Review
USWE Shred 16L MTB Daypack
In a sea of the ordinaries, USWE has created an effective harness system for mountain biking backpacks.
First Impressions
WTB HTZ i30 eMTB wheels
Beefy wheels for beefy E bikes - made of old-fashioned aluminum...
EDITORIAL
One Mechanical From Dark
Keeping the right gear with you on rides that are later in the day can be mission critical - because often you're only one mechanical from dark...
EDITORIAL
Internal Routing: Will Sanity Prevail?
The Transition Relay means great news about the death of through-the-headset cable routing.
Pistons and Pivots
Cam's 2006 BMW 325xi Touring and We Are One Arrival 170
An old German car and a fresh Canadian mountainbike
Reviews
Gear Shots September 27, 2022
A bell for your bars to alert hikers and bears, a well-priced saddle, some bar plugs that can repair a flat, and granola riding garments of the woolly kind
Budget Bike Review
The $1100 (USD) Marin San Quentin 1 Hardtail
The complete Marin San Quentin 1 (SQ1) hardtail costs about the same amount of money as a top-end RockShox suspension fork...
BCBR PREP
Suffering Looms on the Horizon
With a few days to go, Cooper reflects on his preparation and gear choices for five days of stage racing.
Beggars Would Ride
Things We Think We Know
"When it comes to mountain bikes, any confident knowledgeable swagger I might exhibit is purely a front..."
First Impressions
2023 Santa Cruz Nomad
"The Santa Cruz Nomad VI MX is the new and improved mulleted bike I pined for."
Product Intro/Review
The 2023 New Race Face Turbine Crank
Race Face's burly workhorse is revised and ready to get to work.
WORTH EVERY PENNY
Worth Every Penny: September 2022
Andrew's decade-old hoodie, post-injury riding socks, an everyday use tool, and a new-and-slightly-improved version of the faultless rack he owned years ago.
59 Flavours of Subtle
The Ergonomic Grip Shootout
"Ideal User – You’re a person who wants to go full ergo but doesn’t like answering questions in the parking lot..."
First Impressions Review
We Are One Arrival 170 w 2023 Rockshox Super Deluxe Ultimate Coil
If you think the Arrival 170 is just like the 152 with a little more travel, you're in for a surprise.
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
2023 We Are One Arrival 152
If you have been keen to order a new Arrival - the wait may be over. Andrew Major - who has one - goes over the new spec...
EDITORIAL
Asymmetric Plane Flat Pedals: A Followup
More thoughts on plane (flat-flat) pedals, and my positive experience trying an asymmetric pedal pin setup.
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.
Review
2023 Canyon Strive CFR
Is this full-on "enduro" bike with fancy on-the-fly travel and geo gizmos worth the weight and complexity?
RACE REPORT + PAINTINGS
Paint Fast, Ride Slow - Rendezvous Enduro 2022
The second edition of Cy Whitling's unique perspective on Enduro racing expressed through his paintbrush.
Beggars Would Ride
My Enemy The Sun
A fair-skinned mountain biker's lifelong battle with his solar nemesis.
FIRST LOOK
2023 Juliana Furtado MX
Three days in the Chilcotins is a risky way to break in a bike, but Karin did it anyway.
FIRST LOOK
2023 Santa Cruz 5010 MX
The friendliest Santa Cruz trail bike gets a bigger front wheel and some other tweaks for 2023.
Prepping for the BCBR Gravel Explorer
Cooper Goes (back to) Racing
"I’m going in with the bold goal of not embarrassing myself...
MIN MAX | EDITORIAL
Min-Max: Adam's 2016 Santa Cruz Nomad & The SCB Ten-Year Guarantee
Adam has a very clean Nomad V3, which is an opportunity to talk about Santa Cruz's 10-year-plus commitment to support every frame they sell...