29er

2021 Devinci Kobain SLX 12-Speed Bike (product)

Trail Focused and Ready to Rip - Rocky Mountain's New Instinct (press release)

Posted by BHowell on 3/9/2021 12:01 AM

Alchemy's All-New Arktos - One Frame for Three Travel Options with 29-inch and Mixed-Wheel Sizes (press release)

Posted by BHowell on 3/2/2021 11:26 AM

Pivot's All-New Trail 429 - Two Fork Travel Options, 14 Total Builds, and All the Wheel Sizes (press release)

Posted by BHowell on 2/22/2021 11:01 PM

Not Just Big. Huge! Propain's New Hugene 29er Trail Bike is Here (press release)

Posted by BHowell on 2/2/2021 3:00 AM

Nukeproof's 2021 Giga Line Has Finally Dropped (feature story)

Posted by BHowell on 1/27/2021 12:00 AM

$2,099 - Size-Specific Wheel Sizes, Two Build Options, and Made in Canada. Meet Devinci's All-New Marshall Trail Bike (press release)

Posted by BHowell on 1/20/2021 6:00 AM

Today's full-suspension trail bikes are versatile, refined pieces of equipment. With blithe disregard, riders can approach ribbons of dirt all over the world on a single bike. What if we took a magic eraser and rubbed out that rear shock and pivots? If we left only the geometry and components at...

Posted by BHowell on 1/19/2021 11:46 AM

$4,099 - Does Marin's New Alpine Trail Carbon Throw Down the Gauntlet? (press release)

Posted by BHowell on 12/10/2020 8:00 AM

No Singletrack is Safe - Evil's New Offering (press release)

Posted by BHowell on 12/8/2020 9:55 AM

Knolly Launches the All-New Chilcotin (press release)

Posted by iceman2058 on 12/2/2020 7:11 AM

Amid Great Anticipation, Two New 29ers from Canfield Bikes (press release)

Posted by BHowell on 11/25/2020 11:03 AM

2021 Specialized Stumpjumper EVO Expert (product)

Mille Johnset's Atherton Bikes Trail 150 29er (photo album)

Posted by sspomer on 10/3/2020 11:04 AM

The Stumpjumper EVO truly evolved in 2018, taking the long, low, slack mantra to new extremes for the brand. It was a different beast with a 63.5-degree head angle, super-low standover, lengthy reach, and was clearly made for getting rowdy. Fast forward to today and Specialized is back with a ne...

Posted by bturman on 9/22/2020 10:04 AM

2021 Giant Trance X Advanced Pro 29 0 (product)

The spring of 2020 was tough. It was particularly tough if you were single when the bars of social isolation came down. Perhaps you started scrolling through the names of various exes and sent out texts about how you were “Just checking in” or the ever chivalrous and don’t you worry, oh-so-origi...

Posted by Mint on 9/16/2020 12:54 PM

Demo Mullet vs Demo 29: Specialized DH Bikes Head-to-Head (feature story)

Posted by bturman on 9/1/2020 7:08 AM

2021 Canyon Sender CFR (product)

The Good:

Excellent pedaler & climber, very light feeling at the pedals despite the 29er wheels. DPX2 shock has little to it, it's great kinematics that does it. Open and medium settings on the shock are similar and the closed position is almost HT-like feeling - great for tarmac.
Light, very agile and poppy feeling on the trail, very easy to get in the air and off something, but long wheelbase pushes the boundaries on the high speed stuff.
Frame is beautifully made, components are top of the game (went with the 36 upgrade).
Large with Fox 36 150 (rest is stock) =13.6kg w/o pedals.

Despite the travel and geo differences, I rode everything with the Orbea that I did with the previous Giant Reign.

The Bad:

I think the 12 speed groups really push the limits on how precise things need to be so that everything works as it should. While setting up the XT drivetrain I feel like the changes need to be done in micrometers.
Front end feels stiff and my hands hurt more than on previous alu 31.8mm handlebars with a RS Pike. And yeah, Fox 36 2021 is not as plush as the RS counterparts and is a horror to setup to feel plush (think I'm too old for 5 different adjustments on a thing like a fork). Fox is definitely not a set and forget...

Overall Review: Upgraded from a Giant Reign 2015 which was a great bike, also light on the climbs and a speed demon on the descend. Compared to the Occam it was almost the same weight (despite alu frame and 27.5 wheels) but felt like a much longer cockpit while seated due to the slack seatube. I'm 182.5cm with ...

Posted by Vuco on 8/15/2020 2:37 PM

Kona Honzo ESD - If the Process X Were a Hardtail (press release)

Posted by Konaworld on 8/11/2020 11:00 PM

CFR stands for Canyon Factory Racing. Taken a bit broader, CFR relates to a new method of designing for Canyon that relies heavily on all of Canyon's best racers and their mechanics. The new Sender CFR downhill bike is the result of many talented people's efforts, ideas, inspirations, and...

Posted by bturman on 8/10/2020 11:03 PM

Five New Constructions, a Revised Nobby Nic, and the Big Betty Returns - Schwalbe's Updated Line (press release)

Posted by BHowell on 8/5/2020 11:00 PM

Giant's All-New Trance X 29 (press release)

Posted by BHowell on 8/5/2020 9:00 AM

Kona's Big Bike is Big News (press release)

Posted by BHowell on 8/5/2020 7:56 AM

The Good:

Cornering, Braking, Low Rolling Resistance (somehow...I was blown away by this), Price, Climbing Traction, Pretty much everything a tire should do well...these tires check all the boxes.

The Bad:

Mounting onto my wheels (Spank Oozy Trail 345's with Huck Norris inserts)...Weight??? They were heavy out of the box but certainly didn't ride like it.

Overall Review: So, let me start by saying, I will be buying another set, or 2, of these tires within the next month. When I initially received these tires I was leery. The plan was to put these tires on my DH bike but, I opted to put them on my Capra.  The reason I was leery is because, the tires felt HE...

Posted by TN81 on 8/4/2020 12:35 PM

2020 Alchemy Arktos 29 X01 Eagle Bike (product)

Orbea Introduces a New Alma Cross-Country Hardtail (press release)

Posted by bturman on 7/23/2020 7:00 AM

YT Launches New Capra and Decoy Elite Models (press release)

Posted by iceman2058 on 7/23/2020 4:00 AM

Spot Bikes' New Mayhem 130 and 150 (press release)

Posted by BHowell on 7/22/2020 7:34 AM