Tested: 2007 GT i-Drive 5 2.0
GT’s i-Drive series is one of the longestrunning suspension designs on the market, and the latest version of its i-Drive 5 represents a culmination of iterative changes dating back to the last millennium.

Tested: 2006 Giant Glory
Used to be that anyone with a dual-crown fork belonged to the same posse; all united against Lycra and climbing. But these days even the gravity crowd is fractured into two distinct camps: freeriders and racers.

Tested: 2006 Fisher Fat Possum XO
Fisher has long been a fan of the simplicity of single-pivot bikes, so this new creation, dubbed the Fat Possum, mixes modern shock damping with a classic suspension chassis. The result is simple six-inch-travel bike designed to go up and down anything.

Tested : 2007 Felt Virtue One
Putting this suspension theory into practice is the Felt Virtue. The Virtue One we tested is a surprisingly plush, barely 25-pound endurance racer. The effect of the Equilink seemed subtle at first. Like most near-verticalwheelpath frames, the rear end didn’t dive under heavy chain load, but unlike most floating pivot bikes, it didn’t stiffen, either.

Tested: Ellsworth Epiphany
Proven suspension design and lightweight manufacturing methods coupled with some exotic materials and a smattering of quality parts equal one fast trail bike courtesy of Ellsworth Bicycles.

Tested: 2007 Cove Bikes Shocker Downhill
When I got the chance to try a Shocker, risky was running through the veins. I knew things could go south. But, like my grandfather Gnarl once taught me, if you’re stepping out of comfortable and into risky, one fact is crucial-you have to do it right.

Tested: 2007 Cannondale Rush Carbon Team
in 2007 Cannondale turned to carbon to push the design limits of its longer-travel mountain bikes. Witness the new Cannondale Rush: a 4.3-inch-travel single-pivot bike made for endurance racing and extended XC rides.

Tested: 2006 Mongoose Teocali Super
Featuring an adjustable 4.75 to 5.75 inches of rear travel and an assortment of light but burly components, the bike looks nothing like a GT i-Drive bike, yet it operates on the same principle.

Tested: 2006 Cannondale Rush 2000
At passing glance, the all-new Rush—with its singlepivot design, raised chainstays and toptube-mounted shock—looks like a scaled-down version of Cannondale’s 5.5-inch-travel Prophet...

Dean Baja Review
What do frame builders in the mile-high state know about rallying in baja? Jackie Baker investigates the Dean Baja...

Yeti 575 Bike Review
Having grinded the 575 for a summer in Nelson, British Columbia, I must say that I never thought a “cross-country” bike could have such big cojones. There aren’t too many of the ilk who can hang in these parts, but it wasn’t long before I found myself truly enjoying all the 575 had to offer.

Redline Monocog 29er - Review
gnce, and curious riders are wondering about how to get a taste of the potential of big wheels, Redline has introduced the Monocog 29”.

FEB 13th: TESTED Schwinn Super Sport DBX
Commuting, fire-road storming, racing...the Schwinn Super Sport DBX is one hell of a versatile bike.

Intense 6.6 Review
We were blown away by the new Intense 6.6. Our medium test bike weighed 28 pounds, pedaled like a bike with half the travel, and still had the cojones to rocket down some steep, gnarly terrain.

TESTED: 2005 Rocky Mountain RMX R3
Rocky Mountain's pro team—includes superstars Richie Schley, Wade Simmons and Thomas Vanderham. The RMX 3 is a direct result of the team’s feedback.