Posts tagged with 'santa-cruz'

This purpose-built XC race bike is turning out to be a lot more versatile and fun than we've been led to believe.

We've been getting some great submissions from readers - here's our first winner of a Tailored Frame Protection package from RideWrap.

Is the latest 27.5" wheeled Nomad fun, playful and poppy enough to usurp long travel 29ers?

Long-term review and comparison of two category-bending short-travel mountain bikes – both of which are happy to wrestle a weight class up.

Two days riding fast single track and loamy steeps on this mixed-wheel 170mm-travel beast with Shimano's new EP8 Drive System.

You'd think after close to 14 years on the bike Loris would know how to change a gear cable by now...but it's never too late to learn!

A reflection on one hell of a year.

This week's gift guide features

Who doesn't wish they could ride like Ryan Howard, especially when he's ripping his local trails in Aptos…

On track with Peaty as he scouts what's happening for his Syndicate riders…

We've been rallying Santa Cruz's latest 29er in the Pacific Northwest for several weeks...

What's happening with the king puzzler's setup in Vallnord?

Tim Coleman isn't just testing this bike - he'll be racing it all summer leading up to Masters World Championships at Mt Ste. Anne...

Uncle Dave goes down a nerdy rabbit hole and tackles bike geometry head on. Not so simple, is it?

Custom carbon suspension dials for the front and rear shock? Ben Cathro on a new Santa Cruz V10 29er...

It isn't fair to call the Carbon Chameleon a 'jack of all trades' because it's also the master of some...

Nick talks about fork offsets, mules, sizing, and why it took so long for manufacturers to figure out that we were all riding bikes that were too small...

The long-awaited Santa Cruz Megatower pairs the V10s architecture to a 160mm 29er built for EWS results...

While usually blasé about high dollar super sleds made with aerospace-approved material - Andrew Major has found some uses for the 'plastic fantastic...'

Two new race bikes from Santa Cruz, and a set of aftermarket wheels for your current whip...

Santa Cruz went deep on engineering with external spoke reinforcements and an asymmetrical profile, but that only matters if they can take a beating...

Wet race-runs and overcooked waffles…

The new Bronson continues to push what people feel a 150mm travel bike is capable of, and it does so while keeping things fun…

A couple of days on the new tire and some time to grill Greg Minnaar and the engineers from Maxxis have left AJ wanting more…