Some time ago, I go in the Manitou Minute Super 140 to review on MTB198. This lightweight 140mm travel mountain bike suspension fork with a 20mm thru axle is one of the many 140mm travel forks on the market today. With the drastic increase in 140mm travel full suspension mountain bikes on the market, every suspension fork manufacturer has a thru axle and quick release...

Hayes jumped head first into the downhill/freeride/all-mountain realm with their first 4 piston caliper hydraulic disc brake for mountain bikes, the Hayes Stroker Ace. With a claimed weight of 440 grams for the system (160mm rotors and hardware), the Hayes Stroker Aces look to be a powerful brake at a light weight as compared to other brakes in this segment (Hope Tech...

The Manitou Minute Super 140 with the 20mm thru axle is Manitou’s light weight 140mm travel mountain bike suspension fork. With a claimed weight at 1,660 grams (around 3.65 lbs.), the Minute Super 140 is 239 grams lighter (0.52 lbs.) than the comparable Fox Talas 140 RLC 15mm QR TA. That is significant weight savings in the 140mm travel fork market. More from Manitou...

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...