Santa Cruz Bullit 4
The Santa Cruz Bullit 4 has landed, and it’s a lot different than the last one. Santa Cruz’s burliest eMTB draws some design cues from the Vala while bumping travel to 170 mm front and rear. Check it...
View ArticleKona Hei Hei 10
The Kona Hei Hei is one of the longest-standing mountain bikes out there, with a legacy spanning over 30 years. Today, Kona launched the 10th version of the Hei Hei, making changes in certain areas...
View ArticleSanta Cruz Vala
The Vala brings about a couple of firsts for Santa Cruz — their first Horst Link bike and their first Bosch-powered eMTB. After several months on board the Vala, it’s left quite an impression. Find out...
View ArticleTransition Sentinel V3
The Transition Sentinel is a storied bike, with the first version making some major waves in bike geometry. The new one doesn’t push the envelope like that first release, but it’s a modern Trail bike...
View ArticleFlash Review: Santa Cruz Hightower 4
We had some questions when Santa Cruz updated their popular Hightower, which sits right in the middle of their MTB lineup, and now we have some answers. Check out our first impressions of this new...
View ArticleCanyon Sender CFR
Troy Brosnan’s Mont-Saint Anne-winning Canyon Sender CFR is officially available to the public. The big update is the high pivot suspension layout, but it gets further refinements in nearly every other...
View Article2025 Nicolai / Geometron G1
Geometron arguably did more than anyone else to spur on the geometry revolution that mountain bikes underwent over the last decade or so. Their second-generation G1 doesn’t appear to be as radical as...
View ArticlePivot Shuttle SL/AM
Slotting between the Shuttle SL and Shuttle AM, the Shuttle SL/AM, as the name implies, merges a lightweight drive system like the one found in the SL with the frame of the AM. But instead of going...
View ArticlePropain Tyee — 2025 Update
Propain has revisited the Tyee, but instead of a full overhaul, they’ve focused on smaller refinements, new colors, and new build kit options. Check out the changes in our First Look. The post Propain...
View Article2026 Orbea Rallon
FMD Racing unveiled the prototype Orbea that they’ve been racing on at the Bielsko-Biala DH World Cup last weekend, and it turns out that it’s the new Rallon — historically Orbea’s Enduro bike. The new...
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