Sleek-looking and bombproof, the Faction 2 is the frame we're most excited about for evening skate park sessions and long days digging and riding at our local jump spot. Burly Reynolds 520 steel means bails and cases won't leave us with a broken frame, while the BMX-style dropouts and bottom...

Anyone who says you need a lot of travel to have a lot of fun has yet to ride the Following. As a genre-defying 29er since its inception, this diabolical shredder can do so much more than its 4. 7-inches of rear travel would have you think, punching way above its weight class and giving bigger...

The Ibis DV9 is back and better than ever after a brief hiatus. Ibis took to the drawing board to bring this hardtail fun machine up to speed with modern geometry, lighter weight, and the freedom to build it up to fit our personal riding style. So whether we're looking to run a 100mm travel...

From enduro races to lapping our favorite downhill trails, we love the Ibis HD6 for its increased capability, mixed-wheel setup, and insatiable desire to rail chunky trails at Mach speed. The HD6 is a big step up from its older sibling, the HD5, with 15mm of added rear suspension travel and 10mm...

When it comes to value, it's hard to beat the Ibis Ripley AF Mountain Bike Frame when we're building out our next short-travel trail ripper. Thanks to 120mm of efficient and capable DW-Link travel, the Ripley AF is ideal for a wide array of riders and usages. It's efficient enough for...

The Ibis Ripley has cemented its spot at the top of our list of short-travel trail bikes. It strikes the perfect blend of a light and fast rig that can climb like a cross-country bike and descend like a monster all-mountain bike. The Ibis Ripley V4S boasts the same longer, slacker, steeper...

Whether we're looking to build a do-it-all trail bike or a highly capable machine for enduro racing, the Ibis Ripmo AF frame is the perfect starting point for our next build. The balanced geometry is paired with 147mm of legendary DW-Link rear travel for unmatched amounts of traction all across...

When we think of no-compromise trail bikes for aggressive riding, the Ripmo Mountain Bike Frame is our favorite place to start because of its balanced design. Ibis seems to find the sweet spot with 147-millimeters of rear travel that's controlled by a DW-Link for impressive rear-wheel traction...

The Norco Optic gives us a new viewpoint on what a short-travel trail bike can do. Designed with a premium carbon frame, aggressive geometry, a custom-tuned fork and shock, and downhill spec'd components, the Optic is ready to shred the descents while still making short work of the climbs....

Rocky Mountain's newly redesigned Enduro steed has arrived and is more capable than ever. The Altitude is now equipped with Rocky Mountain's new LC2R suspension system, which features a low pivot and a counter-rotating link design for enhanced traction, efficiency, and a lower center of gravity....