Search results

For sale: one XL Pivot Switchblade Race XT. Great trail bike. Was considered “enduro” when bought, but then geo got all slack and low. It is a 29er, but you have the option of putting 27.5’s on it. I will include the headset cup that alters the geometry. It is stock except for the bars and...

If anyone is interested. Looks to mimic the Ripmo AF geo. Bike Mag has a review.

My current bike is awesome at going fast through gnar (2 year old Pivot SwitchBlade). However, it can be a handful to negotiate on slower tech-looking at you Ramapo switchbacks. So now I am considering something more trail oriented and nimble. I’m kicking 50, still in good shape mostly, but I...

Dumb question? Maybe. I’m looking to buy a hip pack, the only place I’ve been recently that had more than one was REI who had 2. Are there any places that have a good selection of bikey type items like this? I want to see, feel, touch and taste (maybe not taste) before I buy. Will buy from shop...

Hello, I had the privilege of riding in Jackson WY a couple weeks ago. Wow. Just wow. I rode the trails of the Snow King Mountain area, which are part of the Bridger-Teton National Forest. Elevation at the base is about 6200 feet, so once I started exerting myself it took a while to recover...

Finally, after about a year of demoing, reading, watching YouTube reviews and just basically fretting, I pulled the trigger on a Pivot Switchblade 29er. I got so much good advice along the way from people on this forum, and it was a huge help. Bought it from Pedal Montclair, and took delivery...

Hello, My dream bike purchase was dealt a major blow this weekend, and it may be for the best. The price was out of my budget, but I am limited in what I can demo due to my size so I considered just going for it. I would have had to sell my road bike to help pay for it creating another hole. I...

Putting out feelers. Trying to raise cash for my mtb purchase. Rode it twice last year. After I got bit by the mtb bug again. Sorry for the non-drive side picture. You can find the particulars in the link below. Note that it came with DT Swiss R24 wheels, not the ones they list. Size XL. Has...

Hello everyone. I have been researching my next bike since last Summer. The advice that many of you gave was to demo, demo, demo. I have 2 shops near me in North Jersey that I have been able to demo bikes from. TBW and Pedal Montclair. I wish I could buy bikes from both shops because they have...

Hey ya’ll. On Saturday the nice weather had me wanting to go see some bikes, talk to some shops and maybe get some ideas for my upcoming purchase. I went on the Norco site a month back and they list Diamond Cycles as a dealer. The Diamond website has the bikes listed but says they are...

How nice of you to ask! I rode about $15,000 worth of mountain bikes. I visited the Tenafly Bicycle Workshop and they set me up with an Ibis Mojo3, a Yeti SB 5.5 and a Devinci Marshall. They were just test rides and not proper demos, but it was nice to finally get off the interwebs and see what...

Hello all. I am in the research stage for my first full suspension bike. I had an epiphany and wondered if anyone else had an opinion on it. I am just getting back in to the sport after 20 years. I know too much about bikes, I am a bike snob. I want bikes that are so far beyond my skill level as...

Sorry if this in the wrong place. What are the do’s and dont’s of a demo day? I read in MBA this month that I should bring pedals (don’t have), not to tip, to bring food/beverage ( I’m not because that’s weird). Got me thinking, what should I bring/do? Obviously a helmet, hydration, correct...

Hello everyone! Landed here after asking the interwebs what type of bikes people are riding in North Jersey. Just got back in to mtb last summer after being a roadie for 20 years. Used to mtb around the time when front suspension became a thing and all tails were of the hard variety. Anywho...