FORESTAL SIRYON LIGHT EMTB REVIEW SIRYOUSLY GOOD Words by Robert Johnston | Action Photos by Sasha Kravtsov A few years ago, we started to see some rumors and sneak peeks from a new company hailing from the tiny country of Andorra in Europe called Forestal. They timed their [...]
PEMBREE D2A FLAT PEDAL REVIEW Words by Robert Johnston | Photos by Finlay Anderson It’s safe to say that the flat pedal market may be one of the more saturated in the mountain bike world, with options of all shapes, sizes and constructions you can think of. Chances are, you don’t know about the [...]
SPECIALIZED HILLBILLY TIRE REVIEW MULTIFACETED MUD TIRE Review by Dario DiGiulio Mud tires are one of those products that nearly every tire brand seems to carry, but that you rarely see out in the real world. Obviously, they see use on World Cup bikes in the right situations, but how many riding buddies [...]
Rotwild The New Rotwild R.X275 The Athlete With An Intuitive Boost Head to the bottom of this article to read our First Ride review Neither bio-bike nor eMTB: with the R.X275, the Hessian bike manufacturer ROTWILD establishes a new category of riding a bicycle. It is not for nothing that the [...]
SRAM EAGLE TRANSMISSION & STEALTH BRAKES During a 6-year history of Eagle and 11-years of the dedicated 1x drivetrain, we’ve refined the facets of the system we control. Even with this legacy, we wondered whether a new level of performance was possible, not just for SRAM’s benefit, but to help riders and improve [...]
MARIN BIKES ALPINE TRAIL E FAMILY GET UPDATES FOR 2023 A staple of the Marin eMTB lineup for the past three model year, our big-hit, hard-charging Alpine Trail E models get a refresh for 2023, as well as a new entry level model. As before, all Alpine Trail Es are built on our [...]
Zerode Bikes The Long-Awaited G3 Zerode G3 High Pivot Gearbox Downhill Bike Zerode bikes burst onto the DH scene in 2011 with the launch of the G1, which quickly gained a reputation for incredible suspension performance due to it’s low unsprung mass centrally mounted alfine gearbox and high pivot [...]
WATERPROOF MTB ONESIE GROUP REVIEW 4 OF THE BEST WATERPROOF ONESIES ON THE MARKET GO HEAD-TO-HEAD. Words by Robert Johnston | Video Footage by Adam McGuire // McGuire Visuals | Photos by Ian Linton When winter hits, riding motivation tends to drop for the majority of riders. From the reduced temperatures to [...]
Garmin Forerunner 955 Solar Watch Review THE BEST SMARTWATCH I DIDN’T KNOW I NEEDED Review by Drew Rohde | Photos by Max Rhulen During the process of this Garmin Forerunner 955 Solar review, I went from being somewhat “anti-smart watch” to addicted in a matter of days. Maybe it’s the fact that [...]
SANTA CRUZ 5010 V5 REVIEW THE FUN-FIRST TRAIL BIKE Review by Dario DiGiulio If you've been waiting for the long term review of the Santa Cruz 5010 V5 since our First Ride and initial review, rejoice! The new Santa Cruz 5010 is still the fun shredder you want it to [...]
