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Bike Test: Kona Honzo
Simplicity and affordability—these are two of the characteristics people appreciate when they inevitably stumble upon the Kona Honzo. Experienced riders often hear about the Honzo from a trusted buddy...
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First Impressions: 8-Plus Size Bikes From Scott
Scott went big when they invited us to Deer Valley, in Park City, Utah to check out their 2016 lineup. We hit the mountain, and each lap started out at 9400 feet of elevation, looking out at the...
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Bike Test: Trek Fuel EX 9.9 29
Where’s a new buzz word being thrown around by marketing and product managers in the bike industry. What is that word you ask? Capable. The new 2016 trailbikes have gone on a travel diet but have...
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Bike Test: YT Industries Capra CF Comp 1
The YT brand is the brainchild of Markus Flossmann, a rider who wanted to build affordable gravity bikes for young talent (YT—get it?). Many young riders he knew were shredding on cheapo bikes, and,...
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Bike Test: Liv Lust 2
Over the last few years companies have been focusing on making mountain biking more welcoming for women, and no company has made more of an effort in this area than Giant. Its Liv brand caters...
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Bike Test: Riding Bellingham With Kona
If there is one thing that is certain about Kona bicycles, it’s that almost every serious mountain biker we know has owned one at some point or another. Some of the best riders we know started...
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Bike Test: Pivot Mach 429 Trail
When Pivot introduced the Mach 429, they intended to build a bike worthy of cross-country racing without compromising the trail-worthy capabilities the company is renowned for building into their...
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Bike Test: BMC Teamlite 01
There is a group of you—who are longer in the tooth that are no strangers to the hype of soft-tail mountain bikes. Granted, the early ’90s weren’t that long ago, but in light of how much bike...
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Bike Test: Specialized Demo 8 Carbon
To investigate this claim, we went back to where such rumors originated: the infamous Leogang World Cup downhill course in Austria. We did so because Aaron Gwin, who is arguably the fastest biker of...
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Bike Test: Bottecchia Zonocolan 29
Bottecchia is a name with a lot of history in the cycling community, though it is more familiar to road bikers than mountain bikers. Ottavio Bottecchia was the first Italian to win the Tour de France...
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Bike Test: Fezzari Nebo Peak
If there is one thing that’s clear about Fezzari, it’s that the company cares about getting more riders on the trail. With modern suspension platforms coupled with a streamlined business model,...
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Bike Test: Kona Hei Hei DL Trail
Bikes with 5 inches of travel or less used to be for cross-country racers only. Over the past few years, however, we have seen more and more playful short-travel bikes creeping out of the XC world and...
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Bike Test: First Impressions On The New Intense M16 Carbon
We spent a weekend at Mammoth Mountain’s bike park to take in the events of the Kamikaze Games, watch some killer race action and take in a few laps at the bike park. Our weapon of choice turned out...
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Bike Test: Trek Procaliber 9.9 SL
Ever since that spy shot that we were able to grab at the 2015 Kenda Cup race in May, the Trek Procaliber SL has been one of the most anticipated bikes of the year. Cross-country purists have been...
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Bike Test: Specialized Stumpjumper FSR Comp Carbon 6Fattie
The Stumpjumper name is synonymous with mountain biking. One could even say that the original Stumpy was the first real mountain bike to come off production lines way back in 1981. This newest...
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Trail Testing: 2016 Devinci Troy
The 2016 Devinci Troy SX is constructed from DMC-G carbon and sports 140 millimeters of travel in the rear and 150 millimeters in the front. This trail/all mountain rig has a 67 degree headtube angle...
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Bike Test: Chumba Ursa Major
Chumba is a different type of bike company because it’s a small builder. When you walk into the offices at 8 a.m. on a Monday morning, you’re likely to find bins of raw metal and tubing rather than...
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Bike Test: Orbea Rallon X10
There are few companies in the bike industry with as deep a history as Orbea. The company that originally started out manufacturing guns in 1840 ultimately transitioned into one of the biggest bicycle...
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Down The Trail: An American Shootout
Down The Trail In the February 1996 issue we chose to feature a “Shootout Special” that took a look at two bikes that tout- ed the coveted made-in-the-USA label. The MBA crew decided it was time to...
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Bike Test: Niner RKT 9 RDO
Niner has created a community of cyclists who are fiercely loyal to its brand—and for good reason. They have grown from a niche company into a strong contender in the trail market, all on the platform...
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