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Mechanical Transmission MTB drivetrain ditches batteries, shifts under load two gears at a time [Tested]

We've been testing the all-new mechanical SRAM Eagle Transmission drivetrain. This is everything you need to know.

by Gerow

Bikepacking Bikes

An XC race hardtail gets re-born as a bikepacking ripper

by Jeff Barber

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Mountain Bikes and Gear

These top MTBs are on sale for Spring '25

by Jeff Barber

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Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania youth MTB league has spent over 40,000 hours working on trails

by Richard Shoop

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Brakes

New SRAM XC brakes are all 4-piston, run mineral oil instead of DOT fluid [Tested]

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Kids Bikes

A $500 carbon fiber toddler bike? Yep, and even the wheels are carbon.

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Forks

A 120mm Fox 36!? Short travel gets BIG stanchions.

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Ontario

The largest freshwater island in the world is getting its first purpose-built downhill MTB trails

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Mountain bikes

He had a hard time finding bikes that fit, so he designed one with 36-inch wheels

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Cockpit

You probably don't run MTB hand guards, but these could change your mind.

Mountain Bikes and Gear

These top MTBs are on sale for Spring '25

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania youth MTB league has spent over 40,000 hours working on trails

Drivetrain

Do you own a gearbox mountain bike?

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California

The Cotoni-Coast Dairies National Monument unit near Santa Cruz, CA, is home to a brand-new MTB trail system

Long, backcountry-style mountain bike rides are coming to Santa Cruz, CA, thanks to a massive interconnected trail development that's currently underway.

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Ohio

The Baileys Trail System in Ohio will be one of the largest MTB trail systems in the Eastern USA

The Baileys Trail System near Athens, Ohio, will boast 88 miles of interconnected bike-optimized singletrack trails once it's complete.

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Arizona

Sedona's new "Hardline" is their most brutally-technical MTB trail yet

Think you've conquered everything that Sedona has to offer? Think again: "Hardline" is now the most technical trail in the region.

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Montana

The first flow trails in Bozeman, MT, are being built on private land at Crosscut and Bridger Bowl

Bozeman, Montana, is getting its first flow trails, and this is just the start of a much larger trail system.

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British Columbia

RED Mountain Resort in Rossland, BC, is taking over the Millennial Trails and donating money for new public trails

The Millenial Trail expansion, which was built with $120,000 in public money, is being incorporated into privately owned Red Mountain Resort's new bike park. In return, the resort pledged $60,000 to KCTS to get more trails built.

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Virginia

Roanoke, VA, is building purpose-built MTB trails 1 mile from downtown

Three purpose-built flow trails are coming to Mill Mountain, located just one mile from downtown Roanoke, VA.

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Alabama

The Tannehill Ironworks trails in Birmingham, AL, will become 'the biggest adaptive MTB ride center there is'

A 25-30-mile adaptive mountain biking trail center is coming to the hills outside of Birmingham, Alabama.

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Finland

Bringing flow to Finland: How a single trail sparked a mountain biking revolution

The story behind Finland's first flow trail, and how it's transforming the Finnish mountain bike scene.

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Kentucky

The $700,000 Highland Park Bike Park will be built beneath an interstate overpass in Louisville, KY

A paved bike park with four different zones, from beginner to advanced, will be built beneath the I-264 interstate overpass in Louisville, KY.

Mountain bikes

David Folch has designed 32- and 36-inch bikes and tires for tall riders

Dirty Sixer recently announced a hardtail mountain bike with 32-inch wheels and we spoke with CEO David Folch to learn more about where big-wheel bikes might be headed.

by Jeff Barber