro bikes! While…
While Red Bull Rampage is just around the corner, this video, from Austria, may actually have the most technical, high-consequence mountain biking that you may ever witness. And yes, we know that…
Love it or hate it, technology is becoming an increasing part of peoples' lives, and that even extends to the mountain bike trail. Check out these mountain bike gadgets we spied at…
We haven't done much work with Transition Bikes in the past, but this relatively small--but growing--brand is quickly earning a special place in my heart thanks to their irreverent approach to mountain…
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