Ass Savers Win Wing MTB Takes Light, Low-Cost Mud Protection Further Off-Road: Review
The simple, strap-on Ass Savers Win Wing MTB now delivers wider fat-tire coverage to tame the rain, mud, and even dust spray off your mountain bikes’ rear tires. Not only does it keep your backside cleaner, it also protects your dropper post seals, meaning smooth saddle drops for longer with less maintenance. And again, it’s […]
Commencal Updates New Meta HT V3 Affordable Alloy All-Mountain Trail Hardtail
A new updated Commencal Meta HT V3 brings more comfort to the popular alloy hardtail frame, plus refined geometry, integrated frame protections, and DH-level EFBE Tri-Test certification now backed by a lifetime frame warranty. Commencal has long considered their Meta HT the most versatile and high-value bike in their line-up. And this latest evolution looks better […]
Prototype Cane Creek MTB Inverted Suspension Fork Joins the Party at Sea Otter
One day after spotting the RAD Prototype inverted fork from Fox, Cane Creek is taking their turn for some prototype teasing. Propped up on the back table in their booth, a much larger inverted suspension fork was sitting next to its smaller gravel cousins. Much like the Fox RAD fork situation, Cane Creek isn’t divulging […]
Marzocchi Bomber Z Drops Stiff & Simple Enduro Performance
Marzocchi continues its no-fuss, no-muss tradition with an all-new Bomber Z for all-mountain fun. Built around 38mm stanchions with up to 190mm travel, it pairs the stout double-crown Super Z chassis with a single-crown Bomber upper to give all-mountain and enduro riders a bigger fork for the biggest hits. An updated M-style arch gives it […]
5DEV Adds Bottom Brackets, Kashima Color, New GRX Spider & Titanium Top Caps
While attending the 2025 Sea Otter Classic, I ran into Will at San Diego’s 5DEV booth. The bike outside the booth had some very handsome Kashima Colored cranks. It caught my eye, so I inquired within… (Photos / Ron Frazelle) The cranks looked to match the Kashima color of the Fox fork and dropper post, […]
Odyssey Optis Pneumatic Tubeless Tire Insert Divides Tire into Two Tunable Air Chambers
One of the most interesting new tubeless insert products at the Sea Otter Classic is being pioneered by a brand synonymous with BMX. The Odyssey Optis Tubeless Tire Insert is the product of 10 years of work by Design Engineer George French, and it’s way more than your typical foam tire insert. Instead, Optis uses […]
Spotted: RAD Prototype Fox Inverted Suspension Fork
As if the news of the new Fox 34 SL, 36, and 36 SL wasn’t enough, it appears that Fox has something even bigger in the works. We’ve heard rumors about an inverted fork from the legendary suspension brand, and those rumors seem to be confirmed at Sea Otter. We spotted the new fork on […]
Stinner Frameworks Launches Affordable Tunnel Select Steel and Podium Ti Hardtails
Stinner Frameworks is in the news again with the expansion of their affordable stock offerings. This time, Stinner launches two new affordable models, the new Tunnel Select steel (starting at $1495) and Tunnel Podium titanium (starting at $2695) hardtails. Stinner Frameworks Tunnel Select & Podium MTB hardtails (Photos / Stinner Frameworks) Both of these affordable […]
MY26 RockShox Goes Deluxe, Adds Electric Red & Gives Flight Attendant Extra (Launch) Control
Officially dubbed MY26 (Model Year 2026) but you can get it now, RockShox has a revamped Deluxe inline air shock. Plus, there are ton of new options to get ahold of their top-level suspension forks and rear shocks, now decked out in previously pro-only signature Electric Red colorways. And finally, Flight Attendant gets a big […]
Sage DROPtimator is a Shreddy Drop-Bar Mountain Bike
This happens when you combine an XC race bike with a suspension-corrected gravel bike? You get the Sage Droptimator, a drop bar mountain bike that’s equal parts fast and fun. According to Sage Titanium founder Dave Rosen, it’s a “purpose-built singletrack shredder that’s wicked fast on the roads, too.” OK, but why? “When Keegan and […]
