Pro Bike Check

CX National Championship Winning Bike: Eric Brunner’s Pivot Vault

Who says you can’t race CX on a gravel bike?

Written by Jordan Villella December 13, 2023

CX National Championship Winning Bike: Clara Honsinger’s Custom Liv Brava

Clara Honsinger just won her fourth elite US cyclocross national championship in a dominant display of power and patience.

Written by Jordan Villella December 12, 2023

Updated Pro Bike Check: All-new Merida Silex of Gravel World Champ Matej Mohorič

Gravel Tease: Matej Mohorič won the 2023 UCI Gravel World Championships on an unreleased, but not hidden Merida Silex gravel race bike…

Written by Cory Benson October 19, 2023

World Cup Pro Bike Check: XCC Winning Specialized Epic EVO of Victor Koretzky

Victor Koretzky has lit with cross-county scene on fire, and we took an up-close look at the Specialized S-Works Epic Evo that’s helping…

Written by Jordan Villella and Cory Benson October 03, 2023

Pro Bike Check: Anton Cooper’s Trek Procaliber World Champs Short Track Bike

Along with most of the World’s top cyclists, Trek Factory Racing’s Anton Cooper was in Scotland last weekend, preparing for the 2023 UCI XC World…

Written by Jessie-May Morgan August 14, 2023

Pro Bike Check: Joshua Dubau’s 10.19 kg World Champs RockRider XC Bike

Rockrider Ford Racing Team member, Joshua Dubau, slotted into 25th at yesterday’s UCI XCC Short Track World Championships. Of course, we know the french rider…

Written by Jessie-May Morgan August 11, 2023

Pro Bike Check: Tom Pidcock’s Pinarello Dogma XC HT Short Track Bike

Yesterday’s 2023 UCI XCC Short Track World Championships proved to be as controversial as it was exciting. While French rider, Pauline Ferrand-Prévot, stormed to victory…

Written by Jessie-May Morgan August 11, 2023

Pro Bike Check: Sina Frei’s Specialized Epic EVO with Flight Attendant

Update: The original publication of this post identified Sina Frei’s bike as the Epic, when it is in fact the Epic EVO. While Christopher Blevins…

Written by Jessie-May Morgan August 08, 2023

Updated: New Mondraker DH Bike is Incredibly Adjustable, and Uniquely So

The MS Mondraker team are at the 2023 UCI World Champs in Fort William this weekend, riding an all-new frame design that we first spotted…

Written by Jessie-May Morgan August 07, 2023

A Closer Look at the Forbidden DH Bike at Fort William World Champs

The Forbidden team is racing an all-new dedicated DH bike in Fort William this weekend, where the 2023 UCI Downhill World Champions will be crowned.…

Written by Jessie-May Morgan August 04, 2023

Pro Bike Check: Raphaela Richter’s Ibis HD6 Enduro Race Bike

The Ibis Enduro Race Team’s Raphaela Richter is backing up last season’s 9th position in the overall with some very strong results at the European…

Written by Jessie-May Morgan June 30, 2023

Pro Bike Check: Thibaut Daprela’s Commencal Supreme DH V5

On a now dry World Cup Downhill Track in Leogang, Thibaut Daprela of the Commencal Muc Off team will be looking to better the 15th…

Written by Jessie-May Morgan June 17, 2023

Pro Bike Check: Danny Hart’s Prototype Cube TWO15 DH Bike

Last weekend saw the 2023 UCI MTB World Cup Downhill get off to a thrilling start in Lenzerheide, Switzerland. A number of new prototype frames…

Written by Jessie-May Morgan June 15, 2023

Rachel Atherton to Race Leogang – Interview, Bike Check & POV of Lenzerheide Finals

In one of the greatest returns to racing in the history of our sport, Rachel Atherton took the win at the first round of the…

Written by Jessie-May Morgan June 13, 2023

Pro Bike Check & Interview: Hattie Harnden’s Trek Session Downhill Bike

There’s a new face on the British Downhill scene. The 2022 British Cyclocross Champion, a former UCI World Cup XCO racer, and 2022 World #3…

Written by Jessie-May Morgan May 17, 2023

Interview & Pro Bike Check: Nina Hoffmann and her Santa Cruz Bronson Training Bike

Nina Hoffmann of the Santa Cruz Syndicate reasserted her dominance at Round 2 of the British Downhill Series in Fort William. Piloting a new and…

Written by Jessie-May Morgan May 16, 2023

Pro Bike Check: Matt Walker’s Saracen Myst Prototype DH Bike

Matt Walker and Greg Williamson of the Madison Saracen Factory Team have been piloting a new downhill bike since January, a frame that is now…

Written by Jessie-May Morgan May 09, 2023

Pro Bike Check: Keegan Swenson’s Santa Cruz Blur w/ Prototype RockShox SID

The trade show is only a piece of the events at the Sea Otter Classic; racing is still a part of the festival. This year…

Written by Jordan Villella April 29, 2023

Pro Bike Check: Savilia Blunk’s RockRider XC with Prototype Manitou XC Fork

Sea Otter Classic is packed to the gills with professional racers of all disciplines — racing or not. We were lucky to catch up with…

Written by Jordan Villella April 24, 2023

Neko Mulally Frameworks Racing on a Cotic 853 Steel DH bike collaboration prototype

Neko Mulally Frameworks Racing has a new prototype DH race bike with a Cotic 853 steel front triangle paired to a carbon rear to outperform…

Written by Cory Benson April 24, 2023

Georg Egger & Lukas Baum Take 2nd at 2023 Cape Epic | Photo Story and Pro Bike Check

The 2022 Cape Epic brought a big surprise to the world of endurance racing when Georg Egger and Lukas Baum of Speed Company Racing took…

Written by Jessie-May Morgan April 02, 2023

Pro Bikes: World Champ S-Works Tarmac SL7s of Niamh Fischer-Black & Remco Evenepoel

Two 2022 UCI World Champions riding Specialized bikes means custom World Champ Tarmac SL7s for Niamh Fischer-Black & Remco Evenepoel…

Written by Cory Benson January 06, 2023

Pro Bike Check: Clara Honsingers National Championship winning Cannondale SuperSix EVO CX

The Elite Women prepped for a blistering start as the snow flurries started to come down. Defending nation champion Clara Honsinger (EF Education–Tibco–SVB) was the…

Written by Jordan Villella December 15, 2022

Pro Bike Check: Curtis Whites National Championship winning Trek Boone

The 2022 US Cyclocross Nationals in Hartford Connecticut came to a crescendo Sunday as the snow began to fall right before the Elite Men’s race.…

Written by Jordan Villella December 15, 2022

WTP Chaos Machine Brings Disc Brakes to Freestyle BMX Bikes

WeThePeople are making waves in BMX with their new chromoly WTP Chaos Machine frame, making it the first-ever freestyle bike to get disc brakes. Or…

Written by Cory Benson December 06, 2022

Pro Bike Check: Eric Brunner’s Pan American Winning Blue Norcross Cyclocross Bike

Eric Brunner (Blue Competition Cycles p/b Build) recently stormed his way to victory at the Pan American Championships and took all three days of the…

Written by Jordan Villella November 10, 2022