Posts tagged with 'shimano'

Efficient Velo Tools. Lust, Leather, Steel. The E-Z Lift repair stand and Ultra Tru-Arc alignment guide are masterpiece tools to use and behold.

Don’t let its ‘mere’ 120mm of rear wheel travel or its ‘small’ 27.5″ wheels deceive you – this is a barn-burner of a trail bike.

“The AM7 shoes look like an early 2000’s Michael Jordan took up hiking. Which I think is kind of awesome, by the way…”

In all honesty, I had to chew through my aversion to the marketing behind the new 500% gear range 1x setups

"I imagined Di2, servo motors, exotic materials, XTR grey, and a post that would go up and down on its own to programmable preset positions..."

"This groove accommodates the SPD bits, so the sole can grip the outer pedal body and behave more like a proper flat pedal..."

“The actual prep time is tiny so there is plenty of opportunity to get your bike dialed in for tomorrow ride prior to chowing down…”

“Is this some kind of masochistic manifestation of mid-life in crisis, or just the next phase in my infatuation with bikes?”

Sid Slotegraaf shows Ricky Federau, Canadian XC world cup veteran, around some of Squamish’s finest trails.

"Seasoned cyclists generally revere anyone who can twiddle knobs on a suspension fork or bleed a brake without poisoning an animal.."

The AM5 is a new model for 2016 and it's labelled as an all mountain shoe - but Tim tested them for DH use for good measure...

"...it was always going to be the XT version of Di2 that would be of greater interest to the bike-buying public."

“…this is the benchmark. All drivetrains either work better or worse than Deore XT. It almost doesn’t matter how good/bad this stuff is, because we’re going to have to reset the goalposts either way.”

Brett Rheeder showcases some of his best tricks on his dirt jumps back home in Ontario…

“…for many, front derailleurs are now as useful as tits on a bull, but Shimano’s new FDs are damn impressive.”

"Isn’t’ the bike industry becoming a bit like Apple in all the wrong ways? Changing things just so they are different..."

“An exciting addition for DEORE XT M8000 is a 1×11 specific 11-42T cassette…”

What can the mountain bike media do better? We asked some of the brightest minds in the industry for their wisdom...

Big Blue enters the bag game with a pack aimed squarely at Enduro racers…

“When I was a kid, bike shops were my babysitter. I could sit for hours in a bike shop and just stare at bikes…”

Shimano’s trail shoes get a serious update including the introduction of TORBAL (not a German balancing game). Also, the Unzen 4 Enduro pack.