As the weather gets warmer, everyone starts preparing for the impending riding season. This means that business for bikes shops comes out of the usually slow winter season for a very busy spring. New and returning riders alike are looking for new bikes along with tuning up the old ones to get ready for that perfect sunny day. Unfortunately, for most shops, it seems like...

SingleTrackWorld.com got a chance to take a look at the 2009 Fox lineup that everyone has been waiting on. Thier full article can be found at singletrackworld.com. SINGLETRACKWORLD.COM ARTICLE ON 2009 FOX LINEUP We finally got a look at the new Fox 15mm axle fork and its Shimano-built QR gubbins along with a new XC fork lockout. There’s also a new TALAS knob, a new...

It seems like every year now, someone has to come out with a new suspension design. This is probably not news to most of you, but Trek’s R1i tuned suspension is the new one for 2008. It has already been on the market for a couple of months, and for those who ride it, they seem to be pretty impressed. You will find the R1i tuned suspension on Trek’s Fuel...

With its new duo of long-travel bikes, Cannondale returns to the cross-country/trail bike battlefield dominated by the likes of Specialized, Marin and Giant. The all-mountain Moto and the trail-oriented Rize see Cannondale finally deploy its landing craft to secure a beachhead in this hotly contested arena. But it’s not a totally successful assault. On the one hand,...

Everyone that is saying that 15mm is going to be lighter than 20mm has no engineering background at all. All things created equal…the difference with the same materials and parts would at most be several grams…and this small difference would not be felt on the bike when it is actually ridden. Why are they coming out with a 15mm standard? Because they are hoping...