A lot of gear comes through our desks here at Pinkbike. Check Out is an occasional round-up of everything our tech editors got their hands on. Sometimes they’re products we’re doing long-term testing on, other times they’re things we’re excited about but don’t have time to fully review. And sometimes it’s crazy shit that someone … Read more
RockShox unveiled the latest generation of Flight Attendant last March, with the initial offering focusing solely on efficiency-oriented cross-country platforms. They are now expanding that range to include all of their fork and shock platforms, covering everything from do-it-all trail bikes to descent-oriented enduro rigs. This is all based on the latest Charger 3.1 damper … Read more
An aluminum XC bike that is relatively light and not extremely expensive? That’s the brief for the new Chisel FS, the latest addition to Specialized’s cross-country lineup. The new carbon Epic was released just a few months ago and now has a more affordable sibling that shares many of the same geometry numbers. The Chisel … Read more
RockShox has made a slew of small and not so small changes to their 2025 suspension range. This time it’s more about refinements than massive overhauls, but significant changes have been made to almost every trail and enduro-oriented fork. and shock in the setup. The good news is that many of the changes are backwards … Read more
Editor’s note: The original version of this article suggested that the patent in question was for a six-piston brake caliper. We misinterpreted Figure 3 as an exploded diagram of one side of a double-sided caliper. The patent actually describes a single-sided caliper containing three pistons, with only one brake pad pushed into the moving rotor. … Read more