Beggars Would Ride
Better Than Christmas
"I dare you to find some product, any product at all, that has such a big impact on how your bike performs..."
The Women's Freeride event through athletes' eyes
Setting Sight on Formation 2022
Georgia Astle and Vaea Verbeeck talk about Formation prep, on site experience, and injuries.
TEARDOWN
2023 RockShox Forks
New damper, new air system, new chassis, new features, new philosophy - all but the names changed for RockShox's 2023 fork lineup.
TEARDOWN
2023 RockShox Super Deluxe Shocks
What's new with RockShox's Super Deluxe Ultimate air and coil shocks for 2023? Just about everything.
RIDING IMPRESSIONS
Riding RockShox's 2023 Suspension
The new Lyrik and Zeb and rear shocks get sweaty and overworked on the North Shore and beyond...
GEAR REVIEW
DHaRCO 2022 Riding Gear
From Australia's South Coast, to Canada's Wet Coast - DHaRCO serves up stylish threads that work everywhere.
Built in Kamloops
We Are One Arrival - Long Term Review
"This thing could ride down the hill like a turd caught in a rockslide, and it might not even matter..."
First Impressions REVIEW
2022 Rocky Mountain Element Carbon 70
Mike Ferrentino's First Impressions Of Rocky's Monument To "The Slackening"
ROAD TRIP!
Road Tripping Through Savona & Kamloops
"Bikes, trucks, camping, cooking...it was all that I could ask for"
Gear Shots for May 19, 2022
Gear Shots: Three Things From Andrew
A unique stow-able tool from Wolf Tooth, USA-Made foot blankets, and an almost indestructible pack gets resuscitated...
VIDEO
Makers: Chromag
Born on a kitchen table from an idea for a hardtail, Chromag has succeeded and grown, but it's still basically the same Whistler-based company that shuts down on Fridays to go riding.
Review
Giro Sector
Dancing shoes for the discerning mountain biker
Redbull Formation 2022
Formation 2022: Event Recap
"Witnessing these women in action, changed my perception of what is possible..."
REVIEW
The Kids Ride Shotgun Pro Saddle System
Kids Ride Shotgun's latest kid-forward saddle system is a carbon-friendly improvement on the original.
NOT A REVIEW
Aaron's Guerrilla Gravity Smash
A few tidbits about an eclectic Guerilla Gravity Smash...
Min Max
Min-Max: Greg's 2016 Devinci Hendrix 27+
The Devinci Hendrix 27+ was a strong value in 2016 and Greg has done a thoughtful job of upgrading his and keeping it running...
Beggars Would Ride
The Hills We Choose To Die On
"We get used to the way our tires slide, gathering the database of knowledge that transforms lack of traction from fear to playground...”
Mini Reviews
Gear Shots: May 11, 2022
Shoulder season gear from Leatt, SixSixOne, and Showers Pass
Not a Review*
Knolly Tyaughton Titanium Hardtail
"A feature set and price point that any competent product manager would have rejected immediately."
EDITORIAL
Do Dentists Actually Ride Mountain Bikes?
Andrew's search for a new dentist is thwarted by the revelation that not one supports the local trail association...
First Impressions REVIEW (and the Story of SCOR)
SCOR 4060 LT NX First Impressions
I didn't think this attention-grabbing bike was coming - and then it appeared as if by magic...
GEAR SHOTS May 5th
Gear Shots: Tires, Flat Shoes, and Armour
The new Shorty (II) soft-condition tire, Dakine's Drift shoes, and some upper body protection from POC...
First Impressions Review
2022 Canyon Torque CF8 First Impressions
"One of our favourite trails somehow became shorter and seemed to be over much sooner..."
VIDEO
Makers: We Are One Composites Ep. 2
"I never thought a bike would bring me to tears - but it does..."