Long Term Review
2021 Canyon Spectral 29 LTD
The Green Goldilocks Machine goes back to Canyon after a mishap - and then returns...
First Impressions REVIEW
Introducing the Canyon Spectral 125 CF 8
Canyon has launched a short travel bike that is obsessed with going downhill...
EDITORIAL
What's Your Bare Minimum Mountain Bike?
Is it "XTR or bust" or could you happily pedal a complete that costs less than some of your friends' wheelsets?
First Impressions REVIEW
2022 Trek Top Fuel
Shore Country? Dad Country? No no, this one is "fast trail"
FIRST LOOK
2023 Santa Cruz Heckler
With 150mm of rear wheel travel - and a choice between a 27.5 or 29" rear wheel - the new Santa Cruz Heckler is the brand's most versatile e-bike to date.
Reader's Ride
Dave O'Neill's Deviate Highlander 150
No expense was spared with this custom Deviate Highlander build
EDITORIAL
My Yeti SB104 - Sheared Pedal Pins & Terrified Grins
"Bikes are adult Lego, and like all Lego, the real fun starts when you put the instructions away..."
EDITORIAL
Dreaming Of Crate Suspension
Imagine combining the materials and engineering of the big bicycle design houses with the near-infinite custom geometry and fit options of a custom builder...
VIDEO
Canadian Made Carbon: the We Are One Arrival
We were on hand, filming the chaotic last days before the release of We Are One's magnum opus - The ARRIVAL.
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
2022 Canyon Lux Trail
It's firm and fast, and light but built to last. Canyon's new trail bike has come to stay and play on North Shore Tech-C trails.
Hardtail Review
2021 Canyon Stoic 4
"The Stoic is built with geometry meant for aggressive riding, spec’d to take a beating, go back to do it all again tomorrow..."
First Impressions
Exclusive First Ride: The 2022 We Are One Arrival
A remarkable bike - designed and built in Canada by a remarkable company...
Review
2021 Rocky Mountain Instinct C90 - Long Term Review
An ultra-capable trail bike from Canada's own Rocky Mountain Bicycles.
Home Mechanic Disasters
The FrankenCamber: A COVID-Era Bike Build
Bodging together a bike that would fit his son, with a used XC frame and parts hoarded over many years - almost put Cam McRae over the edge...
Head to Head Review
Canyon Spectral 29 CF8 vs. Ibis Ripmo AF SLX
The "shootout" some of you have been waiting for...
Bike Intro
Two Rides: The 2022 Santa Cruz Bronson CC XO1 AXS
The Bronson gets the longer and slacker but not lower because it's wearing a mullet (except XS) along with size-specific stays and seat tube angles...
REVIEW
Canyon Spectral 29 CF 8: First Impressions
Uncle Dave got stuck with a slightly lower spec version of the Spectral - and he'll have to somehow get by on Shimano XT componentry...
FIRST LOOK
2021 Rocky Mountain Instinct
Rocky's 140mm trail bike sees updated geometry, frame-specific wheel sizes, and some clever details come together to produce a worthy trail bike.
First Impressions Review
2021 Canyon Spectral 29 LTD
Doctor spec on a dentist budget?
REVIEW | COMPARISON
2021 Transition Spur v. Santa Cruz Tallboy
Long-term review and comparison of two category-bending short-travel mountain bikes – both of which are happy to wrestle a weight class up.
REVIEW
2021 Transition Sentinel Review
Reflecting on eight months aboard Transition's longest-travel 29er
Focused on 29
2021 Specialized Stumpjumper
The latest Stumpjumper is less an overhaul and more an evolution but t's still been subject to many updates…
What is in the Water?
1967 MGB GT & Forbidden Bikes Druid Connection
Deniz takes a walk down memory lane and finds common ground between a beloved old sports car and a terrific modern bike.
REVIEW
2021 Transition Spur Ridden on the Shore
If anyone can make a 120mm bike work on the trails of the dank PNW - and the North Shore in particular - it's Transition