Bike Review
An Ongoing Fatastrophe
Heat, humidity, sand, tacos: How a Fezzari Kings Peak morphed into a Rocky Mountain Blizzard down in Baja.
Pistons & Pivots
Pistons & Pivots: Noah's BMW E30 Pickup
Das Camino roams the roads.
Review
Maxxis Forekaster
Searching for the Goldilocks Tire.
EDITORIAL
What's Up Buttercups?
If you’ve been building up (RockShox) Buttercups, they may let you down. Marketing messed you around but I love them still.
REVIEW
Mission Workshop Jersey and Shorts
Not having heard of Mission Workshop before, I gagged at the prices. Could a jersey really be worth that much?
Beggars Would Ride
Darwin's Platinum Card
Max-Minning: The art of spending money and degrading the quality of your life
Review
Specialized P3 review and Comparison
Why are Dirt Jump bikes so expensive?
Initial Review
2023 Yeti SB160 T1 First Impressions
Deeper, slacker, longer, and taller? Maybe faster but still no storage compartment...
REVIEW
NSBillet Talon Cranks
North Shore Billet manufactures their EFBE-tested Talon crankset in-house in Whistler, BC.
Crankworx Whistler
Deep In Summer
Hailey Elise chats the Crankworx event Deep Summer
Review
Wild Rye Women's Shorts and Tank
Durable gear designed by women from a small company focussed on sustainability
REVIEW
Starling In The Slipstream
Can the seemingly disparate vectors of simplicity and performance converge in the Starling Twist?
Review
Race Face Turbine Wheels
Could these really be the alloy answer?
MINI REVIEWS
Gear Shots August 2023
The 2023 Smith Engage helmet, Five Ten Kestrel Boa shoes, Yeti's Turq Windvest, a bouquet of insoles and ti hardware to save you millions of gigatonnes...
Editorial
Game Of Forks
Like a modern hardtail, We Are One's Arrival platform will happily wear a fork from 140mm to 170mm in several rear suspension set ups
Beggars Would Ride
A Confluence Of Sorts
The resurrection of the Merlin Newsboy, as witnessed by The Eldest Oyster
FIRST IMPRESSIONS REVIEW
The 9Point8 Fall Line Dropper (An Inch Is Everything)
For riders who seek a rearward offset for their seatpost - this might be the only game in town...
A High Value Wheelset
Hunt Enduro Wide Alloy Wheel Review
How do Hunt’s alloy enduro wheels stack up in an increasingly competitive market?
First Look
Specialized P2 and P3 Bikes First look HIS and his
Two of Specialized's redesigned P bikes designed for street, park, or even some track ridi
Crankworx 2023
Four Things No One Saw At Crankworx 2023
Jeopardy Time: T-Type DH, new Saint brakes, Fox 40 single crown, and a BoXXer-equipped Doctahawk. What are four things no one saw at Crankworx 2023?
REVIEW
Rapha Women’s MTB Trail Kit
Emma takes a look at a few pieces from Rapha's summer MTB collection.
Beggars Would Ride
The Thief Of Joy
Squirming uncomfortably in front of the funhouse mirror of comparison
WALLPAPER
Monthly Wallpaper: August 2023
First up in our monthly wallpaper series is a Deniz Merdano shot of Graham Driedger on a beautiful slab on the North Shore.
LOOK, SEE, RIDE
Crankworx 2023 Recap
New Gear and some Wicked Trails were on tap at Crankworx for the NSMB crew.