Gear

Shimano HG+ compatible chainrings for Race Face CINCH cranks are showing up on complete bikes equipped with Shimano 12 spd. drivetrains, and in your local shop...

"Much like some lucky tourist bumped up to business class for his flight to St. John’s, I’m pretty excited to experience something outside my price range..."

A digital floor pump, a tubeless air canister, a multi-tool, and a ratcheting wrench set walk into a bar...

Five Ten's Trailcross line aims at trail riding and bikepacking, but that doesn't exclude it from being a good choice all over the hill - as long as you don't need an armoured shoe.

Silence may be golden but the sound of rubber slapping across the ground is platinum…

Ultra-stiff uppers, a nice riding chassis, a new self-balancing EQ air spring, the simple self-contained PCS-RC2 damper, and all for 800 USD.

Trying to dethrone my old faithful camera-carry setup with something more versatile and specific – the Evoc CP18 camera backpack.

A change from the unique shapes we're used to seeing from Ergon, while still maintaining interesting features…

A helmet that will protect your bank balance, gloves with a soft touch, and a pair of scientifically formulated flat pedal shoes from the South African brand.

Rev Grips' Race grip is a micro-suspension, floating grip system that aims to isolate trail noise and keep folks riding longer...

The biggest and baddest Kona Process gets an initial examination on the North Shore...

Dave Tolnai has his first insert experience on Rimpact while Cam McRae compares them back to back with Cushcore...

A preliminary frameset-only review of Banshee's 6" travel Titan enduro bike with Part Two to follow later...

After throwing a bunch of celebratory X-ups, I swapped out my creaking Lyrik (RIP) for a Boxxer RC...

Effective riding gear for variety of weather conditions

We can all agree 2020 is better left behind us, but that doesn't mean there wasn't a lot to appreciate about it.

With most bike shops already sold out of 2021 bikes, Andrew makes some predictions about what changes we'll see to the bread-and-butter 6" travel bike between now and 2023.

Finding some good from this past year with bike goodies

Riding with my kid, a bottom bracket that will last forever(?), a photo that gets me stoked, and some fresh gear. I have a hot list of things to be thankful for as 2020 pulls over and lets 2021 pass...

Finding some silver linings in a challenging year.

Not going to be sad to see the back end of 2020, but there were some things to enjoy.

Keep it local, try to go eco, and support the businesses and people that make a difference.

It could be.a real asset having Patagonia enter the mountain bike sphere, but these excellent pants may not be ready for prime time...

Leatt combines a waffle pattern in their RideGrip sticky rubber to deliver a casual looking 90 USD flat pedal shoe.