WORTH EVERY PENNY
Worth Every Penny: November 2021
Some inserts that allow you to fix your puncture after your ride, a pair of cold weather gloves, and a sneaky device to dry out your soggy gear in record time...
EDITORIAL
My Yeti SB104 - Sheared Pedal Pins & Terrified Grins
"Bikes are adult Lego, and like all Lego, the real fun starts when you put the instructions away..."
REVIEW
NSBillet Daemon Pedals Are Made In Canada
Almost every component of North Shore Billet's premium performance flat pedal is made in-house at their facility in Whistler, BC...
REVIEW
Five Ten Trailcross GTX Gore-Tex
Pete and Cam got a tease of a Gore-Tex version of Five Ten's Trailcross shoe at Crankworx 2019 - and finally the promise of waterproof shoes has arrived...
REVIEW
2022 Canyon Lux, Trail Bike?
The Lux Trail CF 8 suspension is firm, fast, and can be freakin' fun but the geometry is too rooted in its XC-Race roots to be fairly marketed as a proper trail bike.
REVIEW
7Mesh Glidepath Pants Reviewed
Very light & comfy riding pants from the Squamish brand.
REVIEW
Wolf Tooth's 8-Bit Update - Blade, Breaker, & Black Bits
Wolf Tooth updates the 8-Bit system to add a utility blade, chain breaker, and tire plugs while keeping everything ergonomic to use.
REVIEW
Race Face Next SL Wheelset
Race Face says "The SL is for Super Light". How'd they do over 12 months of Shore-country riding?
Editorial
The Gear We Live In
Two good pieces of gear - the Leatt MTB 4.0 pant & Showers Pass Apex short - that would survive a cull of my closest...
Editorial
A Steadfast Standard
Comparing inter-compatibility of bikes present and past, while celebrating sixteen model years of backward compatibility for SRAM's MatchMaker system...
First Impressions Review
2022 Rocky Mountain Altitude Powerplay with Dyname 4.0 Motor
A smaller and lighter motor still packs a punch, with almost one horsepower at peak output, new suspension kinematics and an array of improvements make this an exciting eMTB to test...
THE WEIGHT IS OVER - TWO
But Weight
On dropping pounds of weight off my bike with narrow rims, lighter tires and inserts, a Manitou R7 XC fork, and aluminum chainrings instead of stainless steel.
First Impressions
Transition Spire
We just got the new Transition Spire in for test. Let's take a quick look through the build and specs.
REVIEW | EDITORIAL
Getting On Gift Giving Early
For some this may be early, but the supply chain is troublesome. Get ahead of the game with domestically made parts, a session with a photographer, or stocking up on consumables like fresh lube.
Review
Knolly Tyaughton Steel (Hardtail!)
Steeps and Lips aboard the Knolly's latest release
REVIEW
Night Riding Needs: The Blackburn Dayblazer 1500
The runtime, beam quality, weight, and price of self-contained light systems have all been improving for years and Blackburn's Dayblazer 1500 continues that trend...
EDITORIAL
The Worst Purchase
My 2004 Marzocchi Z150 FR SL fork isn't the only time I've thrown cash into a flaming dumpster in the years I've been mountain biking.
EDITORIAL
XTR vs. Deore - Can you tell the Difference?
What's it like to ride a bike for months with Shimano Deore M6100 components and then be catapulted into the world of XTR - on the same bike...
REVIEW
Showers Pass Little Crossover Kids' Jacket
A 2.5-layer truly weatherproof jacket for 4-to-8-year-old kids from Showers Pass...
FIVE SHOES REVIEWED
Leatt's Full Shoe Lineup
Leatt clearly isn't inclined toward half measures and their shoe line is five models strong and includes two waterproof models.
Review
I may have a Problem: 4 Shoes Reviewed
Toe to Toe with 4 trail shoes for clipless pedals. You know; the pedals you clip into.
REVIEW
Rivals & Collaborators: The Race Face Conspiracy Jersey v. Stash Jacket
The Stash is a 'sometimes jacket' with a built-in frame attachment and the Conspiracy Jersey is a super-stretchy, effort-friendly, weather-resistant jersey...
Review
The 2022 Santa Cruz Bronson CC XO1 AXS
The MX-wheeled Bronson gets a thorough pounding in the Whistler Bike Park, on the North Shore and in the steeps of Revelstoke and Nelson.
MINI REVIEWS
Gear Shots - some of Pete's BCBR gear picks
Shimano XC9 shoes, Rapha MTB apparel, and LoamLab's Counterpunch are all proving to be excellent pieces of my BCBR training puzzle.