Category: Biking

[ad_1] These fancy Mavic XA Flex flat pedal shoes weigh a scant 347g with a little mud caked in their Carbitex fabric. A twelve-ounce can of Rainier weighs 379g before cracking the seal. Both of these things will sometimes come along for the ride, though the shoes likely provide a more notable performance advantage. We…

[ad_1] Photos courtesy of Debbie St. Cyr. When the Valley Fire stormed through Lake County, California in 2015, it devoured 50% of the homes in the small community of Cobb. It took the burger joint, the gas station, front porches and multiple photo albums. It left the family van on its axles—defeated, unrecognizable. It took…

[ad_1] Next on the review block at BIKE198 are the new carbon gravel wheels from the Trek/Bontrager camp…the Aeolus Pro 3V’s. Bontrager has really been stepping up their game in the wheel department over the past couple of years. When they got in touch with us wanting to get something started on a review for…

[ad_1] Photos: Santa Cruz If the Santa Cruz Megatower wasn’t mega enough, it now gains more travel, amongst other features. The 29er enduro bike still has big wheels — no mixed-wheel build yet, but it gets more travel: an extra 5mm in the rear, and 10mm up front. Santa Cruz has also adjusted the leverage…

[ad_1] Hunt’s first version of the All Mountain Carbon H_Impact wheels quickly moved the brand high on my radar after I tried them. Hunt was fairly new to the US at that point and they’ve been making more and more killer wheelsets like their alloy Trail and Enduro Wides, ever since. The first version of…

[ad_1] Here we are again, putting pen to paper, or fingers to plastic as it were, for another fork review. We shared a small raft of information about the updated Öhlins RXF34 m.2 fork not long ago, so we’ll stick to its performance review here. The main question we wanted to answer is how the…

[ad_1] Photos: Rugile Kaladyte, courtesy of Lael Wilcox On April 12, bikepacking and ultra-endurance athlete Lael Wilcox set out on the Arizona Trail with two goals: set a fastest known time (FKT) record on the roughly 800-mile route — which spans from the Arizona and Mexico border to the Arizona and Utah border — and…

[ad_1] Gear Watch Wednesday is a weekly update on the latest mountain bike gear releases and products that Singletracks has received for test. Have gear news to share, or products you’d like us to check out? Email [email protected] 3D-printed Mirror saddle tech from Specialized Specialized is using 3D printing technology and EPU material to produce…

[ad_1] This headtube is rusting after a handlebar bag wore through the paint. With this Quick Question series we will present fast fixes and collect comments from seasoned riders around specific D.I.Y. mountain bike repairs. While much of this trailside triage is covered in our repair articles and videos, this is a space for longtime…

[ad_1] Rolling trail in Sedona. Photo: Matt Miller There’s an old saying when it comes to visiting the great outdoors — take only pictures, leave only footprints. Or, in the case of mountain bikers, leave only tire tracks….in the right places. The sport of mountain biking has changed a lot over the years. Gone are…