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October 10, 2022 By MarathonMTB Leave a Comment

An ode to the hardtail

Words: Amy Henchoz I’m just gonna say it. Hardtails are awesome. When you can tame them. The feeling of smashing it down a descent when you and the bike are perfectly in tune, feeling everything the bike feels and accepting the abuse, using it to your advantage to feel where the grip is and just […]

Filed Under: Diaries Tagged With: amy henchoz, Bike, biking, Hardtail, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, UCI, XCM

August 12, 2022 By Justin Morris Leave a Comment

Bike Check: Justin Morris’ hardtail for the Leadville 100

Before embarking on the worlds most iconic XCM, Justin Morris takes us through his setup for race day.

Filed Under: MarathonMTB.com, Tech Tagged With: Diabetes, Fox suspension, Hardtail, Justin Morris, Leadville 100, MarathonMTB, Maxxis, PRO, Ride MEchanic, T1Diabetes, Team Novo Nordisk, Trek, Type1Diabetes, XCM, XTR, xtr m9100

July 16, 2019 By Mike Blewitt 1 Comment

What bike for the Crocodile Trophy?

Related Event: Crocodile Trophy
Crocodile Trophy MarathonMTB mountain bike

It’s a fair question: what bike should I take to the Crocodile Trophy? Unfortunately there isn’t a one word answer. Like any mountain bike stage race, the Crocodile Trophy has its own unique challenges. And each rider has their own unique requirements. But let’s break down the kind of choices to make, and what might […]

Filed Under: Tech Tagged With: 12 speed, Croc Trophy, Crocodile Trophy, Full Suspension, Hardtail, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, Tubeless, What bike

May 16, 2019 By Gordon Wadsworth Leave a Comment

Pro Bike Check: The Pivot LES of the Stan’s-Pivot Pro Team p/b Maxxis

The Pivot LES hardtail proves efficiency can be effective in a world of full-suspensions.

Filed Under: Tech Tagged With: epic rides, Hardtail, Keegen Swenson, Pivot, Pivot LES, pro bike, Stans-Pivot Pro Team

May 22, 2018 By Mike Blewitt 1 Comment

Bike Check: Nino Schurter’s Scott Scale from Albstadt

Nino Schurter Scott Scale Etap Albstadt MarathonMTB

Did you miss the 2nd round of the World Cup in Albstadt? It was a muddy and intense race, but one where both current XCO World Champions came out on top. Jolanda Neff rode away from all her rivals winning over 2 minutes ahead of Yana Belamoina. In the men’s race Nino Schurter came back […]

Filed Under: Tech Tagged With: dt swiss, Hardtail, Maxxis, mountain bike, nino schurter, Scott bikes, Scott Scale, SRAM

October 11, 2017 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Bikes of the Crocodile Trophy: Grant Webster’s Apollo Arctec 9

Related Event: Crocodile Trophy
Apollo Arctec 9 Crocodile Trophy bikes mountain bike MarathonMTB

The Crocodile Trophy brings in a range of riders from around the globe. Everyone is there for their own reasons. Be it to finish their racing season, have a huge outback adventure, knock off a bucket list race – or test themselves against riders from home and abroad. In 2017, Grant Webster brought his Apollo […]

Filed Under: Tech Tagged With: apollo, apollo arctec 9, apollo bikes, Crocodile Trophy, grant webster, Hardtail, MarathonMTB, Maxxis, Nextie, SRAM, Stage Race

September 9, 2017 By Mike Blewitt 1 Comment

Bike Check: Jolanda Neff’s Kross Level

Jolanda Neff Kross bike MarathonMTB hardtail SRAM

The Swiss mountain bike superstar Jolanda Neff has just won her first Elite Women’s XCO World Title, with a commanding display of technical ability, fitness and race tactics in Cairns, Australia. Although Neff won the XCM World Championships in 2016, this is her first elite title in XCO, which is her main discipline. She’s just […]

Filed Under: Tech Tagged With: Bike, BIke Check, Cairns, dropper post, Hardtail, Jolanda Neff, Kross, mountain bike, Neff, Switzerland, XCO

May 18, 2017 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Bike Check: Lukas Fluckiger’s BMC Fourstroke and Teamelite

BMC Shimano Fox Lukas Fluckiger MarathonMTB. Photo: Phil Gale

  The 2017 World Cup season is about to start, and we caught up with the BMC team in April at a training camp, and looked over the two bikes that Swiss racer Lukas Fluckiger can choose for his races in 2017. BMC have a refined range, with the 100mm travel Fourstroke, and also the […]

Filed Under: Tech Tagged With: Bike, BMC, cross country, fourstroke, Hardtail, lukas fluckiger, MarathonMTB, MTB, MTT, softtail, teamelite, teamelite01, World Cup, XCO

August 16, 2016 By Mike Blewitt 1 Comment

Buying the right bike for marathon and stage racing

Subaru mountain bike Mike Blewitt

What bike should I buy for marathon racing? Or, what bike should I buy for… *enter a massive stage race here*? These are not uncommon questions for bike shop staff, and one that we get sent via email or social media quite frequently. The range of bikes continues to expand, as does the type and […]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: Bike, Carbon, carbon mountain bike, Full Suspension, Hardtail, marathon, MarathonMTB, MTB, Norco, Scott bikes, Specialized, Stage Race, Trek, What bike, XCM

August 2, 2016 By Imogen Smith 2 Comments

The 2017 Scott Scale – why the hardtail still lives

Scott Scale MTB 2017 MarathonMTB

  In 2017 the Scale, Scott’s impressive range of lightweight hardtails, will again be available in both 27.5 and 29” wheel sizes. While the upper-mid end of the range, the 930/730 and the 935/735 carbon models will have plenty of interest for serious marathon and XCO racers, it’s the newer models at the top of […]

Filed Under: Tech Tagged With: Hardtail, mounain bike, MTB, Scott, Scott Scale

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