Bikes - Enduro

A global pandemic can't keep the new Forbidden Dreadnought chained down. Owen shares some of the challenges during the bike's development.

It's one thing riding a hardtail occasionally - but committing to it with riders and trails that are better than you are...

Riding a bike like the Slash over the winter on the North Shore is a rough test scenario, but Trek's newest long travel trail bike has proven up to the task...

"It's not uncommon to hit a bump, feel it through your hands and arms and then just have it disappear as the rear end rolls over it..."

Kicking off our new series with one heckuva clean SB150 that has an owner who focuses on impeccably working brakes and suspension…

The biggest and baddest Kona Process gets an initial examination on the North Shore...

Reflecting on eight months aboard Transition's longest-travel 29er

A preliminary frameset-only review of Banshee's 6" travel Titan enduro bike with Part Two to follow later...

With most bike shops already sold out of 2021 bikes, Andrew makes some predictions about what changes we'll see to the bread-and-butter 6" travel bike between now and 2023.

The Nomad keeps mid-size wheels, gets the long low slack treatment - and brings on a sh!t tonne of fun...

"It certainly doesn't look like something that screams out for a coil shock, but it is an option that Ibis makes available..."

A bike to ride up, over and blast down the mountains.

The unofficial 2020 EWS Championship-winning race bike gets a full review period.

Two days riding fast single track and loamy steeps on this mixed-wheel 170mm-travel beast with Shimano's new EP8 Drive System.

With more mainstream bicycle companies introducing adjustable geometry, what path forward is there for the small and medium outfits to maintain their boutique status...

The Warden LT is a long travel machine built from aluminum and designed for rough play...

"It's definitely not carbon. It most certainly doesn't have 29 inch wheels. And you probably won't see it at an Enduro or DH race..."

The latest Stumpjumper is less an overhaul and more an evolution but t's still been subject to many updates…

"I'm not an eMTB afficionado:" A Mountain biker's perspective on an electric mountain bike...

Deniz takes a walk down memory lane and finds common ground between a beloved old sports car and a terrific modern bike.

Lots of surprises riding this modern, long, slack, 29er hardtail with a 150mm fork - plus Cam's Top Ten Reasons for riding a hardtail...

The redesigned enduro race whip by Rocky Mountain

Trek's flagship enduro race bike was born when the geometry evolution was starting to really gain steam, but that was years ago, and the Slash was due for a redesign.

Good vibes - and a great trail dog - punctuate this vid of Becky nailing it in Salida, Colorado.