Last night, I finally got the chance to get out and ride. I don’t get too much time off the bike these days. It really takes a catastrophic event to prevent spinning the pedals several times a week. Over the past couple of weeks, catastrophic events became the norm, so my bikes collected dust in the garage while I gazed out the window at what could be. After the...

With all of the new dual suspension mountain bikes on the market, how are you…as the recreational mountain biker…supposed to pick out the best mountain bike for your needs as a rider? It seems like their is a new dual suspension platform for mountain bikes released every week that promises to bring your riding to a completely new level and be the best mountain...

Last week, we conducted a simple poll on Mountain Biking by 198 to get some feedback on what you guys were looking for in your next bike purchase. Some friends in the industry (manufacturers) were asking to get a candid look into our segment and the poll went incredibly well. Not only did we get fantastic results from your input, but there was a massive amount of conversation...

Last week, I asked you guys to participate in a poll here on Mountain Biking by 198. The question was simple, which mountain bike do you ride the most? While a lot of you just have one mountain bike that you ride, there are some others (like me) that have different horses for different courses. That is why I wanted to find out which of your rides gets the most saddle time....

Right now is a great time to be a mountain biker. With all of the different flavors and quality brands of mountain bikes, you can really tailor your equipment to accommodate your tastes and riding styles. You can even own a whole quiver of different bikes that all perform a different function! Remember the days where is was just a mountain bike? Now we have bikes with...

2008 has come to a close and it has been a huge first year for Mountain Biking by 198.  We are really looking forward to our second calendar year and here is a summary of some of the best of 2008. Top 10 Most Viewed Articles 10 Tips To Keeping Your Bike Running Smoothly Tour of the Industry Nine Plant Industry Nine Wheels – The King Of Bling 2009 Rock Shox Reba...

For those of you that were following my Facebook and Twitter account…you are already aware that I was waiting on 3 big brown boxes to come out of the big brown truck yesterday. What was in those 3 large brown boxes…bikes of course! I will get into the history of Mountain Cycle and what they are looking to accomplish over the next couple of years later, but...

Back in March, I posted some pictures of a stealth black Turner Sultan project that Mudpie was working on. At that time, he was riding a 32 lbs. red RFX that seemed to be fitting the bill for the new Asheville, NC local.  Due to an attempt at flying incident on Green’s Lick at Bent Creek, MP dented the RFX and had to build up the newly painted Sultan in a hurry...