A mountain bike's geometry is the biggest contributing factor to how it performs. It doesn’t matter how supple your suspension is, how grippy your tires are, or how many gears you have, if the ...

Cycling culture is full of little idiosyncrasies. Some of them we love and respect, like the fact that a water bottle is a water bottle in all walks of life except when on a bicycle. Others can be ...

Geometry defines how your bike rides, influencing your weight distribution, riding position and, ultimately, your confidence on the trail. In the last few years, most frame manufacturers have pushed ...

For the last decade, mountain-bike geometry largely followed the same script. It seemed like every year bikes got longer and slacker and we all got told that somehow a couple millimeters here and a ...

A version of this article, “What Exactly Is ‘Outdated’ Mountain Bike Geometry?” originally appeared on Pinkbike. If you’re in the market for a secondhand bike that’s been around for a few years, you ...