Contributions by Andrew Major

For the young and the old, for the busy and the bold. Here's my attempt at a helpful list of gift ideas for the mountain biker in your life.

An alphabet book packed with messages, vocabulary, and shredding animal art to stoke the future mountain biker

Tow your tired kids or your full-sized friends with KRS' new 500-lb rated Tow Rope that stashes away, light and easy, for the descent.

The new 8-Bit Pack Pliers are a premium trailside, and home shop, multi-tool combining the best feature of their EnCase tool and Pack Pliers.

With more mainstream bicycle companies introducing adjustable geometry, what path forward is there for the small and medium outfits to maintain their boutique status...

Another look at Leatt's DBX 3.0 full face helmet, and lightweight Trail+ full face lids in general.

Wolf Tooth is seeing demand for crank-mounted bash guards – and perhaps their time has returned for our longer, lower, faster bikes...

The new Race Face Aeffect R wheelset has delivered a great looking and riding wheelset for a mid-point price.

The solid Vis Pro 1000 Trail and the 'system killing' Seca Comp 2000 are Light And Motion's best value in a ride-anything, anywhere, anytime night riding setup.

It isn't easy to find leg armour that's great to pedal in, offers full shin protection against vicious pedal strikes, and fits a six-year-old...

Royal's Race pants combine four-way stretch materials and two decades of DH pant experience to create something that is truly pedalable both up and down technical trails.

Do you own any used parts with a value significantly above what they would fetch in the Buy & Sell?

A World-Cup-Winning all-round DH tire with soft 42a rubber throughout and a dual-ply casing...

Nostalgia, an Avid two-Torx key, and a Blackburn Switch multi-tool assembled here into a trailside toolbox for the modern bicycle. Inspired by the retro Cool Tool.

Night riding the North Shore on a budget with Blackburn's self-contained light systems.

A Shimanophile's dream four-piston brake on a budget? As good as SLX or XT for less cash?

Race Face's budget-friendly Chester pedals meet Giro's 'daily driver' Jacket II shoe for a pairing that won't break the bank...

The 76mm rise ProTaper 3IN Riser is the perfect companion for riders looking to get their grips higher without a massive stack of reach-robbing headset spacers.

Mix things up on your mountain bike, for the price of a friction thumb shifter and become a better rider in the process.

Many months on WTB's excellent answer for riders sticking with aluminum rims for the price, ride quality, or application.

Andrew discovers the circumstances where a semi-slick is much too quick, for him, on the North Shore...

e*thirteen's new dropper remote goes toe-to-toe with some of the very best - and the post shows real promise as well...

A dimple is added and a spring is removed - and the result in performance and trail experience are impressive...

The first Bontrager saddle that has truly worked for me comes in four sizes, and three trim levels, that will hopefully work for most everyone.