Bikes - XC

The Rocky Mountain Element is a carbon fiber weapon that does it all a bit differently. Just don't call it downcountry!

Speed, sustainability, shifting mindsets, and thoughts on the new breed of short travel trail bikes.

The Lux Trail CF 8 suspension is firm, fast, and can be freakin' fun but the geometry is too rooted in its XC-Race roots to be fairly marketed as a proper trail bike.

Getting the Santa Cruz Blur ready for the upcoming BC Bike Race has meant some changes to spec and getting used to piloting an XC bike.

Built for epic stage races and big days in the saddle, the new Element sees some major revisions for 2022...

It's firm and fast, and light but built to last. Canyon's new trail bike has come to stay and play on North Shore Tech-C trails.

This purpose-built XC race bike is turning out to be a lot more versatile and fun than we've been led to believe.

Long-term review and comparison of two category-bending short-travel mountain bikes – both of which are happy to wrestle a weight class up.

If anyone can make a 120mm bike work on the trails of the dank PNW - and the North Shore in particular - it's Transition

Gravity riders looking for a short travel rocket may want to put the newest bike from Santa Cruz on their list...

Yeti's new short travel 29er is good looking but it also responds to riders complaints about previous models...

A new short-travel weapon emerges from the Turquoise Tribe...

“The Thunderbolt has made my time climbing far more enjoyable than before, and I get a small sense of satisfaction by simply cruising past people on the way up the hill with a smile and a wave…”

NSMB gets an exclusive first look at the Rocky Mountain Element “BC Edition”…