Gear Watch Wednesday is a weekly update on the latest mountain bike gear releases and products that Singletracks has received for test. Have gear news to share, or products you’d like us to check out? Email [email protected].
WTB adds first fat bike tire
It’s hard to believe but the WTB Bailiff is the first true fat bike tire from the brand. The 27.5×4.5″ tire can be purchased with or without studs. The Bailiff features siped knobs and a center tread that’s designed to be fast rolling. Also notable: the tire can be run in either direction, reportedly offering extra traction when mounted in reverse.
- Price: $134.95 regular, $279.95 studded
- Buy from the Bike Hub WA
OneUp V3 dropper post
Last week Jeff wrote that today’s mountain bikes could stand to lose some weight, and this week OneUp delivers with a V3 dropper post that is reportedly even lighter than the Fox Transfer SL by up to 60g. The new post, which had been in development for three years, features a shorter stack and overall length to give more riders and more bikes maximum travel, plus it features improved seals and requires 75% less lever force to actuate.
Like the OneUp V2 dropper post, the infinitely adjustable V3 is offered in travel lengths ranging from 90mm up to 240mm and in 30.6, 31.6, and 34.9mm diameters.
- Price: $269.99 dropper only; $44.99 remote; $299.99 dropper + remote
- Buy from Jenson USA
Kona donates 500 bikes to Utah High School Cycling League
Cycling West reports that Kona donated 500 bikes to the Utah High School Cycling League late last year. The brand recently relocated to Utah from the Pacific Northwest.
Inside Line Tonton fat bike
Inside Line recently took the wraps off V2 of the Tonton fat bike. Built by Kruch in Calgary using 4130 Chromoly steel, the Tonton features a slack 64° head tube angle and is offered in sizes to fit riders from 5′ to 6’6″ tall. The Tonton is designed to run a 120mm suspension fork and 27.5″ tires up to 4.5″ wide.
- Price: $2,200 frame, builds from $5,200 to $7,000.
- Buy from theinsideline.ca
ENVE Innerdrive hub design
The new ENVE Innerdrive hub places the ratchet system “inboard and over the bearings” which the brand says increases the life of the bearings. Innerdrive is currently available on ENVE road and gravel hubsets with various ratcheting options from 40t up to 100t.
- Price: Varies
- Buy from ENVE
New Handup riding jeans
Which came first: the jean or the jort? 🤔 Now that it’s too cold for jorts, Handup is rolling out riding jeans featuring four-way stretch material in waist sizes 28-38 and lengths from 30 to 34. Handup Jeans feature a zipper fly with two pockets front and two pockets rear. Available in ‘pure black’ and ‘light blue’ (shown).
- Price: $69
- Buy from Handup
YT Capra Core 5
The new carbon frame YT Capra Core 5 build features a SRAM XO Eagle Transmission drivetrain plus top-end Ohlins suspension, SRAM Code RSC brakes, a Maxxis Assegai / Minion DHR II tire combo, and Renthal cockpit.
- Price: $6,499
- Buy from yt-industries.com
