REVIEW
2018 Camelbak Repack (hydration) Bum Bag
Capacity remains at 4 litres (including water) but this significant update on the Palos makes freeing your shoulders easier than ever before...
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
2018 Kona Process Carbon
Kona's long-awaited Process in Carbon is finally here, and it's a beauty, but materials aren't the only change-up: this Process platform has had a complete re-design.
NSMB VIDEO & PHOTO FEATURE
Landshapes: Miranda Miller (World Champion!)
Not just Miranda Miller - that's World Champion Miranda Miller! Miranda riding and talking about her journey to the circuit...
Long Term Review
Crankbrothers Mallet DH Pedals
Long term and thorough - these pedals get mounted on several bikes and clipped into with three pairs of shoes...
Industry Interview
WeAreOne Composites - Dustin Adams
The audacity required to compete against the world's best downhillers turns out to translate well to manufacturing carbon rims in North America...
Product Release
2018 Crankbrothers Stamp 3 Pedals
The Stamp line has grown to 4 models and includes a $300 ti spindle model and a nicely designed $100 version endorsed by Danny MacAskill...
Video/Editorial
Ryan Leech: Rebelling Against Risk
When I tried to ride the line my body just wouldn’t do what I knew it should be able to do
Ask Uncle Dave
Uncle Dave: Please help me with my important issues!
If you know that trails on land being closed for 'environmental reasons' are destined to be turned into little boxes on the hillside - should you be a scofflaw...
EDITORIAL
Min-Maxing Cockpit Spec
High priced bikes often come with expensive brand-name cockpit parts that are rarely perfect for the Joe Or Jo rider...
Crankworx 2017
3 Ways To Hydrate With CamelBak 2018
Camelbak introduces a pair of new packs and a new hydration bumbag that may get straps off your shoulders for good...
Product Manager Interview
Transition SBG - From The Source
Transition Product Manager Sam Burkhardt helps us sift through the BS of SBG and explains why this acronym is a serious one...
New Models From Transition
Transition Bikes 2018 - SBG First Ride
"With trail conditions alternating between braking bumps, bomb holes and ball bearings, No Joke was a tough first run on the Transition Sentinel..."
Darcy Turenne Interview
The Moment - The Birth of Freeride
Darcy Turenne was tapped by Christian Bégin to sift through hundreds of hours of behind the scenes footage to tell the story of the birth of freeride in B.C...
Dear Uncle Dave: All these kids are messing things up for me
"We’ve all spent a large chunk of our lives pouring over the rantings of a bunch of schlubs that just happen to be pretty good at pretending to know what the hell they are talking about..."
Whip Off Worlds Photo Essay
16-Years Old in Whip Offs
At 16 years of age Ben is still learning how to operate motor vehicles but he has his full license in the world of style
Shadowing Melamed's Mechanic
Wrenching Out a Win
Jeff Bryson prepares and fixes the bikes of EWS racers Jesse Melamed and Remi Gauvin - but that's only a small part of his job...
THE WINNING VIDEO
Matt Dennison x Micayla Gatto Win Dirt Diaries
"I'm so goddamn sick and tired of this pink shit. Show me something rad with some black in a girl's fit."
Rocky Mountain Altitude 360
Jesse Melamed's Winning EWS Bike - Exclusive Details
We don't normally do the winning bike thing but today we got lucky and we bring you the 1st and 5th place bikes...
Editorial
I'm a Bit Drunk (on the Kool-Aid)
"There is an element of this frantic change that satisfies the old school hold out in me as well..."
Re-Review
Trek Stache 29+ Retrial
A few changes have altered Andrew's impression of the Stache so dramatically that a new review was in order...
Review
Topeak's Ratchet Rocket Lite DX Tool
Topeak's ratcheting tool is so useful you'll want it in your shop but it's so compact and versatile that you'll want it on the trail as well...
REVIEW
Defying Convention: SQlab 12º and 16º Sweep Bars
Virtually every mountain biker rides handlebars with sweep between 7 and 9 degrees but is that actually the sweet spot for everyone?
Teardown
Marin and Polygon's Naild R3ACT Suspension System
The system Marin and Polygon are using is so unlike other bikes that people mistake it for an e-bike - so let's take a look under the hood...
REVIEW
Lake MX 332 - Shoes For Wide Feet
If you have trouble finding SPD shoes that fit your feet Lake might have what you are looking for...