Bikes - Enduro

Can the Enduro's little brother hang in the steeps and deeps of The North Shore?

The We Are One Arrival 152 is fast, way faster than you, it's faster than you, and you, and me too.

An old German car and a fresh Canadian mountainbike

"The Santa Cruz Nomad VI MX is the new and improved mulleted bike I pined for."

If you think the Arrival 170 is just like the 152 with a little more travel, you're in for a surprise.

The long-awaited Arrival 170 is here and We Are One has also updated the Arrival 152.

Is this full-on "enduro" bike with fancy on-the-fly travel and geo gizmos worth the weight and complexity?

Adam has a very clean Nomad V3, which is an opportunity to talk about Santa Cruz's 10-year-plus commitment to support every frame they sell...

Big brawlin' Torque vs go-anywhere Spectral - who brings the business without spoiling the party out back?

The Nomad now rocks the mullet, and has more travel than a camper van.

Perry comes away impressed by the newest Megatower's Chunderpig Chops.

"The Torque is Canyon's fun bike, built for days jumping around in the bike park, shuttle rallying steep gnar, or pedalling to the top of your favourite descent..."

The SCOR 4060 LT NX failed to impress initially but a small change helped everything line up for goal...

This time around involves a physical min-maxing and Norma's 2014 RMB Altitude gets a new lease on life...

A few tidbits about an eclectic Guerilla Gravity Smash...

I didn't think this attention-grabbing bike was coming - and then it appeared as if by magic...

"One of our favourite trails somehow became shorter and seemed to be over much sooner..."

Is it old enough to be called a Classic yet? That's open to debate, but we found new gear from We Are One, 5DEV, Reserve, and others...

Tim Coleman discusses what he's learned about the new, more enduro-focused Strive CFR, while he waits impatiently for his tester to arrive...

Big bikes come with big expectations. Uncle Dave finds the new Santa Cruz Megatower lives up to his and then some.

How'd the Spire turn out after a couple months of bashing around the Shore? Tim Coleman has the answers about the "nimble bruiser..."

Is it "XTR or bust" or could you happily pedal a complete that costs less than some of your friends' wheelsets?

"It was interesting choosing lines that would normally have me bucking around like I was in a rodeo..."

Graham finds himself curious about the character of Canyon's longest legged single crowned mountain bike...