Bikes - Trail

"Anything new that’s been introduced in the last 2 or 3 years feels to me like it’s either a marginal improvement or simply a way to raise the price ceiling..."

Can the Enduro's little brother hang in the steeps and deeps of The North Shore?

is 3 a crowd or the best version of the Santa Cruz Hightower yet?

The We Are One Arrival 152 is fast, way faster than you, it's faster than you, and you, and me too.

If you have been keen to order a new Arrival - the wait may be over. Andrew Major - who has one - goes over the new spec...

The long-awaited Arrival 170 is here and We Are One has also updated the Arrival 152.

Three days in the Chilcotins is a risky way to break in a bike, but Karin did it anyway.

The friendliest Santa Cruz trail bike gets a bigger front wheel and some other tweaks for 2023.

A hand-crafted steel hardtail, in a world of carbon, built during the pandemic. Meet my Falconer Pro Cruiser tribute.

"Steampunk" aesthetics and familiar fit: How a used $300 2011 Turner 5 Spot frame went from a niche air-travel rig to regular trail riding.

Transition's new lightweight E-MTBs, breast cancer awareness shoes, and a whole lot of aluminum anodizing.

No point burying the lead: a Ti Chromag Darco graced the SRAM booth. But we found a few other fun things, too.

Big brawlin' Torque vs go-anywhere Spectral - who brings the business without spoiling the party out back?

The Nomad now rocks the mullet, and has more travel than a camper van.

"Whatever micro-category you'd prefer to assign to them, these bikes are probably the most worthy of the original all-encompassing mantle of... mountain bike."

Norco's new mid-travel aluminum trail bike combines solid spec and pricing with modern geo, making it appealing to a wide variety of skill levels.

Now in its 3rd generation, the new Hightower is better than ever.

This 2010 Tracer is "a hodgepodge of clutter and imagination" is a sweet ride for a ten-year-old son.

The Spectral 125's aggressive geometry and short travel are a potent mix for the right kind of rider.

"This thing could ride down the hill like a turd caught in a rockslide, and it might not even matter..."

Mike Ferrentino's First Impressions Of Rocky's Monument To "The Slackening"

MDE Bikes has been making frames in Italy since 2001 and Daniele is passionate about their last 26" bike; the 2013 Carve

Claire's 13-year-old Kona Stinky 6 gets the min-max treatment with a focus on smiles per dollar...

Dave's 8-year-old Spitfire V2 is already looking min-maxed but he has further upgrade plans - and Andrew has some thoughts about V2 Banshees and this bike as well.