Flat pedal REVIEW
Crankbrothers Stamp 1 Flat Pedal
Serviceability and aftersale support puts these low-budget pedals in a class of their own.
Enduro Full Face Review
POC Coron Air Spin Helmet
Does POC's full face enduro helmet make you all hot and bothered, or cool as a cucumber?
REVIEW
Min-Maxed With Magura MT Sport Brakes
After riding Magura's 4+2 Trail disc brakes with great results, how would their most budget brake system compare...
First Impressions
Giant TRX 0 Wheelset
Who would buy a set of carbon wheels from Giant? Before you hastily cast these aside, a closer look is in order...
Should you wrap your new frame?
Wrapping your Ride for Posterity (and resale!)
Ride Wrap produces plastic panels that are cut perfectly for your make, model and size of frame - but that may be the easy part...
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW
2019 Santa Cruz Carbon Chameleon - REVIEWED
It isn't fair to call the Carbon Chameleon a 'jack of all trades' because it's also the master of some...
A Revisit
Dainese Enduro Knee Guard V2 Review
Dainese was all set to release the enduro knee pad to the wild - but media feedback sent them back to the drawing board…
How to Buy a Mountain Bicycle*
"You could take the crappiest, city bike gruppo off a WalMart bike, and it will most likely out-perform the top of the line stuff..."
REVIEW | EDITORIAL
Huck Norris Revisited
Sometimes cleaning up the shop delivers a fresh take on an old(er) product. Worst case scenario it's nice having a clean shop and I usually find enough change for a case of beer!
The Burliest Inserts?
A Day on Tannus Armour Inserts
Tannus takes an entirely different approach to protecting your rim, improving grip and ramping your bike's ride quality...
Sea Otter 2019
Sea Otter's Best Bits (and a trip to Santa Cruz Bikes)
Tires and Lego and tools and bars and chain guides and an electric 'bike' you may not hate...
Sea Otter 2019
My Three Favourite Bikes from Sea Otter
Something old, something new and something re-imagined from Yeti, Guerrilla Gravity and Ibis...
Sea Otter 2019
Zipp 3Zero Moto Wheels from SRAM (in the flesh)
We haven't ridden these yet but early impressions are very good by most measures - and maybe they'll be game...
Sea Otter 2019
We Are One Composites - 6 New Rims plus Bar and Stem
The little company that could keeps on putting out cutting edge products that many larger firms must be envious of...
Sea Otter 2019
Rotor Components - 13 spd Hydraulically Actuated Shifting
After pushing up numbers in road in 2018, the Spanish concern has launched an MTB drivetrain - without cables...
New Favourite Flat Pedal?
ANVL Tilt V3 Flat Pedal Review
Another great pedal option for flat pedal riders…
REVIEW
X-Fusion Trace 36 HLR Fork
The Trace 36 HLR looks pretty on the inside and can give you a coil-like ride - but it's not so well suited to riders of every weight class...
New Gear Out of Squamish
OneUp Releases Full Cockpit & Dropper Post Lengths Covering 100–210mm
In typical OneUp form, new bar, stem and grip options that provide a different solution and new dropper posts that provide drops from 100–210mm…
Gloves, shorts and jacket for Cold and wet weather
Giro Nasty Weather Apparel
Giro is getting serious about gear for riders who aren't deterred when things get cold and stormy...
A Return to S1 Stealth Rubber & Much More
Five Ten Impact Pro Shoe Review
The revamped shoe aims to strike a balance of durability, feel and grip that has proven difficult in the past…
Long Term Bike Review
2019 Yeti SB150 Reviewed
This long travel 29er is aimed at enduro racing - but it revealed itself to be a versatile all-rounder for aggressive trails...
First Impressions
Introducing the Forbidden Bikes Druid
Short travel, high pivot wizardry from a new outfit on Vancouver Island - a trail bike with DH technology...
TWO-MINUTE REVIEWS
Works Components Angleset
Breathe fresh life into an old bike, or beef up the terrain-profile on a new one - for many riders the Works Components Angleset could be the best $100 upgrade on the market...
Review
Patagonia Dirt Roamer Short & Trail Bike Henley Review
Patagonia's unique approach to MTB has led to a couple of interesting pieces. AJ takes a closer look.