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Bicycle Reviews, Feature Stories, Mountain Bike, News, Reviews - November 22, 2022

The SCOR 4060 LT is Nimble, Precise and Playful | Review

A few years back, a small group of engineers from BMC’s skunk works division began prototyping some longer travel, more gnar-worthy mountain bikes, a departure from their mainstay development of thoroughbred cross-country race machines. The concepts caught the attention of BMC’s decision makers, and the nascent SCOR was given the go ahead to take two

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2023 Polygon Collossus N9 Enduro MTB Returns at $3,299 | First Ride

The last time Polygon rolled out a bike named Collossus N9, it was a 27.5″ carbon enduro bike rocking their FS3 suspension platform. Therein, two short aluminum links connected the front and rear triangles, sandwiching the shock and compressing it from both ends to deliver 160mm of rear wheel travel. That was back in 2019,

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The Hope HB916 is Pure Enduro Flattery | Review

Earlier this year, Hope Technology announced the all-new Hope HB916 Enduro Bike. It is unashamedly a thorough-bred race machine, as demonstrated by Joe Barnes on the World Enduro circuit. A “semi” high-pivot four-bar suspension platform delivers 160mm of rear wheel travel, with a majority rearward axle path on a slacked-out carbon frame with generous reach

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Yeti SB160: Obsessive Fine Tuning Makes for the Best Yeti Enduro Bike Yet

In the past four years, a lot of brands have made exceptional enduro bikes. Across the industry, a rethinking of geometry made bikes of all travel more fun on descents, and new geometry norms made bigger travel bikes climb better. Yeti’s SB150 was at the top of its class for its stable, confident, plush descending

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Bicycle Reviews, e-Bike, Reviews - November 9, 2022

Rocky Mountain 2022 Instinct Powerplay eMTB is Versatile & Powerful, but Still Has Some Bugs to Work Out

The Rocky Mountain Instinct Powerplay is an eMTB that will likely find itself in consideration for a lot of e-bikers. Its mid-travel numbers, modern (and adjustable) geometry, and 29” wheels make this a highly versatile trail bike. Which is probably what you want when laying out the cash for an electric MTB. I mean, who

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