Specialized Enduro // Dream Build Bike Check

Specialized Enduro // Dream Build Bike Check

A 6’2” rider with a craving for bike park laps, our buyer Erik set out to create the ultimate long-travel machine for
Revel Ranger // Dream Build Bike Check

Revel Ranger // Dream Build Bike Check

It only takes one glance at his one-of-a-kind custom Revel Ranger to realize that Bill Fritts knows bicycles. Having amassed 19 years in the cycling industry, with a lengthy background in road and ...
Transition's Mixed-Wheel Patrol // Long-Term Review

Transition's Mixed-Wheel Patrol // Long-Term Review

Since its initial release in 2015, Transition’s Patrol has established itself as the hard-charging, long-travel option in their line-up. While it has received incremental updates over the years, th...
More Engagement: Not Always Better? DT Swiss 350 and 240 EXP Hubs

More Engagement: Not Always Better? DT Swiss 350 and 240 EXP Hubs

We take a look at the Ratchet mechanism that makes the 350 such an amazing hub, as well as the newer Ratchet EXP design that the ultra-lightweight 240 hub runs. We also examine what has changed bet...
SRAM Eagle AXS Wireless Drivetrains Compared: GX vs. XX1 and X01

SRAM Eagle AXS Wireless Drivetrains Compared: GX vs. XX1 and X01

We take a look at SRAM's new GX Eagle AXS drivetrain and compare it to its pricier XX1 and X01 counterparts in order to determine which one is right for you. In this review we look at build materia...
Why Fox's 36 and 38 are so good, and Variable Valve Control (VVC) Explained

Why Fox's 36 and 38 are so good, and Variable Valve Control (VVC) Explained

2021 is the year that Fox Shocks opened the floodgates and let their engineers go wild. We see more changes in the product line-up than in any previous launch. Almost everything has been altered, f...
Transition: 2020 Sentinel Rundown

Transition: 2020 Sentinel Rundown

For 2020, Transition has refined the Sentinel into a weapon that is versatile and capable enough to be your sole bike. With sharp, fast lines, increased travel and progressivity, and a laundry-list...
"Fusion Fiber" - A Stronger, Smoother Rolling Rim from Revel... And It's Recyclable

"Fusion Fiber" - A Stronger, Smoother Rolling Rim from Revel... And It's Recyclable

Revel has launched their own line of rims, using a different kind of carbon thermoplastic that is not only stronger, lighter, and less brittle, but makes it the first rim whose life doesn't end in ...
The lowdown on Shimano XTR M9100

The lowdown on Shimano XTR M9100

Shimano stepped up to the plate with a whopping 10-51T range on the M9100 “Wide Range” cassette. That’s a 510% gearing range, which slightly edges out SRAM Eagle by 10%.