Gear

Water in a pack may provide a little protection, but what if you don't transport your hydration on your back?

Thoughtful gifts that can bring smiles to the recipient and enhance their ride.

Some seriously serious, totally thoughtful, not at all cheeky gifting suggestions for your best riding friends.

A little more travel, a little more support. Is it the secret sauce to a good time?

Santa Cruz is back with an updated version of their aluminum do-anything-and-everything hardtail.

Shorts, pants, jacket and gloves that expose a not-so-secret plan to keep you riding no matter the weather...

Some inserts that allow you to fix your puncture after your ride, a pair of cold weather gloves, and a sneaky device to dry out your soggy gear in record time...

"Bikes are adult Lego, and like all Lego, the real fun starts when you put the instructions away..."

Almost every component of North Shore Billet's premium performance flat pedal is made in-house at their facility in Whistler, BC...

Pete and Cam got a tease of a Gore-Tex version of Five Ten's Trailcross shoe at Crankworx 2019 - and finally the promise of waterproof shoes has arrived...

The Lux Trail CF 8 suspension is firm, fast, and can be freakin' fun but the geometry is too rooted in its XC-Race roots to be fairly marketed as a proper trail bike.

Very light & comfy riding pants from the Squamish brand.

Wolf Tooth updates the 8-Bit system to add a utility blade, chain breaker, and tire plugs while keeping everything ergonomic to use.

Race Face says "The SL is for Super Light". How'd they do over 12 months of Shore-country riding?

Two good pieces of gear - the Leatt MTB 4.0 pant & Showers Pass Apex short - that would survive a cull of my closest...

Comparing inter-compatibility of bikes present and past, while celebrating sixteen model years of backward compatibility for SRAM's MatchMaker system...

A smaller and lighter motor still packs a punch, with almost one horsepower at peak output, new suspension kinematics and an array of improvements make this an exciting eMTB to test...

On dropping pounds of weight off my bike with narrow rims, lighter tires and inserts, a Manitou R7 XC fork, and aluminum chainrings instead of stainless steel.

We just got the new Transition Spire in for test. Let's take a quick look through the build and specs.

For some this may be early, but the supply chain is troublesome. Get ahead of the game with domestically made parts, a session with a photographer, or stocking up on consumables like fresh lube.

Steeps and Lips aboard the Knolly's latest release

The runtime, beam quality, weight, and price of self-contained light systems have all been improving for years and Blackburn's Dayblazer 1500 continues that trend...

My 2004 Marzocchi Z150 FR SL fork isn't the only time I've thrown cash into a flaming dumpster in the years I've been mountain biking.

What's it like to ride a bike for months with Shimano Deore M6100 components and then be catapulted into the world of XTR - on the same bike...