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?
REVIEW
2022 Norco Range C2 Reviewed
"It was interesting choosing lines that would normally have me bucking around like I was in a rodeo..."
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
2022 Canyon Torque 29 CF9
Graham finds himself curious about the character of Canyon's longest legged single crowned mountain bike...
Reader's Ride
Dave O'Neill's Deviate Highlander 150
No expense was spared with this custom Deviate Highlander build
Full Review
2022 Norco Range C1
A DH bike in Enduro clothing?
REVIEW
WRP Mullet yoke for Specialized Enduros
Can a hunk of alloy give the Enduro (more) party in the back?
First Impressions
Transition Spire
We just got the new Transition Spire in for test. Let's take a quick look through the build and specs.
Review
The 2022 Santa Cruz Bronson CC XO1 AXS
The MX-wheeled Bronson gets a thorough pounding in the Whistler Bike Park, on the North Shore and in the steeps of Revelstoke and Nelson.
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...
First Impressions
Exclusive First Ride: The 2022 We Are One Arrival
A remarkable bike - designed and built in Canada by a remarkable company...
Mixing Metals
Garage Built: Tom Moffatt's Custom Made Bikes
A mix of metals meets a mix of wheels with these custom-designed bikes from Whistler.
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...
EDITORIAL
Corsair Was High Pivot AND Pedaling, In 2007
The Corsair Maelstrom was, from design to execution, an excellent example of a high pivot w/idler mountain bike meant to be pedalled - but where is the credit?
Head to Head Review
Canyon Spectral 29 CF8 vs. Ibis Ripmo AF SLX
The "shootout" some of you have been waiting for...
Editorial
Mixed-Wheel Puzzling – It's About More Than Clearance
Mixed-wheel musings from a year of experimenting…
First Impressions REVIEW
The All-New 2022 Norco Range C1
Not your dad's Norco - this machine is a high pivot race weapon that has a lot in common with a DH bike...
BIKE REVIEW
Canfield Bikes Balance LE - Review
"The Balance demanded my attention in the most polite way possible; by taking me to the edge of destruction and then returning me to earth safely..."
BIKE REVIEW
Kona Process X Long Term Review
Kona's biggest enduro-style bruiser gets a winter of beat downs on the terrain it was designed for...
REVIEW
Banshee Titan Review - Part Two
The mulleted conclusion of Andrew's frame-only review of the Banshee Titan
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...
MULLET BIKE LAUNCH
Introducing the All-New Transition Patrol
The party animal is back with a fresh new 'do...
DREAM BUILDS
Owen Foster's Mix-Wheeled Commencal Clash "Warpig"
"It's just a 27.5 bike with the wheel I'm used to in front."
Full Review
2021 Santa Cruz Nomad V
Is the latest 27.5" wheeled Nomad fun, playful and poppy enough to usurp long travel 29ers?
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...