In this episode, we cover a new freeride bike the Norco, the Shore, new goggles from 100%, Forest Service directives on e-bikes and more! Show Notes: Norco Shore – https://www.norco.com/bikes/2021/mountain/freeride/shore/ New 100% Goggles – https://www.100percent.com/pages/gen2-goggles Red Bull UCI Downhill Racing…
We recently did a long term test of the Michelin Force AM 2.35 tire. Here’s what we found. The AM in the tire name stand for “All Mountain. “All Mountain” is a term not used as often in the states….
Welcome to the Everyday MTB Hot Laps podcast. We’re taking a hot lap around the latest mountain biking news and giving you hot takes on the latest products, events and more. Show Notes: World Championship Racing – https://www.redbull.com/int-en/live/uci-mtb-championships-2020-leogang-dh-men Specialized StumpJumper…
“Mountain” is in the name of our sport. If there’s one thing the mountains can guarantee, it’s that the weather will be unpredictable. Riding in the ever-changing weather of Colorado, I was in need of an outer layer that could…
The popular trail mapping app, Trailforks, announced today that it taking it’s formerly free trail mapping app and severely limiting its use for non-paying users. Here are the things users will be losing in the app unless they pay for…
Diamondback has recently seen a resurgence in popularity. Their level link suspension system made them again a legitimate player in the trail bike category with their 27.5 Release bikes. Diamondback however has been noticeably missing a 29er equivalent. The Release…
We’re back! I’ve been pretty quiet in the mountain biking world as a ton of other things, like a global pandemic and the fight to end police brutality have taken center stage in the world. I found myself a bit…
Bike design is hard. Sometimes designers make compromises that mean that traditional water bottle mounts just won’t fit. I have a bike with this issue, a size medium Kona Process 153. I needed a solution for carrying water bottles on…
So many new bikes have been announced that we thought we’d wrap up some of the highlights into once place. Carbon V2 Ibis Ripmo Follows the Alloy Version Ibis has released an updated version of it’s Ripmo. Following the lead…
Jamis has released a new full suspension bike 29er trail bike. The Faultline features 115mm of rear suspension and a 130mm up front. The rear suspension is driven by a rocker driven single pivot system. This suspension setup is simpler…
