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Initial Thoughts: Cane Creek DBair

Over the past few years, Cane Creek’s Double Barrel rear shock has earned a cult-like following of tuner geeks who practically foam at the mouth while sputtering about Cane Creek’s insanely adjustable coil-sprung shock.

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DT Swiss XMM 120 29er Fork

09.23.2011 // 0 Comments

DT Swiss XMM 120 29er – $1350 (w/ carbon crown/steerer) dtswiss.com New for 2012, the XMM 120 29er is DT Swiss’s go-to option for those seeking a highly adjustable, lighweight suspension package. The top-tier XMM 120 29er features a carbon crown and (tapered) steerer which are paired with 32-millimeter stanchions that are housed in magnesium [...]

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Cane Creek Double Barrel Air

09.19.2011 // 0 Comments

Cane Creek’s Double Barrel Air has created a bit of a stir, and is finally set to be released in January 2012, with a price comparable to its coil-equipped kin. While that may entail a bit of a premium when compared to others on the market, the Double Barrel provides accordingly. Between both low- and [...]

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Gear: RockShox Monarch XX Carbon

08.31.2011 // 0 Comments

RockShox has been getting fresh with their Monarch XX rear shock, which for 2012 will feature the hydraulic-actuated X-Loc remote lockout system found already on XX-level forks. The top-end XX Carbon model lightens up courtesy of a carbon fiber air can and weighs in at a shapely 275 grams (including lockout system).

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Trek Launches Online Suspension Calculator

08.02.2011 // 1 Comment

Trek Bicycles has made tuning its suspensions just a few clicks away. Trek Bicycle has now made a perfectly tuned ride available anywhere internet is available by launching an online ‘calculator’ that, when given the rider’s bike, model year and weight (in pounds or kilograms), outputs the perfect suspension settings–including optimum air pressure (or spring [...]

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Blueprint: Kona’s New Magic Cadabra

12.09.2009 // 0 Comments

Kona raised eyebrows when it announced its Magic Link-equipped CoilAir in 2008. After all, the company hadn’t produced a new suspension system for the better part of a decade, choosing instead to rely on the classic four-bar design. What the four-bar lacked in sexy marketing mojo, it made up for with trademark Kona durability. But [...]

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7-24-08 // Tested: Marzocchi 55 ATA

07.24.2008 // 0 Comments

Marzocchi 55 ATA // $935 More info: 800-227-5579; marzocchi.com Marzocchi’s top-of-the-line, all-mountain fork weighs just 4.6 pounds, yet cranks out an impressive 6.5 inches of travel. On top of that, it comes loaded with a suspension lock-out, variable low-speed compression damping, a quick-release, 20-millimeter thru-axle, and 40 millimeters of adjustable travel. It’s a veritable Swiss [...]

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7-15-08 // Tested: Fox TALAS 32 RLC

07.15.2008 // 0 Comments

FOX TALAS 32 RLC $725 800-369-7469; FOXRACINGSHOX.COM I was smitten with this fork before I ever put it on a bike. With 140 millimeters of buttery-smooth action that lowers into a 120- or 100-millimeter setting at the flip of a switch, what’s not to love? On paper, it’s perfect—and in practice, it wasn’t far off. [...]

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FIRST THOUGHTS: Marzocchi Roco RC

01.18.2006 // 0 Comments

WHAT: Marzocchi ROCO RC HOW MUCH: $400 WHERE: www.marzocchi.com Marzocchi’s new ROCO RC is a high-performance, downhill/freeride shock that features a conventional damping system with a half-inch steel alloy shaft and an alloy casting, and is available in four different travel lengths (the longest being 9.5 inches long, eye to eye, with 3 inches of [...]

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TESTED: Cane Creek Double Barrel

12.18.2005 // 0 Comments

WHAT: Cane Creek Double Barrel HOW MUCH: $650 to $850 WHERE: www.canecreek.com Their hands full with a growing line of wheels and headsets, the gang at Cane Creek realized they were losing ground in the suspension market. They took a step back, evaluated shocks in the bicycle and motorsports world and noticed that a leader [...]

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TESTED: `05 Marzocchi 888 RC

12.11.2005 // 0 Comments

WHAT: Marzocchi 888 RC HOW MUCH: $1,149 WHERE: www.marzocchi.com Marzocchi’s top-of-the-line 888 RC dual-crown fork is a high-tech approach to solving the world’s burlier problems. It provides 8 inches of up and down—what you automatically expect from a big daddy—while its adjustability and bomb-proof dependability make it one of the better long-travel forks on the [...]

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TESTED RockShox Pike Team

09.01.2005 // 0 Comments

WHAT: RockShox Pike Team U-Turn WHERE: www.rockshox.com HOW MUCH: $515 Back in April, RockShox rolled out their 2006 product line for the cycling press (Click the following link for the ROCKSHOX STORY RockShox debuted a completely revamped line of forks at that press launch. 2006, it seemed, would be a year of great change for [...]

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TESTED: 2005 Fox TALAS RLC

08.01.2005 // 2 Comments

WHAT: Fox TALAS RLC WHERE: www.foxracingshox.com HOW MUCH: $699 There is so much technology lurking inside this TALAS fork, that it’s hard to know preciselywhere to begin its review. I guess we can start with the whole name thing… TALAS stands for “Travel Adjustable Linear Air Spring”—a title that sounds innocuous, but is actually quite [...]

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Tested: Magura Ronin Fork

04.25.2005 // 0 Comments

WHAT: Magura Ronin Fork HOW MUCH: $600 WHERE: www.magura.com For the last couple years, Magura has been on a mission. The German manufacturer, to be blunt, wants you to stop thinking of it as merely a manufacturer of disc brakes. To that end, Magura has extended its product line to include high-end wheelsets and suspension [...]

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