Seb Stott
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Pinkbike Poll: Where Do High Pivot Bikes Make Sense?
Are you holding out for a high pivot XC race bike?
Seb Stott
May 10, 2024
Bike Check: Kova Bikes #2 Is A Machined & Bonded High-Pivot Engineering Project
Creating the 4 frames for this project took over 2,000 hours of work.
Ed Spratt
May 10, 2024
Bike Check: Jack Moir's Steering Damper Equipped YT Capra - Finale Ligure EDR World Cup 2024
Jack's Capra continues to evolve, and it now has a steering damper and electronic suspension.
Outside Online
May 10, 2024
New Shimano Patent Details 13-Speed Wireless Road Drivetrain
Could a new Shimano patent point to a design direction that could leapfrog both SRAM and Campagnolo groupset designs?
Seb Stott
May 9, 2024
Now THAT Was a Bike: 2016 Pole Evolink
Sometimes you can only fully appreciate innovation in hindsight.
Mike Kazimer
May 9, 2024
Ari Releases Updated Cascade Peak Aluminum Trail Bike
The Cascade Peak gets a refresh, with a little more travel, a lighter frame, and new geometry numbers.
Jessie-May Morgan
May 8, 2024
Bike Check: Joe Barnes' Custom Hazzard Hope HB916
Hope Technology's trickiest customer goes to great lengths for a more compliant setup
Nick Bentley
May 8, 2024
Spotted: Privateer Bikes Prototype Downhill Bike
Privateer looks to be working on a full-fledged DH rig to round out their gravity lineup.
Final Randoms: Bike Festival Riva 2024
Dario DiGiulio
May 7, 2024
First Look: The Rotwild R.EXC is a Race-Focused eMTB With a 820 Wh Battery
The R.EXC has a 820 Wh battery and uses a Shimano EP801 motor.
Jessie-May Morgan
May 6, 2024
4 Tech Takeaways From the Fort William DH World Cup
We take a moment to reflect on a track that is faster than ever, and the bikes and technology being deployed to help riders beat the clock.
TEBP
May 6, 2024
Day 2 Randoms: Bike Festival Riva 2024
There are some seriously wild designs in this roundup from Riva.
TEBP
May 4, 2024
Day 1 Randoms: Bike Festival Riva 2024
All sorts of eye candy, including a bike called the 'Cowboy Cookie' from Sour Cycles, and a lugged carbon prototype from Hott Cycles.
Nick Bentley
May 5, 2024
Extra Tech Randoms: Fort William DH World Cup 2024
Loic's disc rotor fairings with imagery of the team mechanics giving it some elbow grease
Mike Kazimer
May 3, 2024
Pinkbike Poll: Hip Pack, Vest, or Backpack?
Or maybe you fill your cargo pant pockets with snacks and tools?
Ed Spratt
May 3, 2024
Bike Check: Oisin O'Callaghan's New YT Tues Race Bike - Fort William World Cup DH 2024
A brand new frame and free reign on parts spec make for a truly unique ride.
Henry Quinney
May 3, 2024
Spotted: Speculating on the New Lapierre Downhill Bike - Fort William World Cup DH 2024
Antoine Rogge takes to Aonach Mòr on a high-pivot prototype from Lapierre
Pinkbike Staff
May 2, 2024
More Tech Randoms - Fort William World Cup 2024
Protoype DH bikes, a new steering damper, Flight Attendant DH.
Matt Beer
May 2, 2024
Spotted: Canyon's High-Pivot Carbon Sender - Fort William DH World Cup 2024
The cover is off, and it looks like a...
Dario DiGiulio
May 2, 2024
Martin Maes is Racing a Modified E-Bike in the Fort William World Cup Downhill
Martin's racing Fort William on another not-quite-a-DH-bike from Orbea.
Mike Kazimer
May 1, 2024
How Tight? Examining the UCI's Clothing Rules for DH Racing
Skinsuits still aren't allowed, but there's no more ban on lycra.
Jessie-May Morgan
Apr 30, 2024
Spotted: Vali Holl Appears to Be Testing a Flight Attendant Equipped RockShox Boxxer
It's already available for XC and trail bikes, so it makes sense that a DH version of RockShox's electronically controlled suspension is in the works.
Dario DiGiulio
Apr 30, 2024
First Look: BikeYoke Revive Three Dropper Post
No new lengths available, but there are some finer details hiding in the third iteration of the Revive.
Matt Beer
Apr 27, 2024
Bike Check: Evan Wall's Haro Greer Prototype Enduro Bike
Evan Wall's prototype race bike is running Classified's Powershift hub.
Jessie-May Morgan
Apr 26, 2024
Pinkbike Poll: Riser Bar or Extra Spacers Under the Stem?
How do you prefer to alter your bike's effective stack height?
Outside Online
Apr 25, 2024
Good Faith Error or Patent Games? Qvist & Elitewheels Have Somehow Ended Up with the Same Hub Design
In a complicated international patent case, Qvist and Elitewheels have pending and approved patents in different countries for a very similar, unique hub design.
Mike Kazimer
Apr 24, 2024
Vivo Cycling Previews All-Aluminum 12-Speed Derailleur
Fingers crossed there's a purple ano version in the works.
Dario DiGiulio
Apr 23, 2024
Downhill Bikes of Sea Otter - Part 2
Five more downhill machines, most built for speed and one built for mega hucking.
Izzy Lidsky
Apr 22, 2024
Hidden Treasures From the 'For Sale' Fence at Sea Otter 2024
It's like the Pinkbike BuySell, but in real life.
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