Tag Archives: Freeride

Knolly Chilcotin 6 First Ride Review

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A side-view photo of a mountain biker on a hot pink Knolly mountain bike, rolling down a steep wall of bright orange rock. The background is a solid wall of dark pock-marked red-orange rock.

Thanks to Knolly for getting this hot pink Chilcotin 6 mountain bike to us a few weeks before the official announcement. Click the Read More button below to read our first impressions of Knolly’s all-new 29er enduro/freeride bike.


Ibis HD6 Enduro Bike – First Impressions Review

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Photo of a mountain biker in a red helmet and black sleeveless T-shirt, floating off a steep desert rock on a lavender-colored full-suspension mountain bike.

We sent local freerider Danny Mac and Photo-John to the Grafton Downhill for an Ibis HD6 shakedown/photo ride. Read our Ibis HD6 first impressions review to find out how the new mixed-wheel enduro/freeride bike performed on a classic Southern Utah downhill trail.


Bike Check: Danny Mac’s Specialized Freeride Bike

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A shirtless, muscular man wearing a helmet, flexing his muscles next to a freeride mountain bike with a Southwestern lanmdscape in the background.

OTE Hurricane employee Danny Mac made a big splash when he hit Brage Vestavik’s Red Bull Rampage drop. Learn more about why he did it and the bike he did it on.


2020 Rocky Mountain Slayer In Hurricane, Utah!

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Rock Crusher - the 2020 Rocky Mountain Slayer

We’re really excited to be one of the first shops in Utah (maybe even the US) to get the new 2020 Rocky Mountain Slayer 29er. Photo-John and Sanchez took it out for an early morning Grafton Mesa shakedown photo ride, last week. Grafton is a Hurricane area downhill/freeride classic. It was originally a Mormon pioneer woodcutter’s road. The remnants of that old “road” are now a steep, rocky mess – perfect for a first ride on the new Rocky Mountain Slayer! The Slayer was one of the first dedicated freeride bikes to hit the market. It debuted in 2001 as a smaller, lighter alternative to the straight-up downhill bikes most freeriders (and Froriders) were using. We’ve come a ridiculously long way since then in terms of mountain bike progression and bike technology. With a burly but lightweight carbon frame (with an alloy rear triangle), contemporary geometry, bigger wheels and the […]