Best Of
Cam McRae's Best of 2022
A bike, a fork, some cranks, some bar-ends, some brakes and something to attach your bikes to your car...
TEARDOWN | FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Aenomaly Constructs SwitchGrade Saddle Angle Adjuster
This on-the-fly saddle tilt adjustment system was imagined on North Shore trails and is manufactured in Whistler, BC.
FIRST IMPRESSIONS | TEARDOWN
Wolf Tooth Resolve Dropper Post
The new Resolve dropper is sleek, user-serviceable, and travel adjustable at a justifiable price for a premium post.
Editorial
Budget Bicycle Buying: Braving The Used Dropper Post Market
Buying a used, or take-off, dropper post to upgrade your budget mountain bike...
REVIEW | EDITORIAL
OneUp's New Dropper Post Remote? Way Better Than The Old One
The OneUp V3 Dropper Post Lever comes in a plethora of colours, has improved leverage and better throw, is more comfortable to use, and comes in a plethora of colours.
TEARDOWN | EDITORIAL
Manitou Jacks BikeYoke's REVIVE Dropper Post
Manitou's new Jack dropper post IS actually BikeYoke's REVIVE dropper post
REVIEW
9Point8 Fall Line R Dropper Post
An Enlightened Approach To Getting Down from a company that makes things in Canada...
EDITORIAL
Dropper Posts for Short(er) People
There are several considerations regarding dropper post travel for short riders that extend beyond "buy the longest OneUp V2 post that fits..."
FIRST IMPRESSIONS | TEARDOWN
Crankbrothers Highline 11 Carbon Dropper Post
The new top-end Highline dropper uses Crankbrothers' proven internals and a carbon fiber shaft. Does it herald a future of carbon sliding surfaces?
Review / Product Intro
OneUp Introduces The Longest (240mm!) Dropper
The desire to build the longest dropper ever came from internal requests at OneUp.
REVIEW | EDITORIAL
AXS Eagle Economics
I understand why SRAM's AXS Eagle is the only current drivetrain option that folks are truly lusting after, but let's have a look at the economics of wireless shifting before you push the button...
REVIEW
BikeYoke Revive 2.0 213mm Dropper Post Long-Term Review
"The closest it came to a problem was when the post locked up after I had left my bike in full sun..."
EDITORIAL
Winning the Dropper Post Arms Race
Most dropper posts are durable and damn good, so the post with the most drop, with the smallest stack height and shortest insertion depth wins the crown.
Lifetime Warranty on a Dropper?
Disrupting Lousy Warranties in Mountain Biking
While most component companies provide warranties that last between 1 and 3 years, one company has notched it up to lifetime...
PRODUCT LAUNCH
PNW Components Introduces the Loam Dropper Post
Based on PNW’s Bachelor Dropper Post, the team undertook a complete makeover. The result is a lighter, more adjustable, and more compatible dropper system.
LONG TERM REVIEW
SRAM AXS: a year of wireless shifting
It's a technological marvel, but how will that technology fare after a year of use on the North Shore?
REVIEW
2021 Fox Transfer Dropper Post - Reviewed
2021 Fox Transfer Dropper Post - Reviewed
REVIEW
e*thirteen Vario Dropper Post
e*thirteen's new dropper remote goes toe-to-toe with some of the very best - and the post shows real promise as well...
REVIEW
PNW Rainier Gen 3 Dropper Post
The PNW Rainier delivers up to 200mm of travel, adjustable in 5mm increments, for a very reasonable price...
Product Review
BikeYoke Divine Dropper Post Reviewed
The reliability of the Revive at a lower weight and for less money...
Long Haul = New Info
Review Updates - Spring 2020 Edition
Products from Shimano, One Up, We Are One, and Ride Concepts get hauled back into interrogation...
TEARDOWN | FIRST IMPRESSIONS | EDITORIAL
e*thirteen Vario Dropper Remote & 180mm Vario Dropper Post
Andrew's first look at e13's new Vario dropper post remote and new, Wintek-equipped, 180mm, travel-adjustable Vario dropper post...
TEARDOWN | FIRST IMPRESSIONS
PNW Rainier IR Dropper Post - Travel Adjustable For 2020
The Gen.3 Rainier IR dropper post is available with up to 200mm of adjustable travel for under 200 USD...
REVIEW
Crankbrothers Highline 7 Dropper Post
Max travel goes up along with return speed and warranty, while the price goes down...