Editorial
What Makes a Tire Worthy of the North Shore?
The observations herein are not universal truths, rather they are the personal requirements of one fussy bastard...
EDITORIAL
Buy The Bike You Already Own - A Spring Service Story
Can an investment in careful upgrades land you a better bike - for less cash - than springing for a new one?
PRESS RELEASE
The All-New (Electrified) Santa Cruz Heckler
"Heckler’s not about taking things easy, it’s about making things possible..."
INTERVIEW
Santa Cruz Ebikes? Interview with Seb Kemp of SCB
Santa Cruz's brand manager gets peppered with questions about how the Heckler Ebike got the green light...
Pistons & Pivots
Fraser Newton's '92 Dodge B250 Sport Van & 2019 Trek Remedy
A Leisure Travel van that gives the owner freedom to roam…
PRESS RELEASE
Two Mountain Bike Nights for VIMFF in 2020
Catch some stand-out two wheeled films at the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival in February...
REVIEW
Giant Clutch Hidden Bike Tools
Looking to stash tools in discrete and unused cavities in your bike to carry less on your body? Giant has a plan...
2 Minute Expert
Is your Saddle Too Long?
Trends and ideas in mountain biking are sometimes without merit – other times they persist once their merit has expired...
VIDEO
Self Filmed: Sun(day) - Modern Winter
Turns out you don't need a fancy camera crew to make a solid edit after all...
Obsessed with MOUNTAIN BIKING
NSMB Podcast Ep. 3: Sven and Anka Martin
Whatever you do - you should probably avoid copying Sven's opening line
REVIEW
Alchemy Arktos 29 - Reviewed
How does the machine from Colorado fare on the Shore?
PRESS RELEASE
Introducing the New Pivot Switchblade
Niner, Plus or Mullet. It's all accessible with the flip of a chip thanks to the update of a classic all-mountain machine...
VIDEO
Fast Life Season 3 Has Landed!
Follow Kate Courtney, Loic Bruni, Finn Iles and many others throughout the twists and turns of the 2019 UCI MTB World Cup season....
REVIEW
Crankbrothers Highline 7 Dropper Post
Max travel goes up along with return speed and warranty, while the price goes down...
Moab Slickrock Threatened by Oil and Gas Exploration
Moab Slickrock Threatened by Oil and Gas Exploration
News
Uncle Dave Review
Yeti SB165: Reviewed
Freeride does indeed live, but don't make me say those words...
VIDEO
Local Loam Hits Steel Town For Some Blue Collar Biking
Jeff Kendall-Weed heads to Pittsburgh and explores the local riding culture in the Rust Belt...
REVIEW
Hayes Dominion A4 Brake Review
Looking for the biggest, baddest, raddest disc brakes on the market? Hayes Dominion A4 might be one for your shortlist...
Teardown & Pre-install Impressions
BikeYoke Divine Dropper Post Teardown
Will the BikeYoke Divine dropper's simplest-in-class teardown, equate to best-in-class performance on the trail?
VIDEO
My Kona - Ian Schmitt
Ride along with Kona's product manager on their hometown trails...
Pistons & Pivots
Reader Submitted Vehicles & Round 1 Contest Winner
Three unique entries make the first round of our Pistons & Pivots reader-submitted contest…
Presented by 7Mesh
2-Minute Expert: How Gore-Tex Works
Almost no one understands how Gore-Tex works, or how to take care of it. Let's fix that!
SEQUEL - EDITORIAL
AXS Strikes Back! (Does The Future Have Fewer Gears pt II)
The coolest feature of AXS is the DATA; which of the 12-cogs get the most use and shifts-per-Kilometer and, on the North Shore, do we need more gears or fewer?
It's Not All Kittens & Rainbows
Racing Bummers of 2019
It's 2020 and within a couple of months, race fans will once again be attached to the drip, getting their fix from the best in the world. But first, let's take a look at some of the unlucky injuries and mishaps of 2019…