Category: News
Party time – What makes a fun bike
If you are considering having a bike that is more party than business, you should read this article.
Say hello to Stamina 160 – Farewell to Machine
People have asked for this for a long time; Say hello to Stamina 160. Mullet-ready. It’s been a long debate here that when we should launch the long-awaited middle child …
Two new riding videos from Leigh Johnson
Leigh has provided two new videos lately – one with his Stamina 180 and one with Taival the hardtail. Check them out! Follow Leigh on Instagram Want to see more …
Season of the off-season bikes
What do you see when you imagine an off-season bike? We see a bike built around Taival frameset with some experimental components.
Race report: Maxiavalanche 2020 by Giacomo Dodino
We are not 100% sure, but Giacomo might be the first-ever rider in a marathon downhill race with a Pole bike. Being one of those bucket list events for many, …
Suspension overview
We wanted to make a short video to explain what are the main principals in kinematics and damping. It is not a simple subject and I am shooting from a …
Ride better: Riding tutorials by Matti Lehikoinen & Leo Kokkonen
No matter how good you are as a rider, you can always evolve. Matti opened his cookbook for all of us, about the fundamentals that will immediately make you a …
Stamina 180 in the Andes Pacifico 2020, presented by GMBN
Andes Pacifico is an epic and one-of-a-kind race in Chile, that starts from over 3500 meters above the sea level, and crosses westward over the Andes, to reach the South …
Leo Kokkonen in a GMBN podcast; History, problem-solving, carbon, geometry… etc.
Henry from the Global Mountain Bike Network (GMBN) made a podcast with Leo 3rd of February, discussing progressive geometry, why we decided not to go for carbon frames, and the …
Surprise gear of the year 2019-award for the Machine TR
Seb Stott, a technical writer of the BikeRadar, recently published his best-of list for 2019. Much to our surprise, since it’s not actually 2019 bike, Mr. Stott announced the Pole …
