For 2009, Cane Creek Cycling Components introduced a new headset to compliment the growing popularity of their very successful Cane Creek 110. The Cane Creek 100 comes in at a lower price point (75 – 85 bones depending on where you look) but brings a high quality unit that you would expect out of premium headsets. The lower price in comparison with the 110 is brought...

A couple of months ago, we got in a set of the GORE RideOn Sealed Low Friction System shifting cables in for review. This premium shifting cable has been around in the mountain biking world for quite sometime, but I never picked up a set to try out. Now was the time and here is how they did on the trail. From RideOnCables.com Ideal for mountain and cyclocross bikes, cables...

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...

Located in Prato, Italy, Formula puts out high quality hydraulic braking systems for both mountain bikes and trials motorcycles. Known for their high quality craftsmanship, Formula brakes are saught out by many mountain bikers as they try to chose the highest quality hydraulic braking systems for their mountain bikes. The Formula Oro K18 is the budget brake out of the...

Fox Racing Shox has carved out a name for themselves in the mountain biking industry for providing high quality suspension components for riders of all levels. The 36 suspension fork lineup is Fox Racing Shox 36 mm stanchion platform that is available in Float (air spring, fixed travel), Talas (air spring, travel adjust) and Vanilla (coil spring, fixed travel) models....

When it comes to any wheel build for your mountain bike, the rim and hub choices are your most important decisions outside of picking a quality wheel builder. With all of the options out there from DT Swiss, Mavic, NoTubes.com, Sun Ringle and others, it makes picking that perfect rim for your riding style and budget a difficult one. NoTubes.com has several choices available,...

Review by Chad Oliver Kenda Excavator 2.35” Folding Bead DTC: 50/60 durometer Claimed Weight: 729 +/- 38 grams Actual Weight: 730g on Ultimate Support Alpine Digital Bicycle Scale What does Kenda say about the Excavator? From Kendausa.com: The Excavator is part of Kenda’s signature series. Eric Carter, who holds 10 NORBA National titles and 2 World Cup Championships,...

For 2009, RockShox completely revamped the Reba lineup. As a previous owner of several RockShox Reba’s, I was excited to see the changes and get this new fork out on the trail for some real testing. Additional articles on the RockShox Reba Team Update: 2009 RockShox Reba Team Intro: 2009 RockShox Reba Team 20mm TA Axle Weigh Off What’s new on the Reba for...