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Posted: Tue, 17 Mar 2026 17:24:21 GMT
You’ve likely seen the Romero floating around, but if you haven’t, it's Stinner Frameworks' latest passion project, and a tease in the back of my mind since I saw it at MADE 2025. It was elegant, sure, but as anyone who has spent years at a shop bench knows, "elegant" can sometimes be a code word ..
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Posted: Mon, 16 Mar 2026 15:08:48 GMT
Aventon Bikes is known for budget-friendly e-bikes, but when it started back in 2016, it had roots in performance, most notably track and fixed-gear cycling. Today, Aventon has announced what might be one of the best budget eMTBs of 2026. I use the term "budget" only when referring to the MSRP ..
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Posted: Sat, 14 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT
The new Sidi Dominator X is a modern take on a shoe that has been in Sidi's lineup for decades, and I’ve been seeing what these new Dominators are all about for the last month. In this article, I will dive deep into what I like and dislike about the newest Dominator from Sidi. Keep in mind, what ..
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Posted: Fri, 13 Mar 2026 14:12:54 GMT
Anyone who has been following the YT Industries saga over the past several months already knows it's been a rough ride, and not the fun kind. After YT Industries GmbH filed for insolvency in Germany last July, the dominoes fell fast. YT Industries USA shuttered on October 31st; showroom locations ..
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Posted: Fri, 13 Mar 2026 13:40:56 GMT
Recently, Jack Moir announced that he would be redirecting his energy from the Enduro World Cup after 14 years to focus on other endeavors, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t still a rider to watch. The Australian speed merchant has a personality that we all want more of in the sport, and his latest ..
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Posted: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 19:00:00 GMT
I'll admit I've had numerous wild product ideas rattling around my brain over the years. Most of which never make it outside of my skull. But imagine if one of the most respected cycling component brands suddenly opened its doors and asked, 'Tell us what you want us to build.' That's exactly what ..
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Posted: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 17:56:07 GMT
If you needed any more proof that Rocky Mountain is quietly building one of the most stellar freeride teams in the game, look no further. The Vancouver-based brand just announced that Belgian slopestyle and freeride icon Thomas Genon has officially joined the family. The timing couldn't be more ..
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Posted: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 17:11:43 GMT
If you've been searching for the best mountain bike apparel of 2026, Velocio's SS26 MTB collection deserves your attention. The brand has built a reputation for obsessive attention to detail. Technical trail kit that stays comfy on climbs and descents alike, and this season's Spring/Summer lineup ..
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Posted: Wed, 11 Mar 2026 20:14:41 GMT
If you've been following the Hard MTB League since Braydon Bringhurst introduced his vision, you know this isn't just another event trying to make a mark on the racing schedule. The unique format involves competitors facing off across disciplines such as Downhill Gnar, Tech Climbing, Raw Slalom, ..
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Posted: Wed, 11 Mar 2026 17:06:02 GMT
Integrated cockpits changed mountain biking. They also made traveling with your bike an even more miserable engineering puzzle. Until now, every bike bag on the market assumed you'd just yank your bars off. A reasonable ask in 2015 or for someone with wireless everything, but with the continued ..
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Posted: Tue, 10 Mar 2026 18:42:16 GMT
There are riders who ease their way into the Elite ranks, and then there are riders who arrive with a résumé that makes the whole transition feel inevitable. Matilda "Tilly" Melton falls firmly into the latter category. The Bellingham, Washington native has been one of the most exciting young ..
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Posted: Tue, 10 Mar 2026 18:04:36 GMT
If you wanted to test a new bike, you could take it to your local trail, lap your favorite flow loop, and call it a day. Or, you could do what Transition Bikes did and throw it headfirst into the Downieville Classic, one of the gnarliest, most storied all-mountain races in the country, before it's ..
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Posted: Mon, 09 Mar 2026 17:43:05 GMT
The middle ground between XC speed and trail bike capability is that sweet, dusty spot where downcountry lives. You already know the gear compromise game all too well, and when it comes to saving grams, you don't really want to compromise durability. You want light. You want stiff. You want ..
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Posted: Sat, 07 Mar 2026 15:00:00 GMT
In just a few short years, Revel Bikes has gone from relative obscurity to building bikes that consistently punch above their weight. With the ReRun, Revel claims they set out to electrify an enduro bike, meaning their first-ever E-MTB stays closer to the spirit of mountain biking than ..
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Posted: Fri, 06 Mar 2026 17:00:35 GMT
South Korea doesn't immediately come to mind when you picture world-class singletrack, but with South Korea being mostly mountains, it makes sense that there would be plenty of mountain biking to uncover. When Giant Bicycles athlete Sascha Kim touched down in Seoul, he found himself connecting with ..
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Posted: Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:35:10 GMT
If you've been following Atherton Bikes, you already know they don't do anything halfway. The Welsh brand built its reputation on 3D-printed titanium frame lugs, bespoke geometry, and a build process that is clearly obsessive. Now they've taken that same additive manufacturing philosophy and ..
