With quick-steering and the ability to excel on technical courses, the Stigmata hits the mark on several aspects.

Some more vid from a day in the life of a bike maker

SLIDESHOW: Hidden amongst the thousands of new road, XC and All-Mountain products on display at Interbike were a few wicked new offerings for those whose top gear is limited only by gravity.

Cane Creeks's new AngleSet threadless headset will let riders transform the head angle of their mountain bikes by up to six offset angle adjustments allowing for steeper or slacker positions from 0.5 to 1.5 degrees.

SCB's new trail and all-mountain bikes sport a design that incorporates aspects of the company's VPP suspension — but only different.

Neal Rogers recalls his descent into cycling madness; it involved a credit card and a mountain bike

Cycling guru Lennard Zinn falls in love with Santa Cruz's carbon full-suspension 29er and takes a look at other big-wheeled mountain bikes at Interbike's Outdoor Demo in Bootleg Canyon, Nevada.

Oh yeah! Santa Cruz and Fisher's carbon, dually 29ers are the current supermodels of the mountain bike world, but what are you overlooking when you lust over these sexy beasts?

For pro mountain bike racer Barry Wicks, it's all about getting back to Santa Cruz and hitting the road after being on it.

This is one tallboy you can't guzzle, but Santa Cruz's venture into the world of 29ers with the carbon Tallboy is sure to instill a buzz.