The lux is a nimble mountain bike that rockets up climbs with hard tail efficiency, yet stays planted and stable through rough sections and descents. Designed to accommodate a range of women’s sizes, the hydroformed aluminum frame provides plenty of clearance and a better overall fit. The bike’s geometry lends itself to true trail riding, with a neutral feel that lets you get the most out of every situation. Traction and control come from an 80mm sun tour XCT fork with preload adjust, disc brakes, and high-volume knobby tires. With a nice mix of Shimano and sun tour parts rounding out the drivetrain, the lux is ready for your next dirt adventure.

If you hunger to push yourself, and your bike, if you really want to take your riding to another level, then the Diamondback Catch 2.0 is for you. The Catch 2.0 sits firmly at the leading edge of current trail bikes, thanks to Diamondback’s Level Link suspension and 27.5 Plus wheels. This combination creates a bike that offers a unique yet familiar ride.</p> <p>DB uses their proven hydroformed alloy frame, with modern just-slack-enough geometry to create this bike’s go-anywhere attitude. With 130mm of travel front and rear, it suddenly feels like a lot more on a trail, especially with Level Link and plus-size tires wrapped around Diamondback signature Blanchard rims.</p> <p>To bring you up to speed, Level Link is Diamondback’s patent-pending short-bar four-link suspension platform, and it’s designed to isolate horizontal pedaling forces and control chain growth for increased pedaling efficiency. Take the Catch 2.0 and roll some single-track, gas it out of tight corners: You’ll discover right away how fully responsive the suspension is. The bump compliance is excellent, soaking up small and large hits. Take on a climb, and you’ll feel how the rear wheel stays planted for the kind of junkyard dog grip you need on long fire roads and punchy technical sections. In short, the Catch 2.0, thanks to level link, climbs like a cross-country machine without compromising its ability to attack the most aggressive lines.</p> <p>Bottom line, you’ll be surprised how efficiently the Catch 2.0 pedals, and with a SRAM 1×11 drivetrain there’s a gear for the trickiest of sections: soft? Steep? Soft and steep?–whatever you like to ride bring it on. The Catch 2.0 has amazing grip. Completing this new generation of trail bikes is a Fox 34 Float fork, SRAM Guide brakes, a KS Supernatural dropper post, and other solid DB components. This is a trail bike like no other.</p>