GIVE IT OR GET IT
Gift Guide - Last Minute Local Gifts
Left it to the last minute? We have gift ideas that you can grab quickly while supporting a local business (wherever you live)
GIVE IT OR GET IT
2024 Gift Guide - Week 3
Never mind the foot fetish jokes, we're going with one part comfort and three parts utility this week.
GIVE IT OR GET IT
2024 Gift Guide - Week 2
An insulated pint, a burly and affordable trail bike, a hot tire with fresh casings, and a few nice tools round out our highlights this week.
BOLT IT ON
2024 Gift Guide - Week 1
A light for your helmet (or your bars in a pinch), a great multi, a rapid release bottle, the Hurly Burly race circuit yearbook.
Review
The EVOC Trail Builder 35L Pack
You too can get a nature-fueled gym workout with the help of the Evoc Trail builder 35L pack
Tool Review
Bougie Bleeder Bliss
Park's BKD 1.2 and BKM 1.2 bleed kits carry a premium price tag. Do they deliver a premium bleed?
Review
Feedback Sports 20th Anniversary Repair Stand
This repair stand is golden, but the red version without the 20th anniversary badge does all the same things, and both perform very well.
REVIEW
Wolf Tooth Launches EnCase Pumps
Two new pumps put Wolf Tooth's already extensive line of EnCase onboard carry tools right in OneUp's wheelhouse. The winner? You.
The Hapless Wrench
Rebuilding your AXS Derailleur with Madrone
Using Madrone's link and cage kits to rebuild a wounded SRAM GX AXS derailleur
Sea Otter 2024
Tools of the Trade Show
We visit some of our favourite tool makers at the Sea Otter Expo Grounds including Abbey, Park, Feedback and Unior.
REVIEW
Crankbrothers SOS On-Bike tools and Storage
Five new ways to carry ingenious new tools for trail side repairs, punctures, water and tubes, pump, or CO₂.
REVIEW
A Tale of Two Pumps
In an era of inflation, is it worth spending money on inflation?
Not A Bike Review
Not So Heavy Metal
Bend, Oregon based Abbey Tools have a reputation for precision and top shelf pricing. The following items disprove the dollar sign sticker shock, while staying true to the ethos of precision and US manufacture.
Not A Bike Review
(re)Filling The Void
Need vs Want; retail therapy or life tools?
What Andrew's Packing
Occam's Backpack - The Simplest Solution Is Bring Everything
The EVOC Trail Pro 16 pack is comfortable climbing and descending even when overloaded.
Fork DIY
Burnishing (Sizing?) Your Fork Bushings with RMS Tools
Everything on social media about "burnishing" bushings to make your fork smoother, makes it sound irresistible
GIVE IT or GET IT
2023 Gift Guide - Week 1
A classic tire, comfort for hard working feet, a well-designed carbon bar, sweet trail building aids, a stealthy belt, and a very unique truing stand.
Review
Four Products From Crankbrothers
A mini floor pump, a pair of multi tools and some fancy flat pedal shoes with Boa closures - all from Crankbrothers
LOOK, SEE, RIDE
Crankworx 2023 Recap
New Gear and some Wicked Trails were on tap at Crankworx for the NSMB crew.
Review
MTB Hopper Portable, Stowable Ramps
Two different ramps from MTB Hopper - the Coach and the Lite - allow you to get your jump on wherever you are and whenever you'd like...
A packable derailleur hanger de-wambler
Wolf Tooth Pack Hanger Alignment Tool
Let's just not talk about that whole T-type elephant in the corner, okay?
EDITORIAL | REVIEW
For (Just) A Few Bucks More
Sometimes reviewing bicycle products is a case of good and bad. Sometimes it's something else altogether.
Review
Feedback Sports Team Edition Tool Kit and Unior Pro Tool Roll
Having bike tools is great, having all the tools all in one small, portable kit, can be perfection...
Five Products Reviewed
Gear Shots: June 2023
A waxed canvas 'cycling tote,' a hydration waist pack, a puncture sealer, eyewear from Tifosi, and the long lost Cliffhanger helmet from Abus.