Jessie-May Morgan

1 day ago | pinkbike.com | Jessie-May Morgan

You may well roll your eyes, but in 2023 Ducati came to market with an eMTB aimed specifically at those who watch the Moto GP on Sunday afternoons. Their marketing team made no bones about it - each part on the Powerstage RR was carefully chosen to appeal to the appetites of motorsport fans, with tires from Pirelli, suspension from Ohlins, and brakes from Braking - all brands that made a name for themselves on the asphalt, not on the dirt.

3 days ago | pinkbike.com | Jessie-May Morgan

At the launch event in Leogang I had the opportunity to ask Fox development engineer, Ariel Lindsley, a few questions about the Fox Podium. So many brands have tried to take the upside down fork mainstream in the past, including yourselves. So, why is now the right time to try again? What obstacles have you guys been able to overcome that others haven't been able to in the past? Ariel Lindsley: Yeah.

1 week ago | pinkbike.com | Jessie-May Morgan

For XC, the flex-stay variation on the linkage-driven single-pivot suspension platform has been adopted by most brands, mainstream and boutique. Removing the hardware and bearings of an articulating pivot stands to save a lot of weight, several hundreds of grams in some cases. A dwindling number push on with a standard pivot, or even with a dual short-link platform, but these tend to be heavier than the flex-stay offerings of their competitors.

1 week ago | pinkbike.com | Jessie-May Morgan

There's no smoke without fire. Yesterday in Val di Sole an aluminum prototype of a new Giant Anthem was spotted. Today, our photographer Nick Bentley got eyes on a carbon version, indicating this bike is a lot closer to production than it seemed. It shares the same flex-stay design with the shock mounted horizontally to meet the top tube.

1 week ago | pinkbike.com | Jessie-May Morgan

Specialized has announced two models of the 2026 Specialized Stumpjumper 15, both of which are afforded the EVO designation. In tangible terms, that means both are equipped with a 160mm travel fork and a reservoir-equipped Genie shock. Until now, only the two coil-equipped Stumpjumper 15 models were provided with the longer travel fork; the $7,999.99 USD carbon frame Ohlins build and the $5,499.99 USD aluminum frame Fox build.