Spank Vibrocore Bar and Stem Cockpit Review
Bike technology progression isn’t always a straight line. Sometimes, manufacturers take two steps forward and one step back. Take mountain bike...
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Every time a shorter travel bike rolls into Freehub Media headquarters, I can’t help but get a little bit excited. My one-bike quiver is a 170-...
Security on the bike means many things to many riders—defense in challenging terrain, confidence when trying new features, or insurance in the...
Bike Reviews
Trek Slash Gen 6 Bike Review
The all-new Trek Slash is beefed up in celebration of its sixth iteration. This fresh design features an oversized, 19-tooth idler pulley and a high-...
This summer, I had the pleasure of testing the Rocky Mountain Slayer Carbon 50, a beast of a bike designed for tackling especially challenging...
The all-new Devinci Chainsaw GX 12S bears the name of Canadian mountain biking legend, the late Stevie “Chainsaw” Smith. Carrying his...
Component Reviews
We Are One Da Bar and Stem Cockpit Review
Imagine moving through the world with the precision and stealth of a ninja, each step meticulously calculated, each movement effortless and poised....
When I first caught wind of the newly released RockShox suspension, I was immediately interested in getting my hands on the upgraded kit. The...
Only a few hundred years ago, an Italian man named Galileo found himself in hot water for promoting the controversial idea that the earth revolves...
Apparel Reviews
Leatt MTB Enduro 3.0 Helmet Review
The world of products claiming dual or even multiple functionalities sometimes appears too good to be true. Can a single liquid truly take on the...
I have many memories of growing up in a ski family as a suburban New York City kid. Winter weekends lured us to the Catskills, where every Joey,...
Mountain biking experienced a breakthrough decade starting in the 2010s. Trails were being built differently, geometries were evolving, bigger wheels...
Wheel & Tire Reviews
Continental Kryptotal & Argotal Tires Tire Review
In college, I nearly failed Chemistry 101 because I struggled to memorize the periodic table of elements. Being forced to learn all those funky names...
Wheels, it turns out, do not exist in nature. Unlike soaring or floating, the concept of rolling is completely credited to human invention. This...
Never come between a judge and his verdict. Doing so might make the judge threaten to have the sheriff hold you in contempt of court—at least...
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Nature, in its infinite wisdom, always finds efficient solutions for intricate challenges. Consider the honeybee meticulously crafting hexagonal...
The human eye is a marvel of evolution. As the second-most complex organ in our body with more than 2 million working parts, these little spheres...
Have you ever met someone for the first time, and it feels like seeing an old friend? That’s the experience I had when I tried on the Osprey...
