Pivot Cycles recently updated the Mach 4 SL just in time for XC season and this bike rips! With 120mm of travel, a more aggressive geo, internal frame storage, and a race worthy build, how do the changes stack up against the previous Mach 4 SL? And where does this stand in the world of XC bikes? Let's find out! Check out Mach 4 SL here: https://www.pivotcycles.com/en-us/bikes/mach-4-sl

Transition Bicycles recently updated the Spur and we loved it so much we decided to build up a dream XC build! But how does the stock build of the updated Transition Spur compare to the old one? Is it worth the upgrade? Let's find out! Check out the Transition Spur here: https://www.transitionbikes.com/Bikes/Spur

Salsa Cycles just launched the new Flyway and it is fast! We have had the Flyway Deluxe with SRAM Red and Zipp 303 XPLR SW wheels in for testing and the pace has definitely been kicked up! How does it ride? Let's find out! Check out the Salsa Flyway here: https://www.salsacycles.com/collections/flyway

Over the years, XC has steadily become my favorite discipline of riding. It sums up everything I love about mountain biking perfectly. The excercise element, the pace, the time spent in nature, the technical aspect of taking your short travel bike on trails it probably shouldn't be on. I love all of it! In the process of falling in love with XC I have also been fortunate enough to test a wide variety of XC bikes. The Specialized Epic, Yeti ASR, Cannondale Scalpel, Pivot Mach