Gear

Shimano's new GE9 shoe replaced the ME7 (and the AM9). The new kid on the block has big, uh, shoes to fill.

SRAM has finally introduced an eMTB system - and it's all about integration and simplicity.

Some thoughts on taking advantage of an oversupply of bikes and components at a slower time of year for shops.

A hand-to-hand competition between Hayes Dominion 4-piston brakes and their lighter 2-piston counterpart.

Four months aboard Giant's latest iteration of the Reign on Vancouver Island and the North Shore gave Niels plenty of time to form some opinions.

Ready for bike park or shuttle duty, the new Aluminum Process X models are Kona's first alloy FR bikes since the Operator and Process 165.

It's A130 versus A140 as Andrew evaluates each We Are One Arrival configuration...

Are Goodyear's reasonably-priced mountain bike tires worth a try?

CB's last composite pedal wasn't up to snuff, so they went back to the drawing board.

Santa Cruz has an answer to bikes like the Trek Fuel EXe and the Specialized Levo SL

The EcoLyte Elite is a 3-layer weatherproof breathable vest with a 100% recycled face fabric and liner. And no sleeves.

A first look at Trek's high pivot idler-equipped sled for 2024.

"I don’t know if this department actually exists, but I wouldn’t be surprised if it does."

"A lot of short-travel trail bikes ride like bulked up XC bikes. The 2030 feels like a slimmed down enduro bike." *

Uncle Dave takes the GG Gnarvana and massages it into a Smash - and finds it's "a surprisingly different beast"

Karin's take on Rapha's women's tank and trail shorts - which both happen to be on sale...

Heat, humidity, sand, tacos: How a Fezzari Kings Peak morphed into a Rocky Mountain Blizzard down in Baja.

Das Camino roams the roads.

Searching for the Goldilocks Tire.

If you’ve been building up (RockShox) Buttercups, they may let you down. Marketing messed you around but I love them still.

Not having heard of Mission Workshop before, I gagged at the prices. Could a jersey really be worth that much?

Why are Dirt Jump bikes so expensive?

Deeper, slacker, longer, and taller? Maybe faster but still no storage compartment...

North Shore Billet manufactures their EFBE-tested Talon crankset in-house in Whistler, BC.