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As temperatures rise and summer riding gets underway in North America, riders looking to stay cool on long trail rides have a growing list of warm-weather gear options. The newest additions to this list are Crankbrothers Mallet and Stamp Speed Lace Vent shoes. With generous venting throughout and a sleek profile, we spent the past month logging hours to see how well they perform. Highlights Mesh upper for maximum airflow Also offered as a flat shoe (Stamp Vent) Match Outsole and Compound Low

Finding a mountain bike that balances performance and price is a game of compromise. However, after spending some time on the Polygon Collosus T6, it’s clear that for $2,500, this aluminum trail machine offers a surprisingly high fun factor with plenty of options for fine-tuning geometry right out of the box. Highlights ALX aluminum frame 140mm rear travel, IFS 6-bar suspension platform 160mm fork travel 29-inch wheels, MX compatible Oversized hardware, wide pivot bearings PolyPocket internal

For the past few years, clothing and protection companies have pushed aggressively towards comfier products, lighter fabrics, better breathability and an emphasis on range of motion. In one phrase we could describe this line of thinking as “wear it without it being noticed.” Fox sent us a new protection product aiming to add options to the menu and score high marks in this category, but did they get the recipe right? Fighting out of the green corner, this is the Airframe Chest Guard. Strengths

Shimano likes to take its sweet time developing products. It’s kinda their shtick. The best (current) example of their conservative innovation is the Saint gravity line—it turned 16 this year. If a Saint derailleur could drive, it would, in 2026. A new Saint groupset is surely on the horizon based on the volume of prototype parts hanging from bikes at the first World Cup . I wouldn’t hold my breath that it lands soon, but it’s coming. To keep us occupied until then, Shimano casually dropped its

Since acquiring Ochain last July, SRAM has been working on a few updates to improve the system's durability. The design and benefits of the crank-mounted active spider remain unchanged—providing dampened rearward rotation of the chain ring to isolate the rider from chain-induced feedback—but the tolerances and sealing have been improved to increase service intervals. They’re also introducing a new ‘External Travel Adjust Kit’ as an upgrade for internally adjustable models, and have reduced

Pivot has once again expanded its Shuttle lineup with the Shuttle AMP'd—a souped-up version of the Shuttle AM built around the brand new Avinox M2S drive unit and 800 Wh battery. Intended to slot between the Shuttle AM and Shuttle LT, the AMP’d is a capable mixed-wheel all-mountain e-bike and Pivot’s first collaboration with an Avinox system. Highlights Full carbon frame 150mm of rear wheel travel // 160mm fork Mixed wheels (29" compatible, except size XS) Avinox M2S Drive Unit (150 Nm torque