Dario DiGiulio

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7 Electric Mountain Bikes That Can Handle the Rowdiest of Terrain

2 weeks ago | outsideonline.com | Dario DiGiulio |Mike Kazimer

The electric-mountain bike market has grown exponentially in the last decade, and this year's options are better than ever. Whether you're looking for a whip that feels the same as a regular mountain bike, or a hard-charging chop-crusher, we singled out the best seven eMTBs of 2025. Best eMTBsEditors' Choice$13,200 at Trek Trek chose the Slash as the platform for their newest lightweight eMTB, and boy did they stick to the prompt.
Trail Bikes Are Fun-These Seven Are Arguably the Most Fun

3 weeks ago | outsideonline.com | Dario DiGiulio |Mike Kazimer

This year's round-up of trail mountain bikes ranges from hard-charging, downhill-oriented crushers to more cross-country-style rippers. Our testers and PinkBike editors tested 25 trail bikes in the category from Bellingham to Squamish, in all kinds of conditions. After months of testing, these picks are the ones that came out on top. Updated May 2025: We added three new bikes to this list for 2025, including our new Editors' Choice pick, the Canyon Spectral.
Review: Trek Slash+ 9.9 - A Ridiculously Good Descender

Jan 13, 2025 | pinkbike.com | Dario DiGiulio

Trek's Slash was our pick for Bike of the Year in 2023, a prize won on the back of the bike's excellent descending capabilities. Following in those footsteps, Trek chose the Slash as the platform for their newest lightweight eMTB, and boy did they stick to the prompt. The Slash+ is an electrified Slash, and nothing else - but that's what makes it so great.
Pinkbike Poll: The 2024 MTB Damage Inventory

Jan 10, 2025 | pinkbike.com | Dario DiGiulio

Jan 10, 2025 Bike maintenance is something of a double edged sword. To some, the act of tuning a bike and keeping everything in working order is part of the joy of the sport, but there are just as many folks for whom the upkeep is a torturous chore. No matter which end of the spectrum you fall on, maintenance is an inevitable necessity.
Review: Schwalbe's Shredda Gravity Tires are a Loamer Cheat Code

Dec 11, 2024 | pinkbike.com | Dario DiGiulio

Schwalbe's recent release of their radial casing tires made quite the splash, with material properties and a ride feel that differs greatly from existing tire tech. Nested in that release was something wilder still: their new Shredda Gravity design. These are possibly the most aggressive tread we've seen on a mountain bike tire to date, with a comically deep tread depth and massive lugs.
Review: The Arctos Epic is a Unique High-Volume Hip Pack

Dec 5, 2024 | pinkbike.com | Dario DiGiulio

For those who enjoy long days out on the bike, the problem of how to carry food, water, and gear can have an outsized effect on the success and ease of a given objective. As a result, there always seem to be novel approaches to this prompt, from on-bike baggage to the infinite variety of backpack-type bags on the market.
Spotted: Forbidden Hints at New eMTB

Dec 4, 2024 | pinkbike.com | Dario DiGiulio

Forbidden founder and owner Owen Pemberton dropped a not-so-subtle hint on his Instagram this week, and all signs point to the Canadian brand releasing an eMTB in the near future. Their lineup currently consists of just three models, but as we've seen with many brands, the allure of an electrified model is sure to warrant some development time. There's very little information to go off here, but we have some hints as to what's to come.
Staff Ride: Dario's Frameworks Prototype

Nov 29, 2024 | pinkbike.com | Dario DiGiulio

STAFF RIDESDario DiGiulio's Frameworks Enduro PrototypeI'm lucky enough to swing a leg over many of the world's finest mountain bikes in a given year, but there's never anything quite as nice as the bike you know. Whether as a palate cleanser, a parts testing platform, or for some other warm and fuzzy reason, there's always value to having a consistent personal bike in the stable.
First Look: Outlier's Unusual Axle-Free Pedal Designs

Nov 25, 2024 | pinkbike.com | Dario DiGiulio

Outlier is a fresh face in the mountain bike component market, launching this week with two products that are well outside the norm. Both are flat pedals, but neither looks like anything we've seen before. Most notable to the design is the omission of any sort of axle through the pedal, but equally interesting is the fact that the pedal body is essentially just the perimeter of a traditional design.
Field Test Review: 2024 Ibis Ripmo - The Revised Classic

Nov 20, 2024 | pinkbike.com | Dario DiGiulio

PINKBIKE FIELD TEST REVIEWIbis Ripmo Words by Dario DiGiulio; photography by Max Barron & Tom RichardsThe Ibis Ripmo has cemented itself as one of the mainstay bikes in the all-mountain 29er category, becoming a common sight on both local trails and world-class race tracks alike.