SRAM sent me the Specialized S-Works Enduro LTD ($12,500), which is pretty much the biggest bike you’d ever want to pedal. It’s a 29er with beefy treads and 170mm of front and rear travel. The ...

On most full-suspension mountain bikes, the rear shock sits between the swingarm and the main triangle, with connectors at either end. The Datum bike is different and supposedly better, though, in ...

Setting the preload, rebound and compression on a full-suspension mountain bike can be a daunting task. The MotionIQ system is designed to help, though, by assessing users' rides in order to ...

Upside-down suspension forks remain niche products to this day. But with the launch of the new FOX Podium, is our ...

Full suspension mountain bike. Full-Suspension. ... Rear travel amounts range from 125 up to 150 millimeters, and typically, the longer travel options tend to be a bit more downhill focused.

That travel in the front and rear of a full-suspension bike is designed to handle jumps, drops, rock gardens, roots—whatever you throw at it—which means you’ll be more equipped to handle a ...

Many of the parts from my previous bike had lots of life still in them, so I began with a bare 5.5 frame and built it into a complete bike. My old frame used a non-VPP rear suspension design and ...