Mountain Bike Australia

Ellsworth Truth, Santa Cruz Blur, Intense Spider 3-way shootout.
This three-way bike test’s outright winner, the Ellsworth Truth. Ellsworth has a proven design that has always been efficient. AMB XC test guru Brad Prescott reckons, “I rode these bikes long before the new-generation shocks, and they were efficient then.” ICT is not just a gimmick, creating a stable bike that’s well balanced and, most importantly, blindingly quick. The Truth has copped a few structural improvements since its early days, but its notoriety as an exceptional climber with sharp handling still holds true (scuse the pun). Plus next year it’s getting a custom-valved Fox shock. So if you’ve got the dough you know where to go ...