{"id":6377,"date":"2015-08-25T08:00:25","date_gmt":"2015-08-25T15:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/?p=6377"},"modified":"2015-08-20T11:48:23","modified_gmt":"2015-08-20T18:48:23","slug":"singletracks-com-names-best-mountain-bike-gear-and-accessories-of-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/2015\/08\/singletracks-com-names-best-mountain-bike-gear-and-accessories-of-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Singletracks.com names best mountain bike gear and accessories of 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/best_mtb_gear_2015.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6379\" src=\"\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/best_mtb_gear_2015.jpg\" alt=\"best_mtb_gear_2015\" width=\"600\" height=\"184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/best_mtb_gear_2015.jpg 600w, https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/best_mtb_gear_2015-300x92.jpg 300w, https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/best_mtb_gear_2015-500x153.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>The results are in \u2013 Singletracks.com has released their annual \u201c<a href=\"\/\/www.singletracks.com\/blog\/mtb-gear\/the-best-mountain-bikes-and-mtb-products-of-2015\/\" target=\"_blank\">Best MTB Gear\u201d survey<\/a>, naming all the top brands including Cane Creek, WTB, SRAM, Rock Shox, and Crank Brothers.<\/p>\n<p>Overall trends in the industry included 650b wheels and tires, plus size wheels and tires, 1&#215;11 drivetrains, and dropper seat posts.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/best_mtb_gear_2015-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6380\" src=\"\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/best_mtb_gear_2015-2-300x165.jpg\" alt=\"best_mtb_gear_2015-2\" width=\"300\" height=\"165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/best_mtb_gear_2015-2-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/best_mtb_gear_2015-2-500x275.jpg 500w, https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/best_mtb_gear_2015-2.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>In suspension, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sram.com\/rockshox\" target=\"_blank\">Rock Shox<\/a> dominated with both the Pike and Reba forks, while the Monarch rear shock along with <a href=\"\/\/www.canecreek.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Cane Creek<\/a> DB Air and DB Inline were well represented also.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.notubes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Stan\u2019s No Tubes<\/a> popped up many times in the wheelset and rim categories, with the ZTR Arch EX, ZTR Flow EX, and ZTR Crest getting named as favourites. <a href=\"\/\/www.wtb.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">WTB\u2019s<\/a> Frequency i25 rims also got some love along with the <a href=\"\/\/www.dtswiss.com\/Home\" target=\"_blank\">DT Swiss<\/a> 240S hub.<\/p>\n<p>No surprise that WTB cleaned up in the saddle results, with the Volt taking the win, alongside the Pure V, Rocket V, and Speed V.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/best_mtb_gear_2015-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6381\" src=\"\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/best_mtb_gear_2015-3-300x210.jpg\" alt=\"best_mtb_gear_2015-3\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/best_mtb_gear_2015-3-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/best_mtb_gear_2015-3-430x300.jpg 430w, https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/best_mtb_gear_2015-3.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>In the seatpost category, droppers dominated with the Rock Shox Reverb coming out a clear winner. <a href=\"\/\/kssuspension.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kind Shock\u2019s<\/a> LEV and <a href=\"\/\/bikethomson.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Thomson\u2019s<\/a> Elite Dropper (and Elite) were also named in the top five.<\/p>\n<p>In cockpit components and accessories, Thomson Elite stem still dominates, and popular grips included <a href=\"\/\/odigrips.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">ODI\u2019s<\/a> Rogue and Troy Lee, and <a href=\"\/\/lizardskins.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lizard Skins<\/a> Lock-on.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crankbrothers.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Crank Brothers<\/a> got lots of love, with their Candy, Egg Beater, and Mallet all named in the top five pedals.<\/p>\n<p>On the accessories side, <a href=\"\/\/www.topeak.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Topeak<\/a> Joe Blow floor pump was a clear winner, while <a href=\"\/\/www.endurasport.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Endura<\/a> clothing took the number four place in most popular apparel brands.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the full results of the survey at <a href=\"\/\/www.singletracks.com\/blog\/mtb-gear\/the-best-mountain-bikes-and-mtb-products-of-2015\/\" target=\"_blank\">singletracks.com<\/a>, and visit <a href=\"\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/en\/find-a-dealer\/\">your local Live to Play Sports dealer<\/a> to find these great products!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The results are in \u2013 Singletracks.com has released their annual \u201cBest MTB Gear\u201d survey, naming all the top brands including Cane Creek, WTB, SRAM, Rock Shox, and Crank Brothers. 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