Your Guide to World Cup Teams, Drivetrain News, Bike Review & More!

[View this email in your browser]( Just like that, the team rumour gossip mill has been put to rest for another year as the UCI releases the complete list of riders and teams. Before we know it, we'll be in Maribor for the first round. Find out who will be riding for what team in our Complete Guides to both XC and DH World Cup teams. Then keep on reading to learn all about SRAM's new wireless drivetrain, and find out why Shimano's XTR still hasn't made it to market yet. -Sarah Moore CONTENT MANAGER EDITORS' CHOICE Must reads from the past two weeks The Complete Guide to the 2019 World Cup DH Teams See where the dust has settled and what colors to expect your favorite riders in when the race season finally gets underway in our 2019 UCI Downhill Team Round-Up. [Read More]( Review: Industry Nine's New Hydra Hubs Have 690 Points of Engagement Industry Nine's latest hubs have a mere .52-degrees between engagement points. [Read More]( 5 New 29er Downhill Bikes Ridden & Rated We put the new breed of wagon-wheeled DH bikes to the test. [Read More]( The (Almost) Complete Guide to 2019's UCI XC World Cup Teams We've taken a closer look at the top UCI MTB World Cup teams that will be battling it out this year. [Read More]( Update: Glasgow Awarded First Ever All-Discipline World Championships in 2023 The world's largest ever cycling event is headed for Scotland. [Read More]( Video: SRAM's Wireless Eagle AXS Drivetrain Explained It's finally here and there isn't a steel shift cable in sight. [Read More]( Guerrilla Gravity's Less Expensive, US-Made Carbon Frame How a small company in Colorado produces US-made carbon frames that cost $1,000 less than what comes out of Asia. [Read More]( Interview: The Professor Studying the Connections Between Mountain Biking & Music We sat down with Jeff Warren, a professor of music at Quest University, Squamish, for a chat about sounds, silences and shredding. [Read More]( Update: What's Going On With Shimano's New XTR Group? Production delays, manufacturing issues; Shimano hasn't had an easy time getting the new XTR to market. [Read More]( Tech Briefing: Storage, Suspension, New Bikes & More - February 2019 A monthly round-up of the latest tech - including gear from Norco, Renthal, Halo, Nukeproof, and more! [Read More]( Chromag Announces Doctahawk, a Super Aggressive 180mm, 29er Hardtail Party in the front, painful ankles in the rear. The latest hardcore hardtail made in Whistler pushes the limits. [Read More]( Review: Niner's New RIP 9 RDO 29 Niner reinvents its flagship long-travel trailbike with impressively balanced geometry and a new wheel size. [Read More]( Bike Check: Josh Bryceland's Unique Cannondale Habit - Burgtec House Show 2019 27.5" wheels, a 160mm fork, here's a rundown of Rat's ride. [Read More]( Review: Cannondale Jekyll 29-1 The Jekyll 29 marks the final step that Cannondale needed to bring their flagship enduro racer to its potential. [Read More]( First Look: Santa Cruz's Chameleon Hardtail Goes Carbon The Chameleon is now available in a lighter carbon fiber version. [Read More]( Review: The Pole Machine Has a Serious Need For Speed How long and slack can you go? The Pole Machine is unlike anything else currently on the market. [Read More]( Copyright © 2019 Pinkbike, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Pinkbike PO Box 610 (37749 2nd Ave) Squamish, BC V2P 4S3 Canada Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](.