The Radavist

Hinted in John’s review of the Viral Derive earlier this year, the all-new 2025 Viral Bikes Derive is based on 29er wheels only and has a bunch of other updates. Read them all here…

After seemingly years of teasing, including in our Mason Cycles Shop Visit, Mason sneakily announced that the Macro has finally landed in its Instagram Stories this morning. Let’s take a closer look at this rigid or hardtail 29er mixed-terrain bicycle below!

Sam from Aotearoa, New Zealand sent in this beauty of a Hunter Cycles Midtail hardtail cargo bike for this week’s Readers’ Rides. Let’s check it out!

Cotic just unveiled its all-new BFe (£699 frame). This new model slims down Cotic’s BFe lineup, replacing both the BFeMAX and the BFe275…

Wilde‘s latest bike, the Dark Star ($1,200 pre-order), is a 120 or 130 mm travel hardtail 29er MTB with clearance for a 2.6″ tire and the option to run it with a rigid segmented fork Wilde calls the Future Proof Fork ($250 pre-order). What’s most interesting about this bike is how Wilde launched it to dealers…

Our friends at Sklar Bikes have some exciting news today: the steel “Tall Tale” 29er hardtail mountain bike and the new aluminum handlebar called the “PBJ Bar” are available and shipping now! Let’s look at the details of both below…

Chumba‘s 150 mm travel titanium hardtail, named the SLACKR after the cult classic film from Austin, TX, Slacker, just got its official geometry. The brand also rolled out new sizes for its Sendero hardtail and Yaupon drop-bar 29er mountain bike. Let’s check it out.

The Nordest Bardino 3.5 is the brand’s enduro hardtail, built from double-butted 4130 and with a geometry meant for all-mountain exploits. The chassis is designed for a 160 mm travel fork, 27.5+ or 29 x 2.6″ wheels, and is now UDH compatible for SRAM Transmission. These new Bardino frames come in blue or black, but Nordest can custom paint any bike, and best of all, they’re on sale for €599. Check out the full scoop at Nordest.

Announced last month in a titanium chassis, the Esker Cycles Smokey is a 160 mm travel hardtail and now available in a steel frame. Let’s take a closer look…

With a name that nods to the cult-classic Austin film “Slacker”, Chumba Bikes‘ all-new Slackr titanium hardtail sports a 150 mm travel fork and a geometry tuned for rowdy riding. Let’s check it out below!

Chromag is synonymous with hardtails. Trail hardtails. And the 160 mm travel Rootdown ($801 frame, $3,912 complete) is now in its sixth iteration. The updates this round are chassis details and new build specs so let’s check it out…

Framesets are Starling Cycles’ frame-only collection. They’re the roots of what the UK makers create as a custom, handmade framebuilder and the best-selling side of its business. Sure, they offer custom builds, too, but the framesets keep the lights on at Starling, so to speak.

This caused a moment of pause with how they market these bikes. The frameset relaunch’s intent is to create a clear and concise purpose for each frameset, let’s check out where they landed…

Esker Cycles is broadening its hardtail lineup with its most aggressive hardtail, the Smokey Ti. Let’s check it out…

If the Womble is the ultimate Moots hardtail for all-mountain endeavors, the Steamboat Springs-based framebuilder’s newest bike, the MXC, is designed to be its fastest. The MXC is perfect for XC trails, singletrack, and backroad gravel. Bikes like this quickly become a modern classic, truly high-performance bike, and look genuinely fun…