GIVE IT OR GET IT
2024 Gift Guide - Week 2
An insulated pint, a burly and affordable trail bike, a hot tire with fresh casings, and a few nice tools round out our highlights this week.
Pistons & Pivots
Chris Sroka's 1998 Mitsubishi Delica L400
In the trifecta of Vans, Trucks and Cars, lives the Mitsubishi Delica
FIRST RIDE
Santa Cruz Bronson 5
The Bronson 5 features a tweaked VPP layout, less anti-squat, and a revival of some very popular colours.
Industry News
News Roundup - Week of July 22nd
Fresh releases this week from Knolly, Maxxis, Ride Concepts, and Crankbrothers
Tire Review
Three Maxxis Gravel Tires
Gravel riding covers a lot more than riding on gravel - and Maxxis has tires for it all.
Pistons & Pivots
1980 Porsche 911 SC Safari
When life gives you a 1980 911 SC, you turn that into a mean shuttle machine.
REVIEW...sorta
Maxxis DHF - the Resurrection
Maxxis' DHF was dethroned by the Assegai a few years ago. Deniz digs into whether the OG tire still holds its line on the trail using a few different bikes to compare.
Trip Preparation
The Box of Shame
In an almost forgotten box filled with shame and nice things, Cooper finds inspiration for a journey.
GIVE IT or GET IT
2023 Gift Guide - Week 1
A classic tire, comfort for hard working feet, a well-designed carbon bar, sweet trail building aids, a stealthy belt, and a very unique truing stand.
Pistons & Pivots
Ollie's 2010 Tacoma Trophy Truck and Zerode Taniwha
A Baja-ready baby (that was acquired in trade for a Hilux) and a belted Zerode
Pistons & Pivots
Pistons & Pivots: Noah's BMW E30 Pickup
Das Camino roams the roads.
Review
Maxxis Forekaster
Searching for the Goldilocks Tire.
First Look
2023 Rocky Mountain Slayer
Rocky Mountain pulls no punches with the meanest Slayer yet.
Pistons & Pivots
Brian's Land Rover Defender Wolf Winter/Water FFR
It is one of the more rare editions of the Defender and it's definitely not a pavement princess.
TI CHROMAG DUALLY!
Stuff we saw at Crankworx
No point burying the lead: a Ti Chromag Darco graced the SRAM booth. But we found a few other fun things, too.
GEAR SHOTS May 5th
Gear Shots: Tires, Flat Shoes, and Armour
The new Shorty (II) soft-condition tire, Dakine's Drift shoes, and some upper body protection from POC...
Review
DELIUM Tires - Rugged, Versatile, and Cheap!
How much performance can be squeezed out of reasonably priced rubber?
Let's Race
The BC Bike Race Experience - Part 2
Ready or not, day 1 of BC Bike Race eventually arrived. For many racers, it had been a two-year wait. Was Pete ready for 6 days of hard riding? Probably not, but he did it anyway.
FIRST LOOK & RIDE IMPRESSIONS
Blowing Minds: Santa Cruz Blur
This purpose-built XC race bike is turning out to be a lot more versatile and fun than we've been led to believe.
DREAM BUILDS
Duelling Evils of Vince L. and Trevor M.
Same rides but different vibes.
Editorial
Love the Bike You Already Have
Reignite your passion for the bike you have at home, because that shiny new one you've been eyeing up is already spoken for...
PISTONS & PIVOTS
Caleb Smith's 1985 Suzuki SJ413V (Samurai) and Kona Process 134 CR DL 29
'Lucy' is a handy little four-wheeler that does double duty as a daily driver for Kona's Kiwi marketing manager
Editorial
What Makes a Tire Worthy of the North Shore?
The observations herein are not universal truths, rather they are the personal requirements of one fussy bastard...
Pistons & Pivots
Shawn Cruickshanks' BMW F800GS & Evil Offering
The legendary BMW dual-sport that gets Shawn Cruickshanks giddy and one electronic, tricked out Evil Offering...