Contributions by Jon Harris

“Hiding within a nondescript industrial unit in Asheville in North Carolina is an engineering geek’s…”

We are a picky bunch when it comes to tires, but the Purgatory with Grid casing may be juuuuust right.

“It is named like some sort of covert space travel project but it is in fact a SPD compatible mountain bike shoe that promises to have a trick up its sleeve for us mountain bikers.”

Mavic’s Crossmax Hydropack fits the bill for all but the longest or shortest rides with a good range of features and design.

Once an unrepentant ‘bike tart’ Jon Harris has decided to settle down with a harem of two

The spring builds resistance up to the point of release, making it very clear to the rider when the cleat will release…

Think of it as the evolution of the freeride bike with the addition of modern geometry for riding fast technical trails.

Bringing the “snickityness” back to 1×10 dinner plate drivetrains everywhere…

The Sanction really is a scaled down Fury, but at the same time it is quite different…

“Scot Nicol has become a closet tire squeezer, checking my tire pressure and goading me to lower it…”

“I came back from the test ride with an itchy trigger finger – but something isn’t right…”

Your gang colours – something that a fellow biker might note was a disguised piece of functional cycling clothing…

“Would you put your XT brakes back on?” My response wasn’t instant and I paused to think about it…

Look at everything they’ve given me and allowed me to do, and it’s hard to argue that my life probably wouldn’t be as rich without…

“An easily loaded 4-bike rack that is compact and easily lived with when not in use…”