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Posted: Thu, 05 Mar 2026 11:00:00 GMT
Fifteen years is a long time in mountain biking. Brands have come and gone, geometry has been reinvented a bajillion times, but the hardtail has been a forever part of the ecosystem, albeit slightly niche, but not for REEB. The Longmont, Colorado outfit has been quietly doing what small-batch ..
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Posted: Wed, 04 Mar 2026 17:00:00 GMT
By the time you're sweating through a 3,000-foot XC slog, every gram on your bike feels like a tax. OneUp Components knows this better than most, and their new XC Clip Pedals make a pretty compelling argument that you don't have to sacrifice pedal performance to shed weight where it counts. ..
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Posted: Wed, 04 Mar 2026 15:32:01 GMT
Chris King makes some of the most obsessively well-engineered hubs (and bearings) on the planet, and although the brand has been in a bizarre cycle of discontinuing and re-launching rotor mounting options for their mountain hubs, the 6-bolt SuperBoost hubs are now on the menu. The Portland-based ..
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Posted: Tue, 03 Mar 2026 16:00:00 GMT
Let's get one thing straight: Transition has never been particularly interested in making bikes for people who wear matching Lycra kits and obsess over grams. And yet, somehow, the Spur has become the bike for the XC-curious rider who doesn't want to fully commit to the XC lifestyle. It's an XC ..
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Posted: Tue, 03 Mar 2026 15:10:19 GMT
In a world where eMTBs are the biggest slice of the news pie, and brands are working hard to shave grams or kill the mechanical derailleur, Kona offers up a refreshing change from the narrative with its take on the other-other trend we're seeing blossom in the bike industry: Drop-bar mountain ..
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Posted: Fri, 27 Feb 2026 17:39:58 GMT
PeopleForBikes, the national trade association for the U.S. bicycle industry, is backing SB 1167, a new bill introduced by Senator Catherine Blakespear (SD 38) that would draw a hard legal line between legitimate electric bicycles and the faster, more powerful e-motos that have been exploiting ..
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Posted: Fri, 27 Feb 2026 16:29:47 GMT
What does it take to keep Keegan Swenson off a bike? Apparently, more than a fractured pelvis. The reigning XCM World Champion got hit by a car door during a training ride, flew to Spain, and raced Santa Vall before MRI results confirmed his iliac crest was indeed broken. On Monday, the reigning ..
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Posted: Fri, 27 Feb 2026 16:29:15 GMT
When Oisín O'Callaghan was in primary school, he wrote that he wanted to be a world champion mountain biker. Not a footballer. Not an astronaut. A world champion mountain biker. Now the Irish downhill racer is back with Trek-Unbroken DH, turning heads on the World Cup circuit and making that ..
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Posted: Thu, 26 Feb 2026 16:00:00 GMT
Mountain bike edits can all kind of feel the same, and it’s not every day that we see something like what Lazy Sundays Studios has been doing - and this latest release is pretty interesting. Jakob Jewitt is a professional Downhill racer for Giant Factory Offroad, making it impossible to deny his ..
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Posted: Thu, 26 Feb 2026 14:00:00 GMT
Known best for tires, Teravail has branched out and is now catering to more than just the rubber you roll on. Last year, Teravail launched a line of wheels, rims, and tubeless valves, and in 2026, they are expanding further into the components space. These new offerings for drop-bar and flat-bar ..
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Posted: Thu, 26 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT
The Ari Superior Peak is getting some updates for 2026 with upgrades across suspension, wheel configuration, and component package, arriving just in time for riding season. Already proven in the world's biggest freeride competitions and most demanding race tracks, the Superior Peak remains Ari's ..
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Posted: Wed, 25 Feb 2026 19:30:22 GMT
Astral Cycling, a sibling of Rolf Prima based in Eugene, Oregon, is now offering a limited-edition matte-silver wheelset built around White Industries CLD+ hubs with the best-selling Serpentine rims. This pairing doesn't just look awesome; the mix of Serpentinite rims with White Industries hubs ..
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Posted: Wed, 25 Feb 2026 19:01:03 GMT
Forbidden Bike Co. has released another standout mountain bike short-film with "Garden of Eden", the third collaboration between filmmaker Liam Morgan and freeride legend Vinny Armstrong. Set at Sam Hodgson and Vero Sandler’s MTB compound, the film showcases the craft of trail building, freeride ..
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Posted: Wed, 25 Feb 2026 14:43:43 GMT
In the first build episode, the crew returns to the famous Vuurberg farm to start preparing the world’s biggest jumps. Meanwhile, Sam Reynolds is staying home to support his family after his daughter recovered from Encephalitis, a rare autoimmune disease. Despite this, the expert build team - ..
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Posted: Tue, 24 Feb 2026 17:00:00 GMT
Specialized Bicycles has just announced an all-new take on the Levo platform with the Levo R. This pared-down, sporty, and nimble new addition to the Levo family takes the powertrain of the Levo 4 and drops it into a 130/140mm chassis with longer chainstays, a lower bottom bracket, and a tighter ..
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Posted: Tue, 24 Feb 2026 15:29:06 GMT
The Mondraker Summum has been a not-so-guarded secret in the last 6 months, and this World-Cup and USA DH National Champs winning bike has been ridden hard by Ronan Dunne and Ryan Pinkerton in that time. But we are finally getting a close look at what is probably the most talked-about DH bike in ..
