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Downhill Mountain Biking: 7 Tips To Get Faster With Gravity

Downhill Mountain Biking

Downhill mountain biking is a rush. There is nothing better for me than blasting down technical single track and feeling the freedom of releasing the bikes full potential and this is not singled out to big travel bikes with dual crown forks. Single track around the world can be the source of some of the [...]

The Best Mountain Bike: What is your best option?

Red Mountain Bike

What is the best mountain bike for you? This is a question that every single mountain biker asks as they look to replace a current bike or get into the sport for the first time. With all of the available options in today’s market, you have a wide range of possible suspects which is a [...]

First Look: Specialized Stumpjumper FSR Expert EVO Trail Bike

Stumpjumper FSR Suspension

For 2011, Specialized Bicycles came out with some modified versions of their popular mountain bikes and coined them with the term EVO. In the case with the Enduro and this Stumpjumper, Specialized made some suspension and component tweaks to bridge the gap between lines. Specifically, this alloy version of the Stumpjumper loses the brain shock, [...]

Extreme Mountain Biking: Making The Most of the Terrain (Video Content)

Extreme Mountain Biking

The term extreme mountain biking is thrown around a lot in magazines and other more conventional print sources. With riders like Thomas Vanderham and Sam Hill ripping up North Shore and Cam McCaul killing stunts we never thought would be possible, extreme mountain biking is something that has a different definition than it did 10 [...]

Specialized S-Works Epic Carbon 29er Mountain Bike Revealed

Specialized S-Works Epic 29er Carbon Mountain Bike

The Specialized Epic Carbon 29er marks a new entry point for Specialized Mountain Bikes…a race worthy 29er that is going to see podium spots. Up until this point, Specialized only had the Stumpjumper HT available in carbon for those that loved the big wheeled platform. If you wanted full suspension carbon, you had to settle [...]

Poll Results: Who's Mountain Bike Suspension Are You Running?

Front Mountain Bike Suspension Results

Last week, I hit you guys up with a question: “Who’s mountain bike suspension are you running?” The idea was to get a polling of what you guys are running as your front and rear shocks in terms of brand. With multiple options available on the market, we get to see a spread of usage [...]

Discount Bike Parts: Where To Find and What To Trust

Discount Bike Parts and Best Mountain Bike Deals

Finding the best discount bike parts and mountain bikes is going to become even more crucial as years roll on. It is painfully obvious that the prices of new mountain bike frames and components are not decreasing anytime soon (seems like the price of mountain bikes and components keep going up! Check out the new [...]

Mountain Bike Maps, Routes and Courses – Plan Your Next Trip

When you set out to find a new trail, having the map, specific route or an actual course map before the race can help drastically as you prepare to navigate terrain that you have never been on before. In the old days, this was reserved to paper maps that may or may not disintegrate with [...]

Review: Specialized MTB Shorts – Shindig and Para

Specialized Para Short Front

Specialized is well known throughout the mountain biking industry for providing a complete lineup of high-quality mountain bike apparel and accessories for riders. As part of their extensive lineup, Specialized offers some apparel for the all mountain, free ride and downhill segments to meet the needs of more agressive riding. The Specialized Shindig and Para [...]

Agony: The First Ride Back After A Hiatus

Mountain Biking Agony

Last night, I finally got the chance to get out and ride. I don’t get too much time off the bike these days. It really takes a catastrophic event to prevent spinning the pedals several times a week. Over the past couple of weeks, catastrophic events became the norm, so my bikes collected dust in [...]

The Perfect Bike For Commuting

Much like buying your first car buying your first bike for commuting can be a confusing often scary experience. Should you ride a recumbent? A single speed? Will your mountain bike do the job? Considering the amount of time you will be spending on this bike to and from work you want to know you [...]

Dual Suspension – Mountain Bike Suspension Explained

With all of the new dual suspension mountain bikes on the market, how are you…as the recreational mountain biker…supposed to pick out the best mountain bike for your needs as a rider? It seems like their is a new dual suspension platform for mountain bikes released every week that promises to bring your riding to [...]