In Issue #116 of Singletrack Magazine, Wil and the crew tested three new generation full suspension XC race bikes. Read on for a short summary of each bike, along with the links to each individual review. Images by James Vincent. Progression. It’s a pretty hot word around the mountain bike scene these days. When you think of the word progression in terms of the bikes we ride, things like Mondraker’s Forward Geometry, uber-plush long-travel suspension…

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