Canyon Strive:ON CFR
Canyon launched two new long-travel full-power e-MTBs simultaneously, and the new Strive:ON is meant to be the racing-oriented compatriot to the freeride-focused Torque:ON — but the two share nearly...
View ArticlePivot Mach 4 SL V3
Pivot has dropped the new third-generation Mach 4 SL — their lightest, XC-race-oriented full-suspension bike — and while they’re talking about speed and race results first and foremost, words like...
View Article2023 Giant Glory Advanced
The Giant Glory is back. The prior-generation version had grown long in the tooth and mostly faded out of the market, but now there’s a new one with a full carbon fiber frame, mixed wheels, tons of...
View Article2023 Rocky Mountain Slayer
“Freeride” bikes are having a bit of a moment again after the term fell out of the conversation for a while, and Rocky Mountain’s longstanding take on the genre, the Slayer, just got a big update. The...
View Article2023 Revel Ranger
Blurring the line between World Cup Cross-Country race rigs and short-travel Trail bikes, the Ranger brings a mix of efficiency and capability to the table that we think could work for a lot of riders....
View ArticleCommencal Meta V5
Commencal’s new Meta V5 gets a new suspension platform and drops the model split between the Meta TR and Meta AM from the V4 iteration. So how does the Meta V5 slot into the current market, and what...
View ArticleIbis HD6
Ibis’ Ripmo has long served as their longest-travel Enduro(ish) bike but now there’s a new, burlier offering in their lineup, the HD6. And along with dropping the “Mojo” from the name of the...
View Article2023 Devinci E-Troy
Devinci’s new E-Troy gets a big update with a revised suspension layout, massively overhauled geometry, and move to Canadian manufacturing to boot. The post 2023 Devinci E-Troy appeared first on BLISTER.
View ArticleCanfield One.2 Super Enduro
The Canfield One.2 has been around for a couple of years now, but there’s a new “Super Enduro” build for the folks who’d like to earn their turns aboard this 190mm-travel bike, and we’ve started...
View ArticleYeti SB160
The Yeti SB150’s geometry was notably radical when it launched back in 2018. Since then, the mountain bike landscape has changed a lot, and the SB150’s successor, the SB160, no longer stands out as...
View ArticleTrek Fuel EXe Aluminum
Trek’s Fuel EXe gets a new aluminum version today with a more affordable frame, new build kits, and — perhaps surprisingly — some further geometry adjustability that the carbon version doesn’t offer....
View ArticleVitus Escarpe
The Vitus Escarpe is a great value on paper — including some of the most affordable SRAM T-Type builds on the market — but does its performance hold up on the trail? We’ve started spending time on the...
View Article2024 Norco Fluid FS Carbon
Norco released their updated all-rounder Trail bike, the Fluid FS Aluminum, last season, which was an immediate success due to its combination of performance and value for riders of all kinds. They’ve...
View ArticleStarling Mega Murmur
Starling has just launched a longer-travel version of their Murmur, now with a fully-UK-made frame, appropriately dubbed the “Mega Murmur.” The post Starling Mega Murmur appeared first on BLISTER.
View ArticleEsker Rowl
Esker might be flying under the radar for some mountain bikers, but their 140mm-travel Rowl makes a very strong case for why more folks should be paying close attention to what they’re up to. The post...
View ArticleFlash Review — Trek Fuel EXe Aluminum
We've started spending time on Trek's new aluminum Fuel EXe, testing its claims of a quieter motor and more "natural" feel on the trail — check out our initial impressions. Blister’s Flash Reviews and...
View Article2024 Santa Cruz Stigmata
Longer, lower, and slacker tend to be the standard buzzwords for an updated mountain bike, but Santa Cruz has applied them to their new Stigmata Gravel bike in a big way. The post 2024 Santa Cruz...
View ArticlePivot Shuttle AM
The new middle child in Pivot's electrified mountain bike lineup slots in between the lightweight Shuttle SL and beefy Shuttle LT, but in doing so is poised to charge the great eMTB travel debate: “If...
View ArticlePropain Ekano 2 AL
Propain’s Ekano eMTB stood out from the rest of their line, with a different suspension layout and geometry that was starting to look a bit dated. That all changes today, with the new Ekano 2 getting a...
View ArticleCotic RocketMAX Gen4
Steel full-suspension bikes are popping up with increasing frequency, but Cotic has been on that trend longer than most, and their latest Gen4 RocketMAX is a big Enduro bike with some seriously...
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