Product Review Updates
Review Updates: Cranks, Tires, Rack and Trousers
Revisiting the Stashed Spacerail storage system, Race Face Era Carbon Cranks, Rapha Gore-Tex pants and Schwalbe Radial Tires.
Review
WTB Macro Tires - Not XC, Not Downcountry, but All Fun
Does WTB's new lightweight tire have what it takes for the Shore?
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.
REVIEW
Goodyear Wrangler MTF and MTR Tires
After a false start, Goodyear is back with impressive front and rear specific tires that are intended for loose and dry conditions, but crush it in the wet.
Review
Schwalbe Magic Mary Radial Tires
Schwalbe's 2025 Magic Mary has a new radial casing that brings different dynamics to the trail.
Review
Schwalbe Tacky Chan and Big Betty Tires
Two tires from Schwalbe to consider for your ride
First Ride
The New Maxxis High Roller 3
The new High Roller doesn't look like the old one but it does resemble some other Maxxis tires
Not A Bike Review
Terrain Targeted Tires
Bontrager's new Montrose and Gunnison tires break from prior alpha-numeric naming tradition, but do they live up to their locations?
Tire Review
Three Maxxis Gravel Tires
Gravel riding covers a lot more than riding on gravel - and Maxxis has tires for it all.
Beggars Would Ride
A Shore Thing
No, not THAT Shore. Talkin' about tires here...
Not A Bike Review
Purgatory in Purgatory
Toto, I've a feeling we won't be seeing loam anytime soon...
REVIEW...sorta
Maxxis DHF - the Resurrection
Maxxis' DHF was dethroned by the Assegai a few years ago. Deniz digs into whether the OG tire still holds its line on the trail using a few different bikes to compare.
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.
EDITORIAL | REVIEW
Classic, Contemporary Components
The Maxxis DHF tire, the WTB Volt saddle, and other stuff that's been around a while and is still awesome.
Review
Goodyear Newton Tires
Are Goodyear's reasonably-priced mountain bike tires worth a try?
Review
Maxxis Forekaster
Searching for the Goldilocks Tire.
REVIEW
CushCore Trail Inserts
Balancing weight, cornering and bottom-out support, Cushcore Trail could be a sweet spot for many riders...
REVIEW | EDITORIAL
CushCore Extralight Tire Inserts Are 112 Grams Each
Adding comfort, confidence, and control with the lightest CushCore tire inserts...
Review
e*thirteen Grappler and All-Terrain Tires
Two different compounds, including e13's MOPO, three casings, two tread patterns...
Long Term Review
Continental Kryptotal Tires
Has Continental cracked the North Shore rubber code?
Review
The New Specialized Hillbilly Tire
Does the all new Hillbilly from Specialized go yeeehaw in the mud?
REVIEW
Bontrager SE6 & SE4 Tires
Aggressive enduro tire designs deserve soft-and-slow rubber compounds...
TI CHROMAG DUALLY!
Stuff we saw at Crankworx
No point burying the lead: a Ti Chromag Darco graced the SRAM booth. But we found a few other fun things, too.
Beggars Would Ride
Better Than Christmas
"I dare you to find some product, any product at all, that has such a big impact on how your bike performs..."