The 11 Best Mountain Bikes | Tested & Rated - GearLab
Dec 18, 2024 · Our Senior Mountain Bike Review Editor leads our test team, Joshua Hutchens is a lifelong mountain biker, coach, former racer, guide, and shop owner who rides with finesse and style. He's ridden hundreds of different mountain bikes over the years and can identify the most subtle and nuanced differences between the bikes he tests.
The 4 Best Electric Mountain Bikes of 2025 | Tested - GearLab
Nov 6, 2024 · He got more serious in college and started racing bikes in 1999. After moving to Tahoe, Jeremy continued his obsession with riding. He continues to race mountain bikes and has achieved impressive results at the Downieville Classic and the Lost and Found Gravel Grinder. Jeremy authored Mountain Bike Tahoe, published in 2017.
7 Best Trail Mountain Bikes of 2025 | Tested & Rated - GearLab
Dec 18, 2024 · Benson is a local trail expert and the author of Mountain Bike Tahoe, a comprehensive guide to the trails of the Lake Tahoe region. Pat Donahue is our former Senior Mountain Bike Editor turned bike shop owner and has been riding a revolving door of bicycles for a decade and a half. He has ridden well over 100 bikes in that time and is ...
The 8 Best Mountain Bike Pedals | Tested & Rated - GearLab
Jul 23, 2024 · The HT T-2 is a high-quality, low-profile, mid-cage clipless mountain bike pedal that came out on top at the end of our test period. This pedal is built tough enough for the rigors of enduro racing but is lightweight enough to consider for your XC or trail bike.
The 5 Best Budget Mountain Bikes of 2025 | Tested - GearLab
Dec 2, 2024 · Each bike was ridden as hard as the next, and sometimes back to back for a direct comparison to see how each performs in all situations. Senior Bike Editor Joshua Hutchens leads our budget mountain bike review. Joshua has been testing and reviewing mountain bikes with GearLab since 2017 and has ridden and reviewed hundreds of bikes.
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The 6 Best Bike Multi-Tools of 2025 | Tested & Rated - GearLab
Nov 19, 2024 · This twenty-function tool stores discreetly in your mountain bike's steerer tube or in OneUp's frame-mounted EDC pump, making for one less thing you have to remember when preparing for your ride. The V2 version features the same tool suite as the original, with a nearly full selection of hex wrenches, a T25 Torx wrench, a chain breaker, a flat ...
Best Mountain Bike Reviews - GearLab
With so many brands, models, and styles to choose from, finding a new mountain bike can be a daunting task. Lucky for you, we’ve been testing trail bikes, top hardtails, eMTBs, fat bikes, and gravel bikes for years. Unlike other review sites, we pay for the bikes we test, so you can be sure we aren’t being swayed by the manufacturers.
The 5 Best Mountain Bike Saddles of 2025 | Tested - GearLab
Dec 19, 2024 · Our bike saddle review is led by former Senior Mountain Bike Review Editor Jeremy Benson and Review Editor Zach Lovell. Benson has been mountain biking since the early '90s and has called the Lake Tahoe, CA, area home for the past 19 years. He is also the author of Mountain Bike Tahoe, published by Mountaineers Books. Lovell started mountain ...
The 4 Best Hardtail Mountain Bikes | Tested & Rated - GearLab
Dec 2, 2024 · Is a Hardtail Mountain Bike Right for You? Mountain bikes are expensive. In fact, mountain bikes can get really expensive really quickly. Every model year, the prices seem to creep higher and higher as new technology is introduced. Hardtail mountain bikes certainly have an appeal. The price tag will be the first thing that catches your eye.