Outside of bike brands, the largest competition in the market has to be suspension manufactures. With 99% of the bikes on the market getting some form of suspension treatment from the factory or in the aftermarket, mountain bike suspension component manufacturers are all competing for a spot on your mountain bike. The long time favorites have been Fox Racing Shox and...

Early last week, I threw up the question “How Many Times Do You Ride A Week?” to get an idea on how much spin time you guys are getting in these days. The results are just about exactly what I expected to see out of a group of mountain bikers, so let’s take a look.As you can see by the graph, almost half of you guys are getting out on the bike 3-4 times...

When I am able to get out and ride my bikes several times a week…things go much smoother in my life. My stress level decreases, my body feels better and I get some much needed mind clearing time as I take each pedal stroke. For many mountain bikers, myself included, there are regular weeknight rides that you look forward to and then weekend rides where you get to...

Now that you guys have had some time to marinate on the mountain bike stem length question, I thought I would throw the answers on the board to see what the overall results were. While some of you may have thought that this was a question with too many variables, I did have an underlying goal with this poll that I will explain after we get to the results. I was actually...

Mountain bike stem lengths vary from rider to rider and bike to bike. The length of your mountain bike stem is also one of those components that can drastically alter how your mountain bike performs on the trail. Typically, a longer mountain bike stem will make your bike climb easier and turn quicker, but this comes at the expense of some stability on the long downhills...