VIDEO
Suspension Analysis - Yeti SB150
Videos are particularly helpful when it comes to demystifying the complexities of suspension kinematics...
First Impressions
2020 Norco Sight – Build Your Ride
The hotly anticipated 2020 Norco Sight comes in many models but you can also build your own…
FIRST IMPRESSIONS REVIEW
Orbea Rallon M10 - First Impressions
Uncle Dave puts on his engineer's pocket protector and decides the Rallon is the love child of ABP/Split Pivot and FSR...
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Fasst Flexx Enduro Handlebar
The USA-made multi-material handlebar seeks to dampen abuse to hands, wrists, and elbows from chunky trails...
PISTONS & PIVOTS
Caleb Smith's 1985 Suzuki SJ413V (Samurai) and Kona Process 134 CR DL 29
'Lucy' is a handy little four-wheeler that does double duty as a daily driver for Kona's Kiwi marketing manager
REVIEW
Formula Cura 4 Brake Review
The Cura 4 is Formula's Italian-Made entry into the four-piston DH brake game...
Teardown and Overhaul Procedure
Teardown - Shimano XTR M9100 Hubs
If you started mountain biking in the age of cartridge bearing domination - Shimano hubs may scare you - but fear not...
More to Say Down the Road...
Product Review Updates - Winter Edition
Some good news and some bad news - several months or years after first reviewing these products...
REVIEW
Polygon Siskiu N9 160mm 29'er Review
Polygon's 160mm aluminum 29'er looks to deliver value and performance and shows potential for 2800 USD...
Obsessed With Mountain Biking
The NSMB Podcast: Ep. 4 – Ed Masters
During Crankworx Whistler, 2019, A.J. met with Kiwi dual discipline destroyer, Ed Masters…
Rubber Review
WTB Verdict 29 x 2.5 Front Tire Reviewed (w Judge Rear)
I used to think of WTB as 'California rubber' and I had bumped them off my list - but this combo has me rethinking that opinion...
Editorial
What Makes a Tire Worthy of the North Shore?
The observations herein are not universal truths, rather they are the personal requirements of one fussy bastard...
EDITORIAL
Buy The Bike You Already Own - A Spring Service Story
Can an investment in careful upgrades land you a better bike - for less cash - than springing for a new one?
PRESS RELEASE
The All-New (Electrified) Santa Cruz Heckler
"Heckler’s not about taking things easy, it’s about making things possible..."
INTERVIEW
Santa Cruz Ebikes? Interview with Seb Kemp of SCB
Santa Cruz's brand manager gets peppered with questions about how the Heckler Ebike got the green light...
Pistons & Pivots
Fraser Newton's '92 Dodge B250 Sport Van & 2019 Trek Remedy
A Leisure Travel van that gives the owner freedom to roam…
REVIEW
Giant Clutch Hidden Bike Tools
Looking to stash tools in discrete and unused cavities in your bike to carry less on your body? Giant has a plan...
2 Minute Expert
Is your Saddle Too Long?
Trends and ideas in mountain biking are sometimes without merit – other times they persist once their merit has expired...
Obsessed with MOUNTAIN BIKING
NSMB Podcast Ep. 3: Sven and Anka Martin
Whatever you do - you should probably avoid copying Sven's opening line
REVIEW
Alchemy Arktos 29 - Reviewed
How does the machine from Colorado fare on the Shore?
REVIEW
Crankbrothers Highline 7 Dropper Post
Max travel goes up along with return speed and warranty, while the price goes down...
Moab Slickrock Threatened by Oil and Gas Exploration
Moab Slickrock Threatened by Oil and Gas Exploration
News
Uncle Dave Review
Yeti SB165: Reviewed
Freeride does indeed live, but don't make me say those words...
REVIEW
Hayes Dominion A4 Brake Review
Looking for the biggest, baddest, raddest disc brakes on the market? Hayes Dominion A4 might be one for your shortlist...