Sea Otter 2024
Suspension Updates from Smaller Players
New suspension products from EXT, Vorsprung, MRP, Push, Bright and the "world's first gravel fork" from Cane Creek
REVIEW
Yep, That's Still Rad!
Andrew hits on some updates for five products - with full reviews coming in 2024
Preview
PUSH SV Eight
Half the price of the lauded ElevenSix, but twice as much as Fox or RockShox, made in-house in Loveland, Colorado
REVIEW
EXT Aria Shock
The Supercar of rear shocks - handmade in Italy - and mounted to a bike from Bellingham
Teardown and Rebuild
MRP Hazzard Shock Teardown
Guillaume at S4 Suspension rebuilds Deniz's MRP Hazzard rear shock
EDITORIAL
What's Up Buttercups?
If you’ve been building up (RockShox) Buttercups, they may let you down. Marketing messed you around but I love them still.
Editorial
Game Of Forks
Like a modern hardtail, We Are One's Arrival platform will happily wear a fork from 140mm to 170mm in several rear suspension set ups
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Manitou Mattoc Pro - A Fork For "XC-Racing To Light-Enduro"
The Mattoc Pro features Manitou's a precise 34mm stanchion chassis, and 110mm to 150mm travel covering a wide range of applications…
EDITORIAL
RockShox Recon VS RSD's Rigid Fork
Swapping out the Recon on a Trek Roscoe for a 510 mm axle to crown fork with 0 mm of travel
REVIEW
Rocky Mountain Altitude MX Link
Rocky Mountain's Altitude tries on a new look with a mullet wig.
Review
2023 Rockshox Flight Attendant
Will the RockShox Flight Attendant point out the emergency exits or simply manipulate your suspension settings on the fly...
Review
2023 Fox Factory 36 Grip 2 - 160 mm Fork
The partially new 2023 Fox Factory 36 Grip 2
Long-Term Review | Teardown
The R7 Pro Fork - Manitou's Magic Toothpick
Manitou markets their 120mm R7 Pro XC fork, complete with its now spindly 32mm stanchions, as being up for anything you can ride...
Best Of
Cam McRae's Best of 2022
A bike, a fork, some cranks, some bar-ends, some brakes and something to attach your bikes to your car...
REVIEW
Cane Creek 'Covid-Created' Double Barrel (CCDB) IL Air
A 2014 Cane Creek Inline Air shock that's been upgraded to the current CCDB IL Air specs
REVIEW
Formula MOD Shock
Italian moto racing heritage takes on the world of mountain bike suspension.
REVIEW
Marzocchi Bomber Air Shock Review
"This opens up an interesting can of worms about aftermarket rear shocks in general..."
First Impressions Review
Canyon Spectral:ON
Top spec and a new battery alignment gives all the power with less bulk.
REVIEW
Formula Selva C Long-Term Review
How does the Italian fork stack up to the big guys?
EDITORIAL
Foxgloves & Buttercups
As we prepare for a wave of elastic polymer fork upgrades, several companies have been pushing the benefit of 'noise-canceling' for years.
REVIEW
2022 SR Suntour Durolux 38 RC2
A Big fork on a budget to compete with the Fox 38 and the RockShox Zeb
TEARDOWN | FIRST IMPRESSIONS
2014 & 2022 Cane Creek IL Double Barrel Air Shock
Taking a born in 2014 Cane Creek Inline Air shock and updating it to the current 2022 DB Air IL spec.
TEARDOWN
2023 RockShox Forks
New damper, new air system, new chassis, new features, new philosophy - all but the names changed for RockShox's 2023 fork lineup.
TEARDOWN
2023 RockShox Super Deluxe Shocks
What's new with RockShox's Super Deluxe Ultimate air and coil shocks for 2023? Just about everything.