REVIEW | EDITORIAL
Andrew's 3.5 Best Kids' Bike Upgrades
None of the upgrades I'm suggesting here are cheap but they are key to your shredder's best mountain bike experience.
Motherhood And Sports
Mothers Who Ride
Can Motherhood and Sports Co-Exist? A Group Of Whistler Women Prove They Can Thrive.
Review
SR Suntour's Zeron Fork - Bargain Coil Goodness
If your is goal giggles per dollar, it may make sense to opt for an inexpensive coil fork rather than cheap air...
EDITORIAL
Four Clamps Good, Two Clamps Better
SRAM's MatchMaker mounting system and Shimano's I-Spec have spawned an entire branch of the bicycling industrial complex for riders trying to keep their bars uncluttered...
Dream Builds
Phil Szczepaniak's Mix-Wheeled Chromag Surface Ti
Ti bling is the heart of this working horse build which has a very specific cockpit setup…
Ask Uncle Dave
Dear Uncle Dave: Help me with my Pandemic Purchasing Challenges
"Last November, I put down a deposit on my Plan A dream bike - one that was featured on your website in a direct comparison to my Plan B bike..."
VIDEOS & INSPIRATION
Weekend Warmup #121
Wild rides all around: Gee hitting big gaps, Gully and Wade tame the Boogieman, Katy's sponsorship dilemma, and more.
Photo Story
Paul Brodie Rebuilds his One Off 1998 69er DH
After a two year search and a year-long 200 hour rebuild, this one of a kind gearbox driven DH sled is back in showroom condition...
REVIEW
Wera Bicycle Tools
Uncle Dave Takes on four bike-specific tool kits from the German maker of quality tools...
Weekly MTB News: April 28, 2021
EWS Coverage Improvements, Counterfeit Product Crack Down & More
Big news for race fans, One Hundred Percent moving to slow counterfeit products, Pole remaster their Stamina, X-Games RealMTB and more…
Editorial
Love the Bike You Already Have
Reignite your passion for the bike you have at home, because that shiny new one you've been eyeing up is already spoken for...
First Impressions REVIEW
Roval Control Carbon 29 Wheels (XC Hoops on the Shore?)
Considering the system weight limit for these wheels is at least 275lbs, they should be able to take a fair bit of abuse from a guy who weighs 160...
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.
EDITORIAL
Coming OUT On A Ride
Pro BMX rider Corey Walsh recently became one of the first male cyclists to announce he was gay. Matt Bradshaw explains why this was a big deal to gay riders like him.
Editorial (with a side of ADHD)
Want to Ride Better? Do Your Homework.
Doing a little pre-ride bike work, no matter how minor, can have an outsized impact on your experience on the trail, but it's not always that simple...
DREAM BUILDS
Owen Foster's Mix-Wheeled Commencal Clash "Warpig"
"It's just a 27.5 bike with the wheel I'm used to in front."
Full Review
2021 Santa Cruz Nomad V
Is the latest 27.5" wheeled Nomad fun, playful and poppy enough to usurp long travel 29ers?
VIDEOS
Weekend Warmup #119
Brendog and buddies rip up the bike park, Klaus Obermeyer is 101 and the ski pioneer and inventor is also full of wisdom, Dick Proenneke still inspires,
DREAM BUILDS
Mike Grimwood's Forbidden Dreadnought
A fully custom high-pivot North Shore trail tamer.
REVIEW | PRODUCT LAUNCH
OneUp EDC Threadless Carrier
OneUp's new EDC is the easiest to install, most complete, best sealed, in-the-steerer-tube tool system on the market, and it's available in eight colours.
Obsessed With Mountain Biking
The NSMB Podcast: Ep 8 – Kyle Warner
Kyle Warner shares challenging childhood and describes how it helped point him in the direction he's taking today.
EDITORIAL - DOES THE FUTURE HAVE FEWER GEARS PT VII
Building A Better Kids' Mountain Bike Drivetrain
Making some smooth shifting improvements to my kid's 20" wheeled mountain bike, and ditching a couple of cogs in the process...
REVIEW
Canyon Spectral 29 CF 8: First Impressions
Uncle Dave got stuck with a slightly lower spec version of the Spectral - and he'll have to somehow get by on Shimano XT componentry...
VIDEOS
Weekend Warmup #118
Kenny Smith's Andean adventure, Paul Brodie walks us through his (second) homemade belt sander, XC POV footage is better than expected, and more.