Category: Bike Reviews
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Santa Cruz Tallboy 6 Review: The Case for Riding Less Bike
Today we have the sixth-generation Santa Cruz Tallboy on the channel. After six rounds of iterations and evolutions, how does it stack up against the rest of the trail bike category? Well, for starters, it’s still the fun-loving 29er we’ve seen over the last few generations. It’s far from identical, though, and not flat-out better…
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Yeti MT Review: The Sweet Spot
It’s not a big surprise that we are talking about this bike today – we have the Yeti MT. Yet another pedal bike with Yeti’s new design style. It comes hot on the heels of the Yeti LT, launched last month. And it looks rather similar. We get the same Sixfinity suspension platform, long rear…
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Primer: Santa Cruz Blur
Primer dropping, and XC racers and big day pedalers are going to be excited about this one. The all-new Santa Cruz Blur has changed quite a bit from the previous version. Santa Cruz increased the travel, changed the geometry and refined the frame to make it lighter, faster and a bit more capable. The Blur…
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How to Transport a Mountain Bike | Rack & DIY
Picture this — you just spent a boatload of cash on your new bike, you throw it on a bad bike rack, and it tumbles off the back of your car at 80MPH on I-15. Not sure you’ve ever seen a roadkill carbon frame, but it’s not pretty. So let’s discuss how to transport your…
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Primer: Orbea Wild LT
The “Yes Machine” gets a “Hell Yeah” What changes about the Orbea Wild with the 2027 edition? We’ve got three main topics to discuss today — Frame and geo, drive unit, and Orbea’s RS philosophy. Let’s get right to the nitty-gritty. First, the frame and geometry now very closely match the current-gen Rallon. In fact,…
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Primer: Santa Cruz Tallboy
Primer incoming, we know everyone’s going to be excited about this bike. Well, just looking at the all-new Santa Cruz Tallboy, you can see it’s changed quite a bit from the last iteration. We’d like to welcome 4-bar suspension to the Santa Cruz Pedal bike chat. The Tallboy is a shop and customer favorite, and…
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Ibis Ripley SL Review: A U.S.-Built Downcountry Bike
The Ibis Ripley SL exists because the internet complained. When the last Ripley launched, people said it was too heavy. Too burly. Too far from what a Ripley “should” be. And instead of arguing in comment sections, Ibis Cycles listened. This is their answer. A lighter, sharper, speed-first Ripley. Short travel. 29-inch wheels. Built to…
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Orbea Rallon Review: Enduro Travel Without the Tradeoffs
Can a 170mm enduro bike be the only bike you need in your arsenal? This new Orbea Rallon might be one of the sexiest, looking bikes, and I’d say that the quality and rideability of the bike mirror its looks. I’ve now ridden this in a few different areas, including local trails around the shop,…
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Liv Pique X Review: Light, Fast, and Capable.
Every once in a while, life hands you something new to try. This past week, I lucked into two such opportunities: riding the brand-new Pique X ADV SL 0, and then, perhaps more daunting, writing a review about them. Reviewing bikes isn’t totally foreign territory for me, but it’s far from my daily comfort zone.…
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Ibis Ripmo AF Review: The Best Trail Bike Under $4000?
You asked for it — Ibis listened — today we have the new Ripmo AF. It takes the well-loved Ripmo platform and brings it to a more budget-friendly aluminum frame, without losing the balanced, do-it-all ride quality that made the carbon version a fan favorite. If you’re looking for one of the best mountain bikes…