Back when we first threw a leg over the new Anthem 29, Giant’s Apparel Marketing guru Jeff Schneider emphatically set us up…
Just recently, MDE announced the Carve, a trail bike which allows the possibility of switching between 29” and 27.5” versions simply by replacing the swingarm dropouts.…
At Sea Otter this year, Öhlins came across the pond and left us with some Swedish gold in the form of the new RXF…
Early this Summer, Dynaplug kindly sent us out their new Dynplug Air, a plug and CO2 kit in one. Founded in 1991,…
We’ve had the Formula Selva installed on our long term Specialized Enduro 29 test bike since the Bike Festival 2017. It’s set at 160mm…
We first got ahold of the Specialized SWAT CC (concealed carry) a few weeks after Sea Otter and have been using it…
After years of mainly making aluminum bikes, Kona decided to dive into the world of carbon fiber with the Process enduro fleet, featuring…
The original Dainese Trail Skins made waves in the world of light weight mountain bike protective wear. They were meant to be kept…
Late this past Spring, Specialized got us set up with a pair of their flagship XC shoes – the S-Works 6 XC.…
We first found out about Praxis (a company that’s local to our US tester) when he was in search of a way…
When Troy Lee Designs finally made their first attempt at a half lid that was meant for pedaling, it was an instant…
We got ahold of the new F-15 tool back at Sea Otter and have been using it as much as possible since…
Stoll is surely familiar to MTB-Mag readers since we’ve already reviewed the T1, a trail/all mountain full suspended bike which couldn’t really go unnoticed.…
Well before the warm weather actually hit, Bontrager mailed us some mixed bits of gear from their Spring lineup. They’ve been making ground in the…
At Eurobike 2016 Crank Brothers presented a new line of portable hand pumps. Some months ago we got ahold of the Klic…
We have to admit, when Evil Bikes first showed off the Calling, we thought it was a bit underwhelming and out of…
Trek is just beginning to launch their 2018 mountain bikes. On the top builds, there will be a truly revolutionary new shock: the…
Just about a year ago, RockShox announced the new Metric shock sizing standard. For lack of a better phrase, it was an effort to clean…
Giant invited us to their US office in Newbury Park, California to sample their revived efforts at an all out XC race…
For this test we tried out the Mavic all mountain/enduro tire/wheelset combination. These Deemax Pro were were shipped with Mavic tires pre-installed, with a…