GEAR-O-THE-YEAR. BIKE-O-THE-YEAR
May 1st, 2008This just in, and making us very very happy…
Outside Magazine-that little monthly out of Santa Fe with a combined circulation of more than all the magazines in the bike industry combined-just awarded us with mountain bike of the year in their Gear of the Year issue. We got a two page spread, linked below for you to see.
Click on that image for a big ol view of our luscious double page spread. We happy!
One of the things I like about Outside is they really test the products, rather than paying lip service to an actual test, they really get out here and whomp on things.
Here’s a note I got from Editor Aaron Gulley about what they did with the bike.
we rode the hell out of that bike. with nary a mechanical or a complaint.
our test trip was to tucson this year, where we probably logged 200-some miles between four riders over the course of a long weekend. all manner of trail: from tight desert single-track to fire roads with banging, rocky descents.
one of our testers rode the bike at the 24 Hours of Old Peublo a month later, just north of tucson. and once again, the bike held up beautifully. that’s saying something, too: lots of racers bring mechanics and or back-up bikes to those events. but with a little lube, the mojo just kept going strong all night.
finally, i rode the bike on a local race/ride, the San Ysidro Dirt Century. it was a 125-mile race outside of Albuquerque, and i love the bike. my partner rode a hardtail (for the weight savings; his bike is 20 pounds). i got five inches of travel on the mojo and still saved the weight. obviously a big factor in staying fresh.
i also rode the mojo tons around our local santa fe trails, too. i bet altogether, we probably put 1,000 miles on the mojo. and like i said, no failures and no problems.
Not bad, PLUS he used the word ‘nary’. Nice.
On newsstands now.





















