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Beneath the sexy curvys of Niner's new carbon full-suspension frame is a host of technologies, including the recently patented CVA suspension.

The Protec Cyphon helmet is a crossbreed, combining genes from skate and XC helmets with a hard shell bonded to an EPS foam liner.

Several other journalists and I spent the last week riding around Lake Tahoe putting Shimano’s redesigned-for-2012 XT group through its paces, and despite a ridiculously snowy year, we managed to find a few snow-free trails on which to flog the new stuff.

What better way to “Get the Skinny” on a test bike than a ride with it’s creator? Joe Breeze is a legend of mountain biking and we’re fortunate to have an office nearby his home turf of Marin County, Cali-for-nye-aye.

Shimano’s venerable XT group is turning 30 this year.  Justin is at Lake Tahoe to put the redesigned XT group through its paces.

The Recon is a new in-mold helmet from 661 that caters to a seemingly growing market of mountain bikers hungry for trail protection at an XC weight.

Karen Brooks has been readying herself for the Trans-Sylvnaia Epic, but no one is quite sure what monsters lie ahead. Read about her setup for battle.

Over a sunny weekend at Sea Otter I had the opportunity to demo the 2012 BMC Trailfox TF01 Carbon from Swiss manufacturer BMC. Born on the premises that it should operate like a Swiss Army Knife, BMC spared no expenses or technology when creating this full-suspension machine.