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BHowell Added a new Press Release Alchemy's All-New Arktos - One Frame for Three Travel Options with 29-inch and Mixed-Wheel Sizes
7/14/2025 3:42pm
Alchemy Bikes, known for their exclusive patented Sine Suspension system, introduces their new carbon Arktos mountain bike. The Arktos is designed to allow for three travel configurations and two...
BHowell Added a new Feature Vital Visits Alchemy's New Facilities and DARE Program
7/14/2025 3:26pm
Having recently relocated to Golden, CO, Alchemy Bikes is rolling out a new program aimed at reimagining what New Bike Day looks like for customers who want the ultimate white glove treatment at no...
BHowell Added a new Press Release Specialized's Grippiest Tire - The All-New T9 Tire Compound
9/12/2024 6:27pm
CHOOSE QUICK // DECIDE WITH CONFIDENCE // HAVE NO REGRETS Thanks to equipment technology and evolution, riders are descending faster than ever. At these historic speeds, the search for traction is...
BHowell Added a new Feature First Ride - Transition Bikes' All-New Patrol
9/6/2024 6:24pm
Mixed wheel sizes are not a new concept. Transition Bikes knows this first hand. With the launch of their heavily revised Patrol, they've also paid homage to its predecessor, the Dirtbag. The wheel...
BHowell Added a new Feature First Ride - Trek's All-New 2023 Fuel EX
9/6/2024 6:09pm
It has been a decade since Trek first released the Fuel EX. Mountain biking as a sport has changed quite a lot over those years, as has the Fuel EX. On this, the ten-year anniversary, Trek has...
BHowell Added a new Feature First Look - 2023 Norco Fluid FS
8/29/2024 9:12pm
Geometry is free. So the saying goes. For the most part, the basics of that statement are true so long as certain elements stay the same across size runs. For some years now, Norco has taken the more...
BHowell Added a new Feature First Look - Pivot's 2022 Shuttle LT eMTB
8/29/2024 5:28pm
The Shuttle LT completes an e-bike trilogy from Pivot Cycles, one of the earliest U.S.-based adopters of high-end pedal assisted mountain bike technology. The Shuttle LT deserves a category of its own...
BHowell Added a new Feature Reinventing the Valve Stem - Reserve's New Fillmore Tubeless Valves
11/9/2023 6:53pm
Prior to their launch, and even now, Reserve has made themselves clear - this may sound like jumping the shark, but hear us out. Vital set our BS meters to high as we took possession of the new...
BHowell Added a new Press Release Galfer USA Announces New Bicycle Product Initiative
12/6/2022 2:13pm
Galfer USA has been a well-known force in the motorcycle industry since 1940. As our growth continued to spread like wildfire, we began dabbling in creating performance braking systems for bicycles in...
BHowell Added a new Feature First Look - The All-New Fezzari La Sal Peak
11/26/2022 10:51am
Vital first tested the La Sal Peak back in 2018 and we were immediate fans. Fezzari had an instant winner in our eyes. The La Sal Peak was all-day capable but a riot in the bike park. When it came to...
BHowell Added a new Press Release Transition Bikes Launches the Carbon Patrol
11/13/2022 7:50pm
Last year we introduced the latest and greatest Patrol with 160mm travel and mixed wheels. It was made to party on the trails. The new carbon frame aims to maximize fun on all levels, from getting...
BHowell Added a new Press Release Pivot Launches the All-New Shuttle SL E-Bike
11/13/2022 7:40pm
Lightweight and powerful, Pivot’s new Shuttle SL amps up singletrack performance. Smooth, stealthy, and as nimble as any unassisted trail bike, the Shuttle SL will turn skeptics into singletrack...
BHowell Added a new Press Release Niner Bikes Launches the 2023 RKT 9 RDO
11/13/2022 6:46pm
The foundation of Niner Bikes has always been about maximizing the speed, efficiency, and precision that 29-inch wheels offer. Nowhere is this better expressed than in the newly redesigned RKT 9 RDO...
BHowell Added a new Feature 2023 RockShox Suspension
11/13/2022 5:58pm
It would seem that RockShox is holding nothing back today. Today's product release isn't an incremental update to a singular model. This is a full-steam-ahead revamp of the trail/all-mountain/enduro...
BHowell Added a new Press Release Nukeproof's New Scout Hardtail Range
11/13/2022 5:56pm
The Hardtail: Often mooted as the perfect style bike to master your first pedal strokes into the world of mountain biking or the best way to develop your bike handling skills. Mastering a hardtail...
BHowell Added a new Press Release Devinci Launches Two New eMTB - E-Troy and E-Spartan
11/13/2022 5:54pm
Formerly known as the AC and DC, Devinci has granted its latest e-bike offerings the designation of E-Troy and E-Spartan. Undoubtedly it helps keep the line, in line and limit any over-exposure to...
BHowell Added a new Feature 2022 Trek Rail 9.9 and 9.8 - The Most E, eMTB to Date
11/12/2022 7:54pm
Trek's newest update to the Rail 9.9 and 9.8 see a host of changes for 2022. From revised geometry to an abundance of technology, the 2022 Trek Rail might be the most E, e-bike we've laid our hands...
BHowell Added a new Feature Canyon's All-New Spectral Line
11/12/2022 7:46pm
Canyon's Spectral line has been a crowd-pleaser for a few years now. When Vital tested the last revision to the Spectral 27.5, we were blown away by the little bike that could. The following year...
BHowell Added a new Feature Specialized's All-New Gambit Full-Face Helmet
10/26/2022 11:09pm
Have a look around the mountain biking scene these days. Rather, look at the trend of mountain bikes Vital has been covering lately. Mountain bikes are billed as more capable than ever and that...
BHowell Added a new Feature Review - 7iDP Transition Knee Shin Pad
10/19/2022 3:55pm
In the late '90s and early 2000s, every leg pad on the market seemed to cover the rider's knees and down to the lower or mid shin. Over the years knee-shin pads have fallen out of style and favor...