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Bad fat-tire parenting has delayed this young lad's exposure to the holy grail of mountain bike progression...

Leatt's DBX 3.0 has lower-priced sibling that serves up many of the same features for 70 USD less...

Even if you have no interest in this bike - a a big wheeled or Plus tired hardtail - come for the wicked video...

"It's like a Michelin starred chef decided to whet your appetite with scraps from his compost bucket..."

Renthal's wider Fatbar also comes in black, but that's not all there is to the new alloy bar…

If you have had a hard time zeroing in on a comfortable saddle, particularly as seat angles become increasingly steep, this could be the throne for you...

"Of course if there is an opportunity to pass we leap at it and the ‘so long sucker’ rule applies..."

Norco's new 29er DH bike is Norco's most radical DH design to date and the idler pulley-equipped steed is getting World Cup results...

Mountain biking can be expensive, but if your stoke is high enough you can get rolling - without texting Zuck for cash...

"Matt Hunter is no stranger to flow, of course, but the trails Hylly and his brother-in-law, Fanie Kok, share with him in Karkloof catch him off guard..."

Bontrager's high-value 150mm dropper post can be serviced by just about anyone - but it has to do better than its predecessor...

Threading the needle between minimalist protection and burlier armour, the VPD Joint System aims to provide comfort and substantial protection....

“…let’s just dispense with the comparison between a good ol’ muddy shred fest and 9 or 18 holes. It isn’t the same, by far.”

The Long travel Ripmo marks a dramatic shift to modern 29er geometry for Ibis...

These aren't the cheap composite pedals you might see on a department store bike, and they may even have some advantages over their aluminium siblings...

"I seemed to have no answers to their questions and no real ideas as to what I was looking for, and just kept saying 'you know...a bike?'"

This German-engineered dropper post takes a different approach to most others, ditching the internal floating piston for incredibly smooth action...

Do you ever wonder why the suspension kinematics of lower-priced bikes doesn't match the effort going into higher priced platforms....

WTB updates rims and unveils a selection of aggressive, higher volume tires with new rubber compounds…

The man behind Santa Cruz's newest models rides for the camera and answers all our stupid questions....

The new Bronson continues to push what people feel a 150mm travel bike is capable of, and it does so while keeping things fun…

The Bronson's little brother gets longer, slacker and potentially fatter, with the option of tires up to 2.8"

It was a long and circuitous route to coil-sprung happiness - but when it arrived it was was more plush than 70s shag....

Why is it so satisfying to see pro riders look like the rest of us? When you see Richie Rude blow a corner three times consecutively you know it's nasty - but it doesn't look it at all...