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On Review: Foundry Tomahawk 27.5 / 650b Carbon Hardtail
Foundry Cycles recently sent over their brand new Tomahawk carbon fiber hardtail race bike for review. The Tomahawk is an evolution of Foundry’s well-tested Broadaxe 29er hardtail, but rendered in new the Koolaid flavor of 650b. Like the entire Foundry product line, the Tomahawk is constructed from carbon with a matte finish that incorporates understated …
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Review: Santa Cruz 5010 Carbon
While mtbgreg1 was out shredding the gnar on the Santa Cruz Bronson, I was enjoying a more laid back ride on the SOLO 5010 Carbon. Santa Cruz pegs the 27.5 wheeled 5010 as a bike for “exploring,” and as such they built on the base of knowledge gleaned from the Bronson, while dialing back the …
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Review: Santa Cruz Bronson Carbon
Somehow (and I’m not quite sure how), until a week ago I had never done a legitimate test ride on a Santa Cruz before. This year at Outerbike I decided to change that, so I took a spin on Deadman’s Ridge aboard the Santa Cruz Bronson Carbon. Specs The Bronson is a 27.5in/650b all mountain …
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The Disappearance of the 26er: Wheel Size Trends at Interbike 2013
Last year we slung a veritable well of virtual ink at the emergence of the 650b/27.5in wheel size. For all of our coverage to date on the ‘tweener wheels, check out our 650b (r)Evolution channel. At first, when I showed up to Interbike this year, I thought there would be some big 650b news to …
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The 650b (R)evolution, Part 3: Rocky Mountain, Scott, Norco, and Intense
Click here to read “The 650b (R)evolution, Part 2: The 650b Godfather, (R)evolution, and 650b Sales.” While it seems that some companies have jumped into the 650b movement headfirst, other companies are testing the waters with just a couple of models. Rocky Mountain Rocky Mountain Altitude With 150mm of travel, they call the Altitude a …
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