Royal Racing Storm Short Review
When you live in the Pacific Northwest you learn to love riding in the rain. The wet, soppy, cold and muddy kind; where the first thing you do when you get …
Bionicon C Guide V.02 Review
…With the introduction of carbon frames into the longer travel Trail and All Mountain category (and their popularity on the rise), it’s a wonder that some of these frames are built without ISCG tabs. What makes it even more of
Pro-Tec & Serve
Pro-Tec Cyphon SL Helmet Review
Pro-Tec helmets have been linked to the skateboarding industry as long as anyone can remember, so it might come as a surprise when you come across a mountain bike specific product such as the Cyphon …
Vans Warner SPD Review
Vans Warner SPD Shoe Review
If you told me I’d be wearing Vans again after a 28 year hiatus, I’d say that would be a slim to none chance. But, as circumstance would have it, here I am writing about …
Blackspire Stinger E Chainguide
Blackspire Stinger E Chain Guide Review
Product Tested: Blackspire Stinger E (specific for Shimano E-Type deraileurs)
Mounting Types: ISCG-old, ISCG’05, BB-Mount
Color: Anodized Black
Weight: 90g
Recommended Use: AM / FR
Retail Price: $30-$35
Podium – Partie Deux
2010 Knolly Podium Bike Review -Part 2
This follow up review (part 2) has been a long time coming but I think it’s better because I’ve had the time to iron out the kinks to get the bike to where …
Interbike 2010: Knolly Booth
Endorphin SL – 4″ XC Bike
Chilcotin – 6″ Trail Bike
Delirium 2011 Colors
Podium 2011 Colors
Regal Racewear by Royal Racing
Royal Racing 2010 Race Jersey & Short Review
DESIGN
At first glance, the overall design of the gear is striking and nice to the touch. Paired together, the jersey and short …
Der Kaiser tire in town!
Continental Der Kaiser DH Tire Review
Der Kaiser means “The Emperor” a sovereign ruler of great power and rank. One ruling an empire. Think about that. These being DH specific tires, that’s a huge claim and it also conjures up …
Pardon me… would you have some Grey Pou-Podium
2010 Knolly Podium DH Bike Review -Part I
DESIGN
In the RAW color, it’s a thing of beauty. The welds are gorgeous and superbly done, fully exposed, displaying …
“Be all you can be†– Coiled XCL
Chumba XCL Freeride Edition Review
This is an addendum to a previous frame review on the Chumba XCL I did back in February, where I reviewed the different ride characteristics of 3 different builds.
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Nouveau for 2010
Evolution Carbon Nouveau Review
For 2010 the Evolution carbon helmet goes Fast Times at Ridgemont High (80s retro movie for you youngsters). Think checkered Vans, OP shorts and lightning bolt polos. Hey dude, let’s party!
The new paint scheme is …
NC-17 = PG-13
NC-17 SUD Pin III S-Pro CNC Pedals Review
I was running a set of flats that were on the big side and usually that means heavy. That lead me on a search for …
Chumba XCLenté
Chumba XCL Frame Review
Why review a frame from 2008 I thought to myself…
Easy. Having spent nearly 2 years in the saddle and on my 3rd iteration of the bike, I felt like I can get into the details …
Why buy Ti!!!
Diverse Titanium Spring Review
There’s an old Chinese proverb which sums this up. “Wá tah aah sy am.” (say that five times really fast).
That’s about what I was thinking when I …
Killing it with the Karver
The Five Ten Karver shoes share some common characteristics with the Five Ten Impact 2 Low top shoes, so this review is somewhat of a follow up. I have a dozen rides on these Karvers. There are a few similarities, …
Make an Impact with Five Ten
Five Ten Impact 2 low
I’m not even going to beat around the bush with this review. If you use flat pedals and are looking for something grippy to help you stick to your pedals, stop reading this review now …
661 EVO Pados
The Six Six One Evo pads are probably the most well known pads on the market. With World Cup racing and Red Bull Rampage appearances; it’s hard not to notice what many of these riders are wearing. It’s pretty simple. …
Elixir CR The Rage.
When they arrived, it was like Christmas. The box was a sexy matte black. Well thought-out design and color choices (impressive). I was giddy and was just so careful to open the box – just like the time when I …
These Ardent that bad…
I was looking for a light larger volume tire to replace a set of Maxxis DHF and DHR 26 x 2.35 tires I was riding on my Knolly. When I went searching, my quest was to find a 2.4 tire …