If you’ve followed our dropper post coverage for some time, you’ll know that BikeYoke’s Revive is sitting pretty atop the leaderboard of our big shootout feature, and with good reason: the Revive is smooth, solid and extremely reliable, which are all desirable yet not always common attributes in a dropper. Add to that the innovative Revive feature, an external bleed valve that allows you to reset the hydraulics if any air should manage to work itself into the system, and you’re looking at the gold standard. Why are we talking about the BikeYoke post in this Manitou article? Because the Manitou...
Mongoose is a household name in our two-wheeled culture. Their history in BMX is as versed as their involvement in mountain biking, and they've made sure smiles can be had in the dirt for nearly 40 years. Mongoose continues to focus on value and accessibility with their products. The brand's famous Teocali model now comes in four different full-suspension aluminum offerings in 2017. The Teocali Sport starts at just $1899 and their high-end Teocali Pro, featured here, runs only $3499 retail. Mongoose also offers their bikes for direct purchase on mongoose.com and they'll be available through...
Review by Fred Robinson // Photos by Ian Collins After a promising looking product launch from Manitou, we were anxious to get our hands on their newest offering, the Mattoc fork. Aimed at the All Mountain side of the sport, we were excited to learn that the Mattoc borrowed some tech from its big brother, the Dorado, and features the well received DH Dual Chamber Air cartridge and the HBO feature on the compression side of things. With Manitou's somewhat shaky history and relatively recent success with the re-release of the Dorado DH fork, we really had no idea where the Mattoc would stack up...
Review by Sean “Griz” McClendon // Photos by Brandon Turman Manitou has been in the mountain bike suspension game for over 20-years. During the last decade, Hayes Bicycle Group (now Hayes Components) acquired Manitou, and in 2010, under new ownership, Manitou launched a completely redesigned version of the Dorado. Boasting larger stanchions, an improved chassis, new internals, and a new air system, the latest design has improved across the board. When first reintroduced, the 2010 Dorado was only available in the uber expensive carbon variety. Later in the year they released an aluminum Dorado...