Top 5 | 2023 Mountain Bikes

We think that these are the most exciting mountain bikes on the market in 2023.

From mullet bikes to race worthy machines. There’s even something affordable…by 2023’s standard at least.

Which is your favourite and what would you like to see be released over the next 12 months? Let us know your MTB wishes in the comments!

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Chapters
00:00 Intro
0:20 Scott Genius
01:31 Orbea Oiz
03:10 Yeti SB120
04:26 Marin Rift Zone
05:33 Santa Cruz Nomad

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[bikeradar]

What should have been on our list and which mountain bike are you looking forward to?

[MoonMage]

so the new XC bikes are basically 4 year old trail bikes?

[myrants]

The only one on this list that would interest me is the Marin. A great bombproof bike at a fantastic price. The rest are ridiculously priced. I cannot believe the cost of mountain bikes these days. Top specs or not they are just not worth 10k plus of anyone's money.

[aminostruth]

Still riding my rigid Cube carbon XC 29er in my local neck of the woods (South UK) and can honestly say, I don't miss the sus forks or crave an upgrade. It's essentially a burly gravel bike so flies on tarmac and eats up most of the rough stuff without having to slow down too much. It's also bloody light and nimble and easy to maintain. There is much to be said for the purity of simplicity and enjoyment of just riding rather than worrying about FOMO from the MTB catwalk every year!

[Ry_Rides]

My issue with the Scott isn’t the shock, it’s the headset routing.

[benjy]

The yeti sb120 basically has the same geo and travel as my 2019 norco fluid fs1, just a boat load more expensive.

[hunterdean]

My list would look like a Santa Cruz catalog

[REB]

The Yeti is basically saying, "Me too!", and catching up to what Pivot, Ibis, Santa Cruz, etc. have been doing for years now in the short-travel space. It still falls short because they didn't make it lighter, nor did they make it climb as well the Ripley, Trail 429, Spur in terms of speed nor as efficient as the Tallboy neither. They also didn't make it as capable downhill as the Trail 429, the Tallboy, or the Spur. So why would you buy it? The quality? Santa Cruz and Pivot quality & finish is second to none, so Yeti can't claim the best quality.

[freddie]

I would say first would be custom orbea Ockham

[noah]

Karbon bikes is the best I just bought one a couple months ago it basically can go over anything

[grrainboy]

I’ve read from more than a few sources that the bike industry has been scaling back on production and employees. Given that, wouldn’t it make more sense to scale back the price as well? Nice bikes, but these bikes are way out of my price range.

[Wesley_ProgamerTG]

I wonder why the Apollo slant isn't mentioned it's a wonderful bike.

[Mo.Jo.MTB_]

I am wondering if Specialized will release a new Demo in 2023... And I do have a question about the Orbea Oiz, with the new Oiz do you have to route the cables through the headset or would it be possible to have a more conventional (meaning a good and serviceable ;-) ) cable routing? I love that bike but this new cables in the headset is a dealbreaker for me...
Ps.: I did write to Orbea about this but didn't get an answer...

[mikoyle]

I wouldn’t buy the Scott simply because I wouldn’t want people to mistake it as an e bike on the trails. How embarrassing.

[benjy]

Lets face it, xc race bikes like the orbea are basically a lightweight short travel trail bike just reclassified as a xc race bike.

[ChipGeek]

Any love for the We Are One 2023 170mm Arrival?

[TheDoctorvr]

I wanna see what Vitus do with the Escarpe

[CourtyardPigeon]

Wait it out because prices are going to go down big time

[MarioV]

Not sure what Scott and Yeti are thinking with their new complicated suspension systems. Who wants to maintain those, and who wants to spend extra $$$ at the local bike shop for such exotic maintenance? I can't believe I'm about to write this, but Marin never looked so appealing before, thanks to some brands desperately trying to expand their market share. Too bad their new designs will have the opposite effect, make buyers looks elsewhere.

[TheTonester]

How about, Specialized? Any opinions?