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Bike Test: Trek Slash 9.8
The Slash has long been dubbed by Trek as “King of the Mountain,” and for good reason. The bike has been the long-travel machine for both enduro racers and gravity riders looking for the ultimate...
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Bike Test: Niner ROS 9
The all-mountain hardtail category is one comprised of uniquely simple beasts. They’re designed to provide the descending confidence of a slack bike with burly components, but without the maintenance...
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Bike Test: GT Sanction Pro
Just as there is more than one way to skin a cat, there is more than one way to build a bike specifically for enduro racing—not to be confused with all-mountain riding. When we talk about enduro...
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Bike Test: Salsa Horsethief 2
The Horsethief was designed for long days in rugged terrain. The 130-millimeter front and 120-millimeter rear travel offers riders the option of conquering big roots and daunting rock gardens but with...
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Trail Testing: BMC Teamelite 01
Hardtails are getting softer, and thats the solid truth with the new BMC Teamelite 01. The Teamelite 01 made its debut a couple months ago showing off a new Micro Travel Technology or MTT, changing...
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Bike Test: Scott Voltage FR 710
The Voltage is the go-to bike in Scott’s lineup for all things gravity. Whether it’s laps in a bike park, gravity racing or any trail that points down something steep and technical, the Voltage is...
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Bike Test: Canyon Strive CF 9.0
Canyon may be the biggest mountain bike brand American riders have never heard of. Across the pond in Europe, however, Canyon is one of the most, if not the most, popular brands—and for good reason....
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Bike Test: Trek Stache 9
It’s safe to say the Trek Stache was the most talked-about bike at the 2015 Sea Otter Classic. With some of our staff being strong believers in the 29+ size, we initially feared the plethora of 27.5+...
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Bike Test: Rocky Mountain Sherpa 27.5+
Over the years we’ve spent thousands of miles strengthening our painfully blissful relationship with bikepacking. We put it in such a way because it really is more of a relationship than it is an...
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Bike Test: Norco Sight Carbon 7.2
British Columbia is home to some of the best riding in the world, with epic mountains, lush forests and technical trails. Any bike that was designed in this type of environment is sure to be a capable...
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Bike Test: Intense M16
Inense’s M-series bikes have been at the forefront of downhill racing for more than two decades, longer than any other bike we can think of. The first iconic M-1 rolled off the production line in 1994...
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Travel Tech Feature: Riding The Orbea Homeland
What happens when Orbea launches not one, not two, but three new bikes? Well, the company brings a handful of travel-hungry journalists to an old village in the country where Orbea was born 175 years...
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Bike Test: Santa Cruz Nomad C
We’re going to go out on a limb here and say that the Santa Cruz Nomad was the first true “enduro” bike, built at a time when the word had no meaning. The original version of the bike, built back in...
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Travel Tech Feature: Two Trails You Need To Ride
It’s nearly impossible to listen in on a conversation about the Sierra Nevada Mountains and not hear numerous riders rave about the Downieville Downhill, where the fastest riders gather once a year to...
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Bike Test: Foes Mutz Dually Fat Bike
__________________________________ THERE ARE SO MANY WAYS TO GET MOUNTAIN BIKE ACTION: Mountain Bike Action is a monthly magazine devoted to all things mountain biking (yes, that’s 12 times a year...
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Bike Test: Specialized S-Works Camber 650B
The Specialized Camber has been a go-to whip for those desiring the full trailbike experience, along with the performance and efficiency a cross-country bike delivers. It’s been a solid choice for...
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Bike Test ShootOut: Scott Scale 700 RC Vs Cannondale F-Si Carbon 2
The debate over 27.5-inch versus 29-inch wheels is an intense one. You can argue forever about which wheel size is superior overall, but the reality is, each size has its strengths on the trail....
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For What It’s Wirth: How We Choose Our Test Bikes
People often ask me what bike I would ride if I didn’t work for the magazine. The answer is pretty simple. I would buy a trailbike. It would probably have 5 or 6 inches of travel. I would pour every...
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Bike Test: Cannondale Habit Carbon 1
The Cannondale Habit is a lightweight full-suspension bike that feels like it offers endless possibilities. We are no strangers to Lefty and Cannondale suspension at Mountain Bike Action and have seen...
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Bike Test: Rocky Mountain Instinct 990 MSL BC Edition
We admit that when we signed up for the BC Bike Race we had motives other than spending a week riding some of the most beautiful singletrack in the world. There’s no greater way to test a bike than...
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