Before we jump straight into 2010 and get to reviewing new products that are going to make you a faster mountain biker instantly (I wish it was that easy)! Let’s take a look back at what we have ridden and achieved in 2009. During this calendar year, Mountain Biking by 198 has seen a lot of growth and a lot of review product that has hit the trail. In 2010, we are moving to Bike198.com…and with that…we are opening up new review and article avenues in the road, urban and lifestyle segments. It is an exciting time and 2010 is going to be a big one!

Here are my favorite reviews from 2009.

Mountain Bike Reviews

Trek Session 88 FR – Freeride Mountain Bike Review

Rocky Mountain Slayer SXC70 Mountain Bike Review

Niner Jet 9 – The 29er Rocket

Mountain Bike Component Reviews

GORE RideOn Shifting Cables Review

Hadley Racing Mountain Bike Hub Review

Hope Tech M4 Hydraulic Brake Review

2009 Shimano Saint Mountain Bike Component Group Review

2009 Shimano Dura Ace Di2 Road Bike Component Group Quick Review

NoTubes.com Stans ZTR Flow Rim Review

Jet Blast 1000 HID Bike Light Review

RockShox Reba Team w/20mm TA Review

Avid Elixir CR Disc Brake Review

And The Winner’s Are…

Trail Review Contest

We received some incredible reviews over the past month, and deciding on the winners has never been more difficult. A huge thank you goes out to everyone who participated. Another enormous thank you goes out to the crew at Mountain Cycle for the Fury frame, Rob at Ultrarob.com for the Essentials Pack and Clix for their Wheel Release System.

You will see all of the trail reviews on Friday’s so stay tuned through the free full article rss feed or get articles delivered straight to your email inbox.

Now on to the winners…

1st Place – Mountain Cycle Fury Frame

Tomasz Korwel with his review of Sugar Bottom.

2nd Place – Mountain Biking Essentials Pack from Ultrarob.com

Jason Martin with his review of Whirlpool

3rd Place – Clix Wheel Release System

Lemuel Beauchamp with his review of Cerro Gordo

Thank you again for participating and be on the look out for these reviews and the others in future Mountain Biking by 198 content! First up…Tomasz’s review of Sugar Bottom on Friday!