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Diamondback Haanjo Trail: The 6-Month Review
Two years ago, Diamondback, known mostly for its budget mountain bikes, took the road market by storm with the Podium 7, a surprisingly refined high-performance race machine that sold for a fraction of...
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First Look: 9:Zero:7 Slider
The Godzilla El Niño everyone predicted is already bringing snow to the West, but fortunately I’ve been riding the new 9:Zero:7 Slider for the past couple weeks, which has proven to be the perfect bike...
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6-Month Review: Niner Jet 9 RDO
The Frame Founded in 2004, Niner is the longest-running bike company dealing exclusively in big wheels. That might sound like a liability in today’s 27.5-crazed market, but the decade-plus of...
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Six-Month Review: Pivot Mach 429 SL Carbon
The Mach 429 SL is racecourse fast but feels almost as confident and comfortable as a trail bike. It kept pace with bikes that had and inch more travel in the rear. Of course, we couldn’t help but...
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6-Month Review: Specialized S-Works Fatboy
Five years ago, when I wrote my first review of the Surly Pugsley, which is still an excellent but very different bike, I never would have imagined that anyone could build a fattie as light,...
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First Look: Viral Skeptic Hardtail Mountain Bike
Titanium hardtails might seem like an anachronism in this era of full-carbon, full-suspension, all-mountain machines. But the Viral Skeptic—with plus-size tires, belt drive, Pinion gearbox, and all-new...
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Six-Month Test: Specialized S-Works Stumpjumper FSR 6Fattie
Another new wheel size and spec may come across as a gambit from an industry desperate to sell more gear. We appreciate—and empathize—with consumer frustration about the constantly shifting parade of...
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Six-Month Review: Open Unbeaten Path
This is the most versatile bike on the market. Here's why. The Takeaway The Good: The stiffness and explosiveness of a road bike matched with mountain-bike tire clearance makes this the ultimate...
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Six-Month Test: Evil The Following
There isn't much this bike can't do. Here's why. The Takeaway The Good: DELTA suspension, the third unique suspension design from mountain bike engineer Dave Weagle, is the most capable we’ve ever...
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First Look: Diamondback Haanjo Trail Carbon
When we reviewed the Diamondback Haanjo last year, we loved the bike but pined for a carbon option. For 2017, Diamondback is answering our wishes with the Haanjo Carbon series. Rather than just rehash...
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Santa Cruz's Hightower Is the Future of MTBs
The newest, hottest thing in mountain bikes in the past year is plus-size wheels. Manufacturers claim the size is more capable, stable, and comfortable than both 27.5 or 29. There’s no debating that...
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Six-Month Test: Cervélo C5
The Takeaway The Good: High comfort and a very low frame weight. Planted, super-stable descending abilities. Disc brakes are superior and, for 99 percent of us, should be standard. The Bad: It fits up...
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Six-Month Review: Trek Procaliber SL
The Takeaway The Good: The IsoSpeed decoupler takes the hard edge off trails and makes it possible to go faster for longer. The combination of Boost hub spacing and the excellent new DT Swiss XMC 1200...
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6-Month Test: Giant TCR Advanced Pro 0
Having strongly advocated for endurance and adventure road bikes for the masses, I realize that pimping a full-fledged race machine like the TCR Advanced Pro 0 may seem like a contradiction. To be...
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This Year’s Most Beautiful Handmade Bikes
Photo Gallery: This Year’s Most Beautiful Handmade Bikes Most people these days ride name-brand bikes that are mass-produced in factories. But the tradition of the handmade, small-batch bicycle is...
View Article2017 Gear of the Year: Santa Cruz Tallboy
Each year, we test dozens of bikes in Sedona, Arizona, putting them through their paces in a variety of terrain. This year, we found one stand-out bike that can do just about anything. Watch to see why...
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The Best Affordable Bike Components
There’s a lot of grousing out there over the high price of bikes and bike parts. But in June, SRAM announced its GX Eagle MTB group, which brings the pinnacle of mountain bike drivetrain performance to...
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The 7 Pieces of Gear You Need to Start Mountain Biking
With the rise of carbon super bikes as expensive as cars, it’s easy to feel like mountain biking has become the sport of the .001 percent. Yet there are bargains to be had if you look hard enough and...
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These 11 New Products Are the Future of Cycling Gear
Interbike, the annual stateside gathering for the cycling industry, took place last week in Las Vegas, Nevada. Even amid all the talk that the event is dying, hundreds of manufacturers showed up this...
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One Perfect Thing: RockyMounts Swing Away
I’m always mystified when there’s consumer demand for a product but manufacturers don’t respond. It’s like the update to the Micro Bus, which Volkswagen sat on for years despite huge demand. The same...
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