Tech talk
Getting Inside The Digit Datum
Frame integrated suspension; hero or villain?
MIN MAX
Min-Max: Brian's 2015 Kona Process 111
How do you min-max a 2015 Kona Process 111 with nice parts and high-end suspension?
Long-Term Review | Teardown
The R7 Pro Fork - Manitou's Magic Toothpick
Manitou markets their 120mm R7 Pro XC fork, complete with its now spindly 32mm stanchions, as being up for anything you can ride...
REVIEW
Hope Tech 4 E4 Brakes
The new Tech 4 E4 brakes from Hope, and made in the U.K. - perform even better than they look...
Review
The New Specialized Hillbilly Tire
Does the all new Hillbilly from Specialized go yeeehaw in the mud?
2 Helmet REVIEW
BELL SUPER AIR R AND SUPER DH SPHERICAL
The Super AIR R is a lightweight convertible while the Super DH is for burlier adventures - both with MIPS Spherical...
REVIEW
Marin Oso Composite Flat Pedals
Some budget friendly composite flat pedals from Marin
Best Of
Cam McRae's Best of 2022
A bike, a fork, some cranks, some bar-ends, some brakes and something to attach your bikes to your car...
Review
MTX Gold & Red Label Brake Pads
Testing 2 brake pad compounds from MTX on Shimano and Sram brakes
REVIEW | EDITORIAL
Andrew's 'Nothing New' Best Of 2022
Updating older mountain bikes, re-sessioning past reviews, my most often recommended product, and a love for other folks' min-maxed rigs.
REVIEW
Bontrager SE6 & SE4 Tires
Aggressive enduro tire designs deserve soft-and-slow rubber compounds...
Long Term Review
2023 Santa Cruz 5010 Review
The bike from Santa Cruz designed to make you a better rider
EDITORIAL
Riding Near Night? Please Take A Blinky Light.
Andrew gives great examples of how a taillight can save your ass - and then gets a tough lesson for himself that it's not always enough.
Reviews
Reviewed: BikeYoke's Expanded Sagma Saddle Line
Three testers evaluate new materials for the suspended Sagma and two models without bumpers for the weight conscious.
Review
Hustle Avery Remtech (Magnetic) Pedals
Maybe both of the current systems are a giant compromise and pedals with magnets are just what the world needs?
Review & Wilmer Vid
Crankbrothers Stamp Street Wibmer Signature Shoe Review
A New Shoe from Crankbrothers in Fabio Wibmer flavours - and several colours - and a new Vid From Fabio.
Behind the Brand
Crankbrothers - 25 Years on the Trail
Leaving the carcass of a tarnished image is tough in the bike business, but the (new) Crankbrothers is up to the challenge.
First Ride and Interview
Machina Bikes First Ride
Riding a Pinion-Geared, Belt-Driven, Canadian-Made, Carbon Bike on the North Shore
REVIEW
Cane Creek 'Covid-Created' Double Barrel (CCDB) IL Air
A 2014 Cane Creek Inline Air shock that's been upgraded to the current CCDB IL Air specs
REVIEW
2023 Juliana Furtado MX Long Term Review
Three Months on the Little Bike that Could
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
We Are One - Convergence Series Rims
New and improved hoops from the Canadian carbon fibre wizards.
REVIEW | EDITORIAL
Wolf Tooth Waveform Pedals Are Made In House
The difference between made-in-house and made-in-country, and a look at Wolf Tooth's made in Minnesota Waveform pedals.
Steel Vs Titanium
Knolly Tyaughton Titanium Review
Diving into Knolly's Titanium Hardtail after some time spent on the steel version...
Review
Chromag Pilot Clipless Pedals
A solid aluminum clipless pedal from the Whistler brand, intended for aggressive riders.