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Friday Five: Hardtail
Call it a hardtail if you must, but truly this is just a very capable, all-terrain, all-mountain, all-seasons, all-weather, all of the above, all-purpose, all-around, all-aboard, all-inclusive, all-hell-breaks- loose, all-star, all manner of brilliance, bicycle.
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Exclusive: 2013 Bible Review – Rocky Mountain Altitude 750
05.22.2013
Rocky Mountain's new Altitude 750 is a capable trail bike that can be fine-tuned like no other model on the market.
Review: Rocky Mountain Instinct 970
05.16.2013
There are plusher bikes out there. Lighter bikes as well. Where the Instinct excels, however, is its balance and versatility. I'd happily ride this thing anywhere outside of a bike park. A quick tweak of the geometry and the bike is ready to tackle just about anything. That's not something you can say of most 29ers.
Friday Five: Setup
05.10.2013
This weekend, before setting out on your ride, spend five minutes going over your bike, checking the dials, presets, and science tubes that adore your all terrain vehicle. It might save your cherished and long awaited ride.
Nine Questions for Brandon Ontiveros
05.02.2013
If you haven't heard of enduro racing by now, you have some serious catching up to do. The European-rooted race discipline is sweeping across North American this summer, with new races cropping up all over the West. California, Oregon and Washington all have their own series now, and this year marks the inception of the World Enduro Series. In other words, enduro has hit the big time.
Exclusive: 2013 Bible Review – Norco Range Killer B-1
04.30.2013
Norco's 650b-equipped, all-mountain machine is a well-executed bike that makes some sacrifices to its climbing abilities so that there are no sacrifices—or excuses—on the descents
News: Tomac Mountain Bikes stops production
04.26.2013
Joel Smith has discontinued his license of Tomac Mountain Bikes, leaving an uncertain future for the namesake brand of one of the sport’s most legendary racers.
News: Kona Unveils Carbon Operator
04.25.2013
Kona finally goes carbon with an all new Operator. Peep it here.
News: Specialized unveils Rumor women’s 29er
04.23.2013
Specialized deepened its commitment to the big wheel size with the unveiling of Rumor, a line of three alloy-frame women’s specific dual suspension 29ers.
Sea Otter News: Yeti Launches Carbon SB95 and ARC Models
04.19.2013
Check out bike mag's first ride impressions of Yeti's new SB95C carbon five-inch travel 29er, and see the latest ARC hard tail.
News: Scott Scale 650b Hardtail Release
04.18.2013
Just before all the Sea Otter commotion began, we headed out for a few laps on Scott's new Scale 700 series 650b hardtail.
Exclusive: 26-Inch/650b Death Match…With Puppets
04.10.2013
We sent our trail correspondent, Everett Burl-Sap to scientifically test 26-inch and 650b wheels against one another using the Banshee Spitfire as the test rig – a 140-millimeter travel mountain bike that features interchangeable dropouts that can accommodate both 26" and 650b wheels. This test practically dripped with science!
Bike Test: Salsa Beargrease
04.09.2013
Salsa Beargrease Framset: $1,000 salsacycles.com Fatbikes traditionally have been designed with a high level of utility built in to them, with eyelets and reinforcements for cargo racks and plenty of extra water-bottle mounts. Salsa, however, took a different approach with its Beargrease. Designed it specifically as a race rig, the frame is completely void of [...]
Bike Test: 9:Zero:7 McGrath
04.09.2013
9:Zero:7 McGrath MSRP: $2,750 907bikes.com 9:Zero:7 bikes is a small bike company out of Anchorage, Alaska, with a rich history in snow riding. The company claims to have built the first ever aluminum-framed fatbike. The 9:Zero:7 model tested here, uses the symmetrical 170-millimeter rear dropout standard and is built with, pretty much, the McGrath parts [...]
Exclusive: 2013 Bible Review – Felt Edict Nine 3
04.03.2013
Felt’s smartly dressed, carbon 29er is more than just a good value, it’s an excellent choice for aggressive XC racers desiring a fast and nimble bike.
Bike Test: Fatback Titanium
03.26.2013
Fatback Titanium Frame only: $2,100 fatbackbikes.com By Ryan LaBar Titanium bikes, in any branch of the sport, have a certain lust factor to them. They are lightweight, elegant and offer a ride quality like no other bikes. On snow, however, the soft surface and squishy balloon tires all but entirely mutes the special ride quality [...]
Exclusive: 2013 Bible Review – Scott Gambler 10
03.22.2013
The new Scott Gambler 10 requires some commitment from its pilot, but rewards daring riders with insane control in fast, big-boy terrain.
Exclusive Video: Ibis Ripley 29er
03.18.2013
It took six long years to make the new Ibis Ripley 29er...What took them so long? We crashed Ibis headquarters, brought a video crew and got the exclusive story. Check out our video and, if you're feeling particularly literate, we've got words and pretty pictures too.
Exclusive: 2013 Bible Review – Kona Operator
03.11.2013
Calling a bike ‘vanilla’ is usually an insult, but inthe case of the Kona Operator, it’s just the opposite. This bike is plain, simple and durable, and these traits are exactly why we loved it.
Exclusive: 2013 Bible Review – Cannondale Trigger Carbon 1
03.05.2013
Cannondale's Trigger Carbon 1 is fast, flickable and tons of fun, though it left some testers wondering whether bigger wheels would make green grass greener.
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