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Things You Never Knew Your Overbuilt Trail Tank Could Actually Do. Let’s get this out of the way: Enduro bikes are the big, brawny beasts of the mountain bike world. Slack. Burly. Built for smashing. You’ve seen ‘em at the bike park—usually going faster than you want to think about, usually under someone who looks…
In the latest episode of Robots Talk Mountain Bikes, our AI hosts dive deep into the Pivot Firebird, a high-performance enduro mountain bike designed for aggressive trails and big mountain riding. After we point them in a few directions, the bots scour the web to gather reviews, expert opinions, and user experiences, synthesizing everything into…
(Or: Why Your Fork Deserves Better Than You’re Giving It) Look—we don’t do a lot of tech talk here at MTB Diaries. That’s by design. There are already too many dudes arguing about rebound settings on forums powered by rage and caffeine. But some things in mountain biking are universal. Like crashes. Or getting lost….
Some races are about fitness. Some are about skill. This one? This one’s about defying reality. Welcome to New Zealand, where enduro racing isn’t just point A to B—it’s mountain-to-boat-to-helicopter-to-somewhere-you-didn’t-know-you-could-ride. The event: The NZ MTB Rally, an enduro stage race that doesn’t just raise the bar—it straps it to a helicopter and drops it on…
Haven’t ridden it. Already emotionally invested. There are some trails you’ve ridden so many times you can smell them in your sleep. And then there are trails you haven’t ridden—but they haunt you anyway. For me, it’s the Old Ghost Road in New Zealand.I’ve never touched tires to it.Never stood at the trailhead pretending I’m…