Words by Jon Harris

"the  beautiful anodized finish made this retro grouch teary-eyed reminiscing about the 90s..."

"The aggressive fork, tires and wide bar speak to my inner hooligan and I'm jonseing to throw the Rip into some tight twisty singletrack..."

All of a sudden, Pearl Izumi’s apparel is starting to look more relevant for the Trail/AM crowd.

Smooth seamless styling, a carbon sole (you can walk in), double Boas and a tuneable insole make this one sophisticated show...

A lighter jacket for that unexpected downpour - but not for the nasty winter deluge...

Jon found out what made the Trailfox happy, and what was outside of comfort zone for this Swiss visitor...

Day one of Andes Pacifico is done (results inside) but before they left Chris and Dylan gave us a look at their preparation....

Sweden isn’t just about Ikea and meatballs, Thule also hails from there. Does their T2 hitch rack pass NSMB muster?

"I have fully succumbed to Enduro fever - don't fight it, embrace it..."

Can elbow and leg armour be comfortable for the entire ride and still protect when you want to get rad..?

Jon figures he's entitled to some goodies for good behaviour - as is his pooch...

"When I was a condo dweller, the quest to find a suitable hose to clean my bike drove me nuts..."

“all of our taints are discerning, yours included…and WTB are leaders in the field of taint-friendly saddles.”

“…keep the digits from getting numb while at the same time not making it seem like you have just stuffed your hand into a bag of cotton wool.”

So why was I riding the Lapierre Spicy Team, a bike with electronic wizardry to control the shock…

To Hoon: to engage in loutish, anti-social behaviours, in a car, boat or mountain bike…

The Mojo HD gets lower, longer and more Enduro (!) with the debut of the bike ACC has been rallying…

Tired of hauling your gear in an old garbage bag, or your backpack from high school…

“Next to dropping into a nasty chute that you’ve never ridden before, the most nerve wracking thing for a mountain biker is trusting a bike rack…”

“…I am guessing that the banana was appreciative of the yellow hue of my new bone dome.”

Can you pedal through monsoon season without your toes shrivelling and becoming numb…?

The fresh new 2015 Lapierre Spicy Team on test and it’s going to turn Jon into The Alien…

After making a name with neck protection Leatt wants to protect other parts of you and carry your gear and water.

“Are you sure you are a doctor?” He got off his motorbike and said “Yes, and we need to do this right now”.