Mountain Gear

Who better than Fox's Mike Van Linden to run you through the latest tweaks to the Talas.

After a few test rides, it looks like Santa Cruz has added some worthy additions to its lineup.

More on mixin' and matchin' drivetrains: SRAM 9 and 10 speeds

Giant's XtC Composite 29er described as a ‘race-ready' rig.

Zach White reports on SCB's newest offering: The Highball

The SBC crew unveils a 29er XC rig and new iterations of the Tallboy and Blur

App lets smart phone to act as a live viewfinder for ContourGPS video camera

"Maybe I will try to be the first world champion on a 29," Jose Hermida, 2010 XC world champ

Can you convert your 3X9 drivetrain to a 2X9? LZ has the answer

Improvements have been added to last year's line, plus three new Elixir models.

Who tests Mavic's MTB hoops? XC-God Julien Absalon, of course

Exclusive first look: K-Edge is developing an electric-shift mountain bike group.

Nick Legan gets a first-look at AceCo's sweet Ki2 electric shift package

LZ goes out and finds all you ever wanted to know about disc brake pads

Ever heard of Shimano Capreo? If not, read on to learn more…

Engin's green 29er features gorgeous paint, a pressfit BB30 with a Specialized crank, chainstay mounted rear caliper and matching seat post and stem.

Test pilot Zach White was chuckling while on a muddy ride? Were his tires that funny?

Bronto brought a bunch of 29ers singlespeeds and geared bikes to Austin

Is the extravagant price of a ballistics-grade wheelset worth it? Singletrack.com looks to find out

Lennard Zinn says you can use your 3x shifters on a 2x drivetrain.

Singletrack.com's Caley Fretz ventures to Frostbike in Minnesota for some MTB goodness

To laugh or cry? New E-motor made to get DH rigs uphill

Yes, some people still run v-brakes. LZ answers their questions too. Also, old/new helmets...

Customizable insole assembles like a puzzle

We ran our first comparative 26er-Vs.-29er test story way back in ‘09. Many new readers likely missed it

Lennard Zinn on MTB bike storage and Shimano chains

It was a cold job, but intrepid tech expert ZW returned with rosy warm palms and a smile

Ned knows bikes, and guess what size wheel he really likes to roll?

LZ weighs in on the when's & why's of saddle replacement

Avoiding wax lube? There's no need.

Zach White gets a grip on Easton's alu and carbon bars. Stem too...

A reader asks Lennard Zinn about running Shimano chains on SRAM cassettes.

The Rallon's 150mm targets enduro and all-mountain shredders

Lennard Zinn on mixing drivetrains, crank lengths and more.

With 23 tools the Lezyne Blox 23 isn't a bad arsenal to leave home with.

Lennard Zinn weighs in on running a Shimano-SRAM combo as well as road and MTB setups.

Give your bike nut a chain-wear gauge for Christmas instead of major drivetrain goodies.

Magura has gone all out on the new MT8 brake by using proprietary materials.

Lennard Zinn asks around about how to keep your shoe soles from getting trashed by pedals.

This winter offering from Pearl Izumi is jammed with features.

How do you protect the carbon soles on your spiffy new Sidis?

Applied as a clear sticker over vulnerable parts of your frame, Shelter protects your bike/investment from those nasty dings

The MiNewt 250 is more than just a way to avoid getting a ticket from a bored cop while riding home from a night out.

Singletrack.com's in-house abuser Zach White says that for its size, the Diablo puts out a fantastic beam of light.

Singletrack.com's Tech Meister, Lennard Zinn, weighs in on tubes and drop seatposts.

Price aside, Singletrack.com's Zach White says Bontrager Rhythm Pro 29 is a great wheelset.

A big test for sunglasses is whether you forget them while wearing them for hours on end — Briko, Smith deliver

Basewash is a hand-wash gel formulated to use while traveling, so you can clean stinky jerseys at the trailhead.

A reader says his new 2x10 drivetrain was the wrong choice. Tech-guru Lennard Zinn says a modification is possible.

With articulating heads, the ToolSticks are designed specifically to get to where other Allen wrenches can't reach.

Feds are recalling about 200 carbon seatposts because the carbon top clamp of the seat post can crack.

A riding reader asks Singletrack.com's tech expert Lennard Zinn about greasing the seatpost in his new carbon Gary Fisher Superfly Elite. And how do you keep carbon clean? LZ has the scoop…

Singletrack.com's tech writer/rider Zach White doesn't really hate 29-inch wheeled bikes or the benefits of big wheels; he simply wants to recognize that there's more than one opinion out there in regards to mountain bike wheel diameters.

Travis Brown, two-time winner of the Singlespeed World Championships, will be ripping this year's race in Rotorua, New Zealand on a Superfly.

A riding reader wants to know why the big manufacturers aren't making 172.5mm mountain bike cranks anymore. Singletrack.com's resident-wrench, Lennard Zinn, ventures a guess or two…

What better way to tell that hot Bike Betty in your life that she shreds your heart like she does swoopy singletrack than a shiny headset spacer studded with sparkly cubic zirconium "diamonds"? Now that's some bike bling…

Degreasing wipes are easy to carry and can easily clean not only skin, but oily chains and dirty frames.

SLIDESHOW: Just a few days before departing Colorado and heading south of the equator to Rotorua, New Zealand for the 2010 Singlespeed World Championships, Ross Schnell shares his sub-20 pound, full-suspension SS rig.

Singletrack.com's resident wrench Lennard Zinn has the latest on DT Swiss' efforts at stepping up its line of suspension forks.

VIDEO: Master bike technician Lennard Zinn does a step-by-step on bleeding a Shimano hydraulic disc brake.

Tech guru Lennard Zinn says that perhaps what's not said about Shimano XTR philosophy is that there clearly has been a fundamental shift about what the venerable XTR group actually symbolizes.

Jett MTB's technical line of fall clothing offers design elements most often found in high-end road garments, but as interpreted by trail hounds.

Slideshow: Moots' MootoX RSL 29er started with the same philosophy as that originally applied to the company's Vamoots RSL  road rig : Build the highest performing race bike possible without eroding the Moots quality and durability standards.

Singletrack.com's resident wrench, Lennard Zinn, has a word to the wise: If you're buying superlight disc-brake wheels, DO NOT inflate to the rated pressure on the side of the tire.

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At under six pounds (frame and shock), Salsa's alloy dually 29er is a surprise. But it gets even better when you get a look at the pricetag for a full bike.

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SLIDESHOW: Sun Ringlé has licensed the rights from NoTubes.com for its patented low rim wall design to beat burping.

SLIDESHOW: Hidden amongst the thousands of new road, XC and All-Mountain products on display at Interbike were a few wicked new offerings for those whose top gear is limited only by gravity.

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Check out Zach White's author page.

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Focus' cross-country and marathon FSL 1.0 is one of those bikes that turns heads, as it has its rear suspension integrated into the top tube.

Slideshow: Following a successful season that saw Swiss cross-country racer Nino Schurter win the World Cup overall on his Scott Scale, the bike is making a showing at Ritchey's Interbike booth.

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For 2011, Gates CarbonDrive Systems is showing a new belt and pulley system called CDX-CT.

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Slideshow: Singletrack.com's Caley Fretz hit Interbike's Outdoor Dirt Demo hard and found that Yeti, Scott and Breezer are now in the big-wheeled game with their new 29er hardtails. Orbea has refined its offering in the category.

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