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2021 Canyon Exceed CF SLX 9 hardtail review: a bike for MVDP
A mountain bike so clearly intended to win World Cups that it carries a number of significant compromises for the recreational racer.
Pro Bike: The Santa Cruz Blur CC ridden to a record on the West Highland Way
Stretching from just outside the hustle of Scotland’s largest city, Glasgow, to the iconic highland town of Fort William, the 95-mile (15...
Merida’s new Ninety-Six is an XC and marathon racer you may be able to afford
Taiwanese mega-manufacturer Merida has just unveiled a wholly new version of its Ninety-Six cross country dual-suspension racing platform...
24k gold fat bike, Pinkbike Academy launch, MTB tech and more: Pinkbike Digest
What's going on in the mountain bike world? The Pinkbike Digest showcases the top dirt articles from our mountain bike sister-site, Pinkb...
Trek's revamped Procaliber carbon hardtail is now a mid-priced racer
It wasn’t all that long ago that Trek released its SuperCaliber cross country bike, effectively a modern-day softtail that claimed to off...
At 775 g, Mondraker’s new Podium is the world’s lightest production hardtail frame
Spanish bike company Mondraker has just lifted the curtain to reveal what’s arguably the lightest full-production 29er hardtail frame in ...
Canyon overhauls Exceed cross country hardtail, introduces flagship CFR range
If the growing viewership figures weren’t already enough evidence, then the recent wave of new bikes is proof that cross country (XC) rac...
2021 Orbea Oiz short-travel MTB lightens up and brings flat-mount off-road
Need more evidence that the cross-country mountain bike market is heating up again? Cannondale showed off its new Scalpel not long ago, f...
New 2021 Specialized Epic gets faster, the Epic Evo goes more trail
Dating all the way back to 2002, the Specialized Epic is a cross country full suspension bike that pedals like a hardtail. The efficient ...
Modern geometry, Calfee's hardtail, and the World Cup calendar: Pinkbike Digest
What's going on in the mountain bike world? The Pinkbike Digest showcases the top dirt articles from our mountain bike sister-site, Pinkb...
A frame built by hand, home office boredom, and more: Pinkbike Digest
What's going on in the mountain bike world? The Pinkbike Digest showcases the top dirt articles from our mountain bike sister-site, Pinkb...
Cannondale's new 2021 Scalpel is a more capable cross country race machine
Cannondale’s Scalpel is to cross country racing what tea is to hot water. The two just go hand-in-hand, and even way back in 2001, the Sc...
Shimano 12-speed reaches new Deore mountain bike groupset
Slow to return SRAM’s aggressive serve, Shimano entered the 12-speed mountain bike market in 2018 with XTR, and then followed up with XT ...
Pinkbike Podcast, bike lawnmowers, Sea Otter and Pond Beaver: Pinkbike Digest
What's going on in the mountain bike world? The Pinkbike Digest showcases the top dirt articles from our mountain bike sister-site, Pinkb...
2020 Giant XTC Advanced SL 29 1 hardtail review: fast as
When it comes to riding bikes, there are few things I love more than finding the flow of a snaking singletrack trail, smashing the pedals...
The Road to Cape Epic - Episode 3: Featherweight vs Heavyweight challenge!
The ABSA Cape Epic is the pinnacle of mountain bike stage racing. It attracts the highest profile professional athletes and the most comp...
The Road to Cape Epic - Episode 2: Getting an ass-kicking at the Pioneer
The ABSA Cape Epic is the pinnacle of mountain bike stage racing. It attracts the highest profile professional athletes and the most comp...
The Road to Cape Epic - Episode 1: Amnesia
The ABSA Cape Epic is the pinnacle of mountain bike stage racing. It attracts the highest profile professional athletes and the most comp...
Photo gallery: Golden glory for Schurter and Ferrand-Prevot at MTB Worlds
This past weekend, the planet's best crosscountry and downhill MTBers converged on Mont-Sainte-Anne, Canada, for the 2019 Mountain Bike W...
Bikes of the Bunch: Unno Aora, the world’s lightest mountain bike frame
Anyone reading this will have been bitten by the cycling bug, a bite that causes a deep obsession with no cure. But what happens when tha...
The Annual Tour de France Road Gap is here!
For the past few years at the Tour de France when the race hits the mountains there's a crazy mountain biker who takes the spotlight. Thi...