The Bike I’d Actually Buy A break from the big money.
My job is funny. I hold two contrasting worlds of mountain biking in each hand, and have to reconcile them in my head. Professionally, I exist in an...
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A few months ago, around the holidays, I wrote this piece covering my favorite pieces of gear from 2025. But, lurking in every photo of the Trek Fuel...
A few weeks ago Santa Cruz dropped the latest—its seventh—edition of the long-running Nomad series. I started getting time on that bike on launch day...
Bike Reviews
Santa Cruz Tallboy A standout specimen.
Eager consumers of bike rumors won’t be surprised that Santa Cruz is transitioning from its recent Nomad launch to an all-new, Horst link...
It’s Sea Otter season, and the releases are coming in hot and heavy, so it shouldn’t be terribly surprising that Pivot has a new Shuttle...
Orbea’s latest Rallon might just have been the hottest bike of 2025. It checks all the boxes: swappable between downhill and enduro modes,...
Component Reviews
Fox Transfer Neo A worthy wireless option.
For years, if you wanted a wireless dropper post, you were limited to the RockShox Reverb , or a few options from smaller brands. But, in 2024, Fox...
Ever since SRAM acquired Ochain last year, inquiring minds have wondered how it would affect the brand’s products. Now, we finally have an...
Amidst this spring’s glut of e-bike news, there have also been several more affordable product announcements—some made to do one of the...
Apparel Reviews
Smith Pilot Affordable performance.
Smith makes a lot of mountain bike helmet models (9 by my rough count) with small variations in feature sets and intended use cases. But the story...
Velocio’s summer collection is a strong contender that justifies its premium price tag with a high-end feel.
There are plenty of marquee products that everybody wants to write and read about. Knee pads don’t typically make that list, and thus, we don’t...
Wheel & Tire Reviews
Specialized Radial Tires More grip, with the same support?
Spring is in the air. The sun is shining, the dirt is perfect, and Specialized has a brand new radial casing, just in time for Sea Otter. Last year...
Bontrager's parent company, Trek, did a lot of announcing in 2025. New bikes , new e-bikes —the hits kept coming. But, amid all that louder noise,...
How does the new Dissector stack up?
Accessory Reviews
Küat Piston ION Rack Easy to live with, easy to love.
Küat’s name has long been synonymous with high-end bike racks, and the Piston ION is the most affordable option in the brand’s...
1UP is best known for its super durable, made-in-the-USA, no-nonsense tray racks. Sure, the brand sells the Recon vertical rack I reviewed last year...
Outbound's new Portal light is bigger, puts out more light, and lasts longer.