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Posted: Tue, 24 Feb 2026 15:00:00 GMT
SRAM / RockShox has refreshed downhill MTB brakes, forks, and drivetrains to welcome the coming bike park and peak riding season in the Northern Hemisphere. Here’s what you should know about the new BoXXer forks, Vivid Coil, XX DH Transmission, and the new Maven brakes. It's a lot of information, ..
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Posted: Sun, 22 Feb 2026 09:00:00 GMT
OneUp Components recently launched the Jackson Goldstone Signature Grip, and although they won’t make you as fast as Goldstone, they sure feel great in the hand and offer a noticeable amount of improved control thanks to Goldstone and OneUp Components' obsessing over the details. I’ve been putting ..
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Posted: Sat, 21 Feb 2026 15:00:00 GMT
For nearly 25 years, Yeti Gathering has been one of mountain biking's most beloved (and exclusive) traditions, and over the years, it’s only grown. What started as a season-ending shindig in Snowmass, Colorado, has grown into a full-blown celebration of everything that makes mountain biking ..
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Posted: Fri, 20 Feb 2026 18:47:46 GMT
There are a few brands that put their money where their mouth is, and OneUp Components is one of those few. The components brand is well-known and very well-loved for making some of the best carbon handlebars and dropper posts on the market, but when they launched the 1% Giveback Program, they ..
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Posted: Fri, 20 Feb 2026 16:23:51 GMT
A big day on a small bike shows the reality for this monumental ride as Tor Weiland and his friend Anders Johnson attempt to climb and descend almost 30,000 feet of mountain bike trail in Washington State's Chuckanut mountain trail system. The duo chose to ride Double-Black, Double-Down, a ..
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Posted: Fri, 20 Feb 2026 16:00:00 GMT
Posted: Fri, 20 Feb 2026 09:00:00 GMT
I grew up riding BMX bikes, so this hits a vein of nostalgia for me, and likely many other riders. From the skatepark to dirt jumps, and even dabbled in riding the 20” wheels on some singletrack, and dreamed that someday we would be seeing full-suspension BMX bikes become a reality. WeThePeople ..
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Posted: Thu, 19 Feb 2026 14:51:07 GMT
The Plug Mate is a delightful, simple solution for the problem that plagues many tubeless tire repairs: Plug retention and insertion. And although I haven’t found myself in a position to test it on the trail, I have messed around with some spare tires and am blown away by how simple and effective ..
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Posted: Thu, 19 Feb 2026 14:00:00 GMT
You could go pro, get sponsored, and ride the gnarliest freeride MTB event on the planet - all you have to do is film and submit a sick clip that could change your life forever, thanks to Sam Reynolds, Polygon Bikes, IXS, and the crew behind DarkFest. The dream of conquering the world’s ..
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Posted: Thu, 19 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT
The Madrone Jab is probably one of the most exciting new products to come to market in recent years, and they have just announced a new limited edition run of colors to add a pop of color to your bike - because mountain bikers love anodized parts. With a laundry list of accolades and praise from ..
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Posted: Thu, 19 Feb 2026 08:00:00 GMT
Mateo Verdier and Jim Monro mesh well on creative freeride lines in the latest video from Reverse Components and HighLow. Kick back and indulge in some wicked editing, insane riding, and a soundscape that really tickles the brain with Hoover and Stooges tracks, and the unmistakable sound of tires ..
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Posted: Wed, 18 Feb 2026 15:46:43 GMT
If you’re like me and keep up with the most niche corners of the cycling industry, you might already be familiar with Vivo and the wonderfully brutalist mechanical derailleurs being made by the brand. But if you’re not always looking for the most exotic bike parts on the market, then Vivo might not ..
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Posted: Wed, 18 Feb 2026 14:00:00 GMT
New for 2026, Norco has put the Sight VLT on a serious diet thanks to a TQ HPR60 motor and 580 Wh battery, but don’t let the smaller powertrain fool you; this bike still packs a punch, just not in the way you might think. Like the non-motorized Gen 4 Sight VLT, the Sight VLT TQ sits on 150mm or ..
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Posted: Wed, 18 Feb 2026 09:00:00 GMT
With the Shimano SPD cleat patent expiring, more brands are tapping into the clipless pedal market with this tried-and-tested design, and Renthal's new Revo-TRC and Revo-DHC are the latest to employ it, but they’ve taken their own approach with a widely adjustable binding, easily servicable ..
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Posted: Tue, 17 Feb 2026 17:00:00 GMT
Ibis has always had a somewhat cult-like following. From its striking frame aesthetic to the innovative suspension layout designed by Dave Weagle, the brand has earned a reputation for doing things its own way and not always following industry trends. Today, Ibis announces the Ripley SL, a ..
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Posted: Tue, 17 Feb 2026 17:00:00 GMT
Building on the exciting momentum since its launch in 2024, Shimano Trail Born is set to fund 19 new projects in 2026. These initiatives will reach into new countries and continents, all while continuing to support trail networks that inspire riders and bring communities together around the world. ..
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