Tag Archives: Southern Utah

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.


Best Mountain Bikes of 2023 – OTE Hurricane

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A row of mountain bikes with the text, "Best Mountain Bikes of 2023," floating on top.

Over the Edge Hurricane’s top mountain bikes of 2023: we dug through our sales, rental and web data to determine our most popular mountain bikes last year. Click the Read More button below to find out what mountain bikes came out on top.


2023 Afterbike MTB Gathering

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A photo of a Southern Utah landscape with a red rock mountain in the background and a large pine tree and line of mountain bikers riding over slickrock in the foreground.

We had a fantastic Afterbike gathering in Southern Utah last month, with a great Little Creek ride followed by a tasty BBQ at the shop. Here’s a short write-up and photo gallery from Over the Edge Hurricane’s annual fall mountain bike weekend.


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.


2021 Afterbike Southern Utah Mountain Bike Gathering

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A group of mountain bikers at the edge of a cliff in Southern Utah's greater Zion area.

Afterbike is back! Last month, after taking a few years off, the 2021 Afterbike Southern Utah mountain bike gathering took place in Hurricane. Click the “Read More” button below for some Afterbike history and tons of photos.


2021 Rocky Mountain Instinct First Impressions Review

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Mountain Biker and Bike with Zion Cliffs in Background

Rocky Mountain was kind enough to send us the new 2021 Instinct all-mountain trail bike a few weeks before the official announcement. We took advantage of this opportunity to get familiar with the bike on a variety of local rides. We also took it out to the Guacamole trails with our friend A.J. for an action/glamor photo shoot. Read on for our 2021 Rocky Mountain Instinct first impressions review.


New Ibis Ripmo V2 Ride Report – Southern Utah

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Mountain Bike Wheelie in Southern Utah

Ibis recently announced a new Ripmo 29er with updated geometry and a retuned DW Link suspension system. The new Ibis Ripmo V2 takes the original Ripmo platform, stretches it out, improves the suspension and turns it into a legit enduro rig, ready to take on Enduro World Series race courses, bike parks and big mountain terrain. We got the new Ripmo V2 within a few days of the announcement and sent shop wrench Jordan Rarick out to Church Rocks to get a feel for how it compares to the original Ripmo.  Keep reading for our Ibis Ripmo V2 ride report. The original Ibis Ripmo has been one of our most popular mountain bikes. The combination of 29er rollover, new-school geometry and DW Link suspension made it a fantastically versatile and capable bike – especially for mountain bikers who don’t mind pedaling to get to the good stuff. That made the […]