Gear

The Reverb 1x Remote ditches the push button actuation for a nice long lever with a concave paddle for your thumb and under bar placement...

Why does Pivot spec Aeffect cranks on their US $7400 Firebird and other models? Andrew Major wanted to know as well...

Rims are the latest frontier for carbon and unsurpsingly it's proving to be the toughest application to get right...

Trek has borrowed technology from Moto GP to eliminate the internal floating piston in rear shocks and (they claim) reduce hysteresis (lag)...

Despite an early failure with the first set Andrew Major came away impressed with e13's top of the line cranks...

New for 2018 - these wheels lost a third of a pound but the big news is in the brawn department...

It may be summer in the northern hemisphere but in the mountains the rain can turn nasty any time of year...

It may not be the slickest looking post but it's simple, easy to work on and incredibly reliable, and the price blows most other posts out of the water...

The wide bar trend has some merit - and it taught Cam some lessons - but once they were learned it was time to pull things in a little...

No downtube bottle mount on your bike - or maybe you want a second mount for big missions - SKS has the answer...

A long travel 29er worthy of the Intense name? Word on the street is that it's the best non-DH Intense ever...

If you are part of the growing number of riders looking ride lighter and maybe even without a pack - this could be for you...

The Tectal is a top of the line helmet and while it doesn't come with MIPS it will help authorities find your corpse and it fits very well...

Suspension setup gets more complicated as suspension gets more sophisticated - thankfully we have Andre to rescue us...

Crunching Reynolds' carbon Blacklabel Enduro rims down rocky trails and living to write about it...

Lots of photos and very few words about the bikes of 7 riders in this years Trans Provence - as well as video from the event...

A full breakdown of Manitou's premium 29+ fork as Andrew prepares to compare it to the basic Comp model on the Trek Stache.

Some early impressions of the Magura MT Trail Sport as well as some tips on how to bleed them as soon as you get them...

This isn't the every day clean for most of us, but if you want to go a little OCD or you are selling a bike - this is the ticket...

A close look at a medium-sized waterproof hydration pack as well as a small hip pack that also contains a bladder to keep your juices flowing...

Brewed in North Vancouver, the new Altitude aims for the same balanced characteristics with an updated list of ingredients.

"Out of any bike I've tested and rolled through my place of employment, by far, this Canyon has caused the most stir..."

650b wheels were adopted by the DH race community - leaving 26" wheels behind forever - without the consternation and resistance 29ers are seeing...

The Mallet DH pedal has always been well-received in terms of function but durability and quality of workmanship has been a problem in the past...