Jones Bikes has announced the new Jones Titanium Spaceframe Plus LWB! Back in the early 2000’s, Oregon-based framebuilder Jeff Jones came out with the Titanium 3D Spaceframe, featuring short rear ends and titanium tubing designed to maximize vertical compliance and lateral stiffness. Originally built around 26 inch wheels, he made the switch to 29ers as ...
The trail hardtail is the cockroach of bicycle kingdom: tough to kill. Just when I thought full-suspension was set to crush the venerable beasties, plus tires and modern trail geometry came along and breathed new life into the hardtail category. In fact, Trek offers two trail hardtails: the 29-plus Stache at the high end and ...
Ed. Note: The full version of this piece appears in Dirt Rag 202. Grab your copy today to read the full story and much more. In some ways, it seems that plus tires have always been with us. It was the summer of 2012 when Surly released the Krampus and the Instigator, the first production ...