Niner Bikes: RIP9 RDO and JET9 RDO all new
As the parade of new 29/27.5+ capable trail bikes has been rolling out, I had to wonder, what about Niner Bikes? With the 29er trailbike market morphing into a dual ...
Scott Bikes Rolls Out the New Spark Line
The pics were bouncing around the internet over the last week or so...Nino Schurter's new whip, or so it seemed. A Scott Spark that looked quite changed over the old version ...
The New Wave of Trailbikes
May 27th, 2016 | 27.5+ | 7 Comments
That wave is rolling into shore on a tsunami of longer travel, slacker angled, 27+ based wheels/tires (and maybe 29" too) and looks to have no end. It is the ...
New Whip: The Result
April 27th, 2016 | 27.5+ | 6 Comments
So after all the parts were assembled and installed onto the chassis...oh wait...let's look at the chassis just a bit more, since I really did not do much justice to ...
Sea Otter Impressions Day 2
April 22nd, 2016 | 27+ | Comments Off on Sea Otter Impressions Day 2
Just before Sea Otter week, Rocky Mountain bikes announced the Pipeline, a 150/130mm travel, aggressive 27.5+ bike running 2.8" tires. There were a lot of them here for demo through ...
Sea Otter Impressions Day 1
April 21st, 2016 | 27+ | 2 Comments
I was posting up daily photos and comments on our Facebook page, so this is a follow up on what I saw and how the overall show impressed me, what ...
New Whip: The Parts Process
April 11th, 2016 | 27+ | 12 Comments
Since I decided to do a frame up build of a 2015 (non-Boost) Salsa Cycles Horsethief as my all-round MTB ride for this next year or so, I did it ...
Rocky Mountain Bikes shows the new Pipeline
April 11th, 2016 | 27.5+ | 4 Comments
Last year at a press event, I spied a Rocky Mountain employee riding a prototype 27+ FS bike based on a converted Rocky Mountain model. I was sworn to take ...