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Kona
Founded in 1988 in Vancouver, Kona quickly became known for its mountain bike innovations, especially in freeride and…
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Jamis
Jamis is an American bicycle brand with an unusually broad catalog. Its performance range includes full-suspension mountain bikes,…
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Polygon
Polygon is one of those bike brands that seems to fly under the radar—until you ride one.
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Marin
Value-forward gravel and trail bikes with practical spec choices.
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Deity
Deity Components is a rider-owned mountain bike components brand known for its bold design, precision engineering, and focus…
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Blackburn
Blackburn is a bicycle-accessory brand best known for pumps, lights, racks, bags, bottle cages, and portable repair equipment.…
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Crankbrothers
Crankbrothers is a bicycle-component and accessory brand best known for mountain-bike pedals. Its four-sided clip-in mechanism appears across…
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FOX Racing
Fox Racing is an off-road clothing and protective-equipment brand whose cycling range is concentrated on mountain biking. This…
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Practical guides
Best Power Meter Guide: How to Choose the Right One and Which Models Actually Make Sense
Power meters used to be niche tools reserved for elite racers and data-obsessed cyclists. Today, they’re mainstream training equipment. Prices have dropped, accuracy has improved, and…
How to Set Sag: Step-by-Step Guide for Perfect MTB Suspension Setup
Setting sag is one of the most important steps in achieving a balanced, predictable, and high-performing mountain bike suspension setup. Whether you ride trail, enduro, XC,…
Mid-Drive vs. Hub Motor: Which is Better?
Overview Ask any seasoned mechanic or longtime e-bike rider about motor types, and you’ll almost always hear the same sentiment: the motor defines the entire personality…
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Brands, bikes & gear
BMC Bikes Brand Review: Swiss Precision, High-Performance Engineering, and Modern Minimalism
BMC has always sat a little apart from the rest of the bike industry. It doesn’t lean heavily on nostalgia, and it doesn’t chase trend cycles…
Gazelle Bikes Brand Review: Urban Comfort, Dutch Engineering, and Everyday Reliability
Gazelle is one of the oldest and most respected bicycle manufacturers in the world, carrying more than a century of Dutch cycling heritage into the modern…
Shimano EP8 Review: What’s New & What’s Not
The Shimano EP8 platform has become one of the most familiar drive systems in modern e-MTB design, used across everything from agile trail bikes to long-travel…