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Review: Teewing Flux One Pro - A Self-Shuttling Freeride Sled
Teewing first hit the e-bike market one year ago with the 150mm-travel Turbo Force, which used an Avinox M1 motor. The bold, orange marble paint job turned heads, but their latest bike in the line attracts attention for a different…
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Review: The Quarry Rage Bait 32
Here we go. Despite a quiet few years on the wheel size front, the conversation is back in action, with a flood of 32"-wheeled machines cropping up in the year or so since Maxxis first opened a mold for the 32" Aspen. Some companies are choosing to sit back and watch while others…
Read review ↗Review: Norco Torrent DH - A Wallet-Friendly Bike Park Blaster
You could call Norco’s Torrent DH a downhill bike for the people. It’s a straightforward frame with 200mm of front and rear wheel travel, mixed wheels, and no adjustments to fuss…
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Review: Pivot Shuttle LT - Adjustable Everything
Pivot's eMTB lineup is one of the deepest in the game, with a wide array of options to suit all sorts of riders. The biggest bruiser of the bunch recently saw an update, but Pivot took things further than the typical incremental gains here - the Shuttle LT offers some features we've…
Read review ↗Review: Zink Vacay - The Responsive Freestyle Specialist
Find me another bike that uses copy like, "implemented for everything from flat-drop-backflips, to simply lifting your front wheel over a log with ease." That's just one of the many insane tricks that two-time Red Bull Rampage winner Cam Zink has in his back pocket. He's done so on a…
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Specialized Levo R Review: Does a Short Travel, Full Power eMTB Make Sense?
The current dichotomy of choice in the eMTB market is usually simple: full power or light weight. Calling anything "light" is a bit of a misnomer, but generally that crop of bikes prioritizes handling and weight reduction above range and power. Specialized is looking to bridge that…
Read review ↗Review: Commencal Meta Power SX Avinox
As the e-bike wars wage on, one motor company made one hell of a splash back in April. The Avinox M2S motor, a 1,300W, 150Nm torque behemoth, came out swinging in what was one of the most disruptive releases we've ever seen in the bike industry. On launch day alone, 11 bikes dropped…
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Review: Yeti Goes Long With the Ultra-Adjustable LT
Yeti is often associated with their race bikes, and for good reason. The SB160 might be the most successful single model of enduro race bike to date, with a dominant pedigree preceding it. In keeping with that heritage, the brand's new long-travel chassis aims to stay quick between…
Read review ↗Chromag Throwdown Review: Too Slack or Just Right?
The lines between bike categories are constantly blurring. Lately, long-travel, aluminium freeride bikes have been on the rise, be it enduro, downhill, or park…
Read review ↗Review: Sour Bicycles Double Choc - Exotic Normal
Sour is a small brand with a growing presence in the mountain bike world, thanks to their diverse lineup and practical approach to each model they make. Whether it's XC or gravity, the Sour bikes have a nice balance of form and function, with the Double Choc representing their take…
Read review ↗Review: The Forbidden Reya Throws Conventional XC Geometry Out the Window
A few years back, while visiting Forbidden Bikes’ HQ, I saw one of their riders rolling around on a high-pivot frame shod with a full XC trim. It caught me off guard because I was there to check out the Druid V2 (Forbidden’s 130mm-travel trail bike). Was this just a goofy experiment…
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