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Review: Specialized Enduro SL Pro Carbon – Sub 30 lbs 160mm
For the past 7 months, the Bike198 crew has been ripping up the Specialized Enduro SL Pro Carbon 160mm travel mountain bike around the southeast on trails ranging from cross country to light free ride. This sub 30 pound AM killer from Specialized was redesigned for the 2010 model year and brought many of the previous requests of Enduro owners to the trail. Let’s take a look at the changes and how the Enduro SL Pro Carbon performed when rubber [...]
Review: Shimano SLX Mountain Bike Component Group
When Shimano set out to design a new budget group for mountain bikers, they ditched the LX (moved to commuter) and Hone (discontinued) packages for mountain bikes to create the Shimano SLX mountain bike component group. This groupo promised to mix the durability of Hone with the proven reliability of LX to give entry level to intermediate mountain bikes a quality component group that might not be the lightest on the market, but performs to expectations on the trail. Sitting directly below the Shimano [...]
Poll Results: Who’s Mountain Bike Suspension Are You Running?
Last week, I hit you guys up with a question: “Who’s mountain bike suspension are you running?” The idea was to get a polling of what you guys are running as your front and rear shocks in terms of brand. With multiple options available on the market, we get to see a spread of usage across all platforms with the simplicity of this poll setup. So…how did everything shake out? Front Suspension: Brand Breakdown from Poll Results Rear Suspension: Brand [...]
Discount Bike Parts: Where To Find and What To Trust
Finding the best discount bike parts and mountain bikes is going to become even more crucial as years roll on. It is painfully obvious that the prices of new mountain bike frames and components are not decreasing anytime soon (seems like the price of mountain bikes and components keep going up! Check out the new SRAM and Shimano components), so by keeping an eye out and looking in the right places, you can find the best mountain bike deals and [...]
First Look: 2011 Shimano XTR 10 Speed MTB Component Group
The year of 10 speed mountain biking continues to move forward. With SRAM’s release of a completely revamped product line with X7, X9 and X0, Shimano is hot on their tails with a completely redesigned XTR lineup and their new Dyna-Sys 10 speed system hitting Deore XT and SLX as well. Now, Shimano has a complete 10 speed mountain bike component group lineup to hit the trail with in late 2010 and 2011. On the surface, the Deore XT and [...]
First Look: Santa Cruz Tallboy – Carbon 29er Mountain Bike
Santa Cruz Bicycles finally came to the market with a 29er mountain bike. From the looks of the Tallboy, it appears that Santa Cruz didn’t want to jump into 29ers with a “me too” product just to have something to offer. Instead, they jumped in head first to produce a full carbon, full suspension, 29er frame featuring their VPP (Virtual Pivot Point) suspension design. With the ability to run a 100mm or 120mm front fork, this 100mm (4 inches) travel [...]
Surviving The Summer Months: Hot Weather Mountain Biking Tips
The summer heat is settling in for a couple of months of pure hell as we attempt to keep the stoke alive and continue to put rubber against dirt. Throughout different parts of the world, the blistering heat keeps its ugly face around for days or months. Sometimes this comes coupled with extreme humidity like we get in the southeast, or dry desert like our friends on the west coast. Where ever you may live, there are some adjustments you [...]
30 Most Influential Cycling Blogs and Websites in 2010
As a blog owner and general cycling obsessed fanatic, my pedal induced forward motion sickness spreads through all aspects of my life. To find inspiration to ride, write and live the life of biking, I indulge in everything biking related on the web, trail and road. While this is not a comprehensive list and is completely subjective, these are the cycling blogs on the net that I think have the most influence online and in my personal blog/web development. Some [...]
Review: Kuat NV Platform Hitch Bike Rack
For as long as I can remember, Thule and Yakama have owned the platform rack market. Kuat is the new comer into the market and with the NV, they are bringing in some high end options to appease the pickiest of cyclists. As a long time user of the Thule T2 platform bike rack, I was interested to see who this new entry performed. So how does the Kuat NV bike rack stack up? More About Kuat Innovations From Kuat [...]
First Look: SRAM 10 Speed MTB Components – X0, X9 and X7
With Sea Otter coming to a close, manufacturers throughout the mountain biking industry have released some new offerings at the beginning of the season for the rest of us to drool over before they hit the shelves and retail bike lineups. The biggest news of the year is the movement towards 10 speed drivetrains on mountain bikes, and SRAM has jumped in head first by supplying a complete line of 10 speed shifting options ranging from their budget X7 groupo [...]
Conquering the Pain – Getting Through That Impossible MTB Climb
This past weekend, I came to a fork in the trail. After slugging it out in the mountains for miles with friends, there was a decision to be made. It was time to either head back to the car or go for bonus miles on a steep, long climb with little payoff on the other side. We are hit with this decision a lot in our rides. The truth…the only way to get back into peak riding shape is to [...]
Single Speed Mountain Biking: The Nuts and Bolts
Single speeding is a completely different animal when it comes to mountain biking. The simplicity and riding style is unlike any other form of fat tire obsession. While many think they can just ‘not shift’ and get the same experience…they are wrong. The quiet tranquility and momentum keeping riding style of single speeding is unique to bikes with only one gear. Single speed nuts will tell you it is the only way to ride. Single speed fanatics will tell you [...]
First Look: Specialized Enduro Pro Carbon Mountain Bike
Specialized sent over their new EnduroSL Pro carbon for review on Bike198.com. This 160mm travel mountain bike frame comes equipped with some of the best the industry has to offer bringing you 6.4″ of rear travel at a weight under 30 lbs. That’s right…it wasn’t a typo…this bike kitted up as pictured weighs in at 29.42 pounds. Ready to go tackle the hill now? For 2010, Specialized revamped the FSR suspension on the Enduro to more of a direct push [...]
Review: Turner 5.Spot Mountain Bike – 140mm DW-Link Suspension
The Turner 5.Spot has been the go to trail bike out of the Turner Bikes lineup for mountain bikers looking for a do it all rig. For 2009, Turner Bikes made a huge change to the DW-Link suspension design and the 5.Spot was one of the first out of the assembly line to get the new treatment. With a completely new design for 2009 away from the traditional 4 bar, does the new 5.Spot still have that unique Turner feel? [...]
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