2021 Holiday Gift Guide – Alchemy Arktos 120
This is one for my Christmas list. The Alchemy Arktos hits the sweet spot for travel for riding around here (though you can’t go wrong with a hardtail either).
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Bikes We’d Like to Own: the Cannondale Scalpel HT Hi-Mod
If there is any indication that XC riders are starting to see the light on slacker, more forgiving geometry, it might be Cannondale’s recent reboot of their Scalpel HT Hi-Mod XC race bike.
Yes, You Can Ride a Hardtail Pretty Hard – Version 2.0
British Columbia-based Enduro World Series star Yoann Barelli could probably ride any bike well and hard, but here, he shows us just how hard and fast a hardtail can be ridden over technical terrain.
New Bikes and Updates from Alchemy – Sea Otter Coverage
Alchemy adds the Rogue and Argos frames, along with updates to the Arktos and new finishes for all frames.
Bike Your Park Day celebrates bicycling, public lands
Join Adventure Cycling Association and thousands of others across the country on Sept. 25, 2021, to celebrate bicycling and public lands on Bike Your Park Day.
U.S. Bicycle Route System adds nearly 1200 Miles of routes in Ohio
The Adventure Cycling Association has announced the designation of 18 new U.S. Bicycle Routes in five states, adding 2,903 miles to the U.S. Bicycle Route System (USBRS), including nearly 1200 miles in Ohio alone.
Maloja Clothing mountain bike gear review
One of the best things that you can say about a piece of technical clothing is that it ‘disappears’ when you’re wearing it – that you don’t have to think about where it is on your body. The new line of mountain bike wear from Maloja Clothing certainly meets that criteria.
New Bike Day for Nino Schurter
Just in time for the XC World Cup in Leogang, SCOTT-SRAM’s Nino Schurter received an all-new Spark RC World Cup.
Reimagined 2021 Niner Jet 9 RDO takes place as most versatile in line
Completely reimagined for 2021, Niner’s classic JET 9 RDO reasserts its position as the brands most popular, most versatile, and most agile trail bike.