Best Mountain Bike Reviews
Our mountain bike experts have tested bike from Santa Cruz, Specialized, Ibis, YT, Canyon, and more.
The Yeti SB5.5 and Santa Cruz Bronson are both bosses on the climbs, the Yeti smashing technical climbs and the Santa Cruz busting up the smooth ones.
Credit: David Clock
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 the best trail bikes, top hardtails, best eMTBs, fat bikes, and best 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. Once you’ve found your perfect bike, we’ve got complete reviews of accessories and components to get you out on the trail safely and in style.
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Best Fat Bikes
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Best Trail Mountain Bikes
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Best Hardtail Bikes
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Canyon Grail CF SL 7 AXS Review
The Canyon Grail CF SL 7 AXS provides a quick and nimble way to dice up the road or trail. With consumer-direct...
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Specialized Turbo Levo SL Comp Review
Specialized follows up on the success of their first Levo SL with a bike that looks more like the Stumpjumper than an...
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Aventon Ramblas Review
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Revel Rascal XO Transmission Review
Revel is a passion project out of Carbondale, Colorado, building high-end bikes for discerning riders. While still...
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Trek Farley 7 Review
The Trek Farley 7 is a burly, all-terrain trail bike with capabilities favoring winter. While primarily designed for...
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Salsa Heyday Advent Review
Salsa has a long history of making great fat bikes and the Heyday! is the latest. The new Heyday! replaces the Mukluk...
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Yeti SB140 LR T2 TURQ Review
The Yeti SB140 LR isn't significantly different from the outgoing SB130, which is good. The retired model was one of...
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Trek Roscoe 7 Review
The Trek Roscoe 7 is an adaptable and well-rounded hardtail mountain bike that is competent in most of situations...
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Norco Fluid FS 4 Review
The Norco Fluid FS 4 is a ripping trail bike at an outstanding price point. This red singletrack slayer delivers a...
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Marin Rift Zone 29 2 Review
The Marin Rift Zone 29 2 is an affordable short travel trail bike that would make an excellent daily driver. This...
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The Commencal Meta HT AM Essential is one of the most fun hardtails we've ever tested. This bike handles whatever you...
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The redesigned Marin Pine Mountain 2 is a supremely versatile bike that is comfortable in many situations. This steel...
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