Uncle Dave
The SRAM Marketing Machine
"I don’t know if this department actually exists, but I wouldn’t be surprised if it does."
First Rides
Introducing the 2024 Scor 2030
"A lot of short-travel trail bikes ride like bulked up XC bikes. The 2030 feels like a slimmed down enduro bike." *
Review in Progress
Guerilla Gravity Smash Conversion
Uncle Dave takes the GG Gnarvana and massages it into a Smash - and finds it's "a surprisingly different beast"
Review
Rapha Women's MTB Kit
Karin's take on Rapha's women's tank and trail shorts - which both happen to be on sale...
Bike Review
An Ongoing Fatastrophe
Heat, humidity, sand, tacos: How a Fezzari Kings Peak morphed into a Rocky Mountain Blizzard down in Baja.
Pistons & Pivots
Pistons & Pivots: Noah's BMW E30 Pickup
Das Camino roams the roads.
Review
Maxxis Forekaster
Searching for the Goldilocks Tire.
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.
REVIEW
Mission Workshop Jersey and Shorts
Not having heard of Mission Workshop before, I gagged at the prices. Could a jersey really be worth that much?
Review
Specialized P3 review and Comparison
Why are Dirt Jump bikes so expensive?
Initial Review
2023 Yeti SB160 T1 First Impressions
Deeper, slacker, longer, and taller? Maybe faster but still no storage compartment...
REVIEW
NSBillet Talon Cranks
North Shore Billet manufactures their EFBE-tested Talon crankset in-house in Whistler, BC.
Review
Wild Rye Women's Shorts and Tank
Durable gear designed by women from a small company focussed on sustainability
REVIEW
Starling In The Slipstream
Can the seemingly disparate vectors of simplicity and performance converge in the Starling Twist?
Review
Race Face Turbine Wheels
Could these really be the alloy answer?
MINI REVIEWS
Gear Shots August 2023
The 2023 Smith Engage helmet, Five Ten Kestrel Boa shoes, Yeti's Turq Windvest, a bouquet of insoles and ti hardware to save you millions of gigatonnes...
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
Beggars Would Ride
A Confluence Of Sorts
The resurrection of the Merlin Newsboy, as witnessed by The Eldest Oyster
FIRST IMPRESSIONS REVIEW
The 9Point8 Fall Line Dropper (An Inch Is Everything)
For riders who seek a rearward offset for their seatpost - this might be the only game in town...
First Look
Specialized P2 and P3 Bikes First look HIS and his
Two of Specialized's redesigned P bikes designed for street, park, or even some track ridi
Crankworx 2023
Four Things No One Saw At Crankworx 2023
Jeopardy Time: T-Type DH, new Saint brakes, Fox 40 single crown, and a BoXXer-equipped Doctahawk. What are four things no one saw at Crankworx 2023?
New Release
2024 Santa Cruz Stigmata 4
Santa Cruz releases a new longer, lower, slacker gravel bike. Is this the downhiller's gravel bike?
REVIEW
CushCore Trail Inserts
Balancing weight, cornering and bottom-out support, Cushcore Trail could be a sweet spot for many riders...
Review
MTB Hopper Portable, Stowable Ramps
Two different ramps from MTB Hopper - the Coach and the Lite - allow you to get your jump on wherever you are and whenever you'd like...