On the bike, we’re always looking for clothing that does a myriad of things well. We need clothing that breaths well, wicks moisture, and regulates temperature. We also need our clothes to be flexible and stretch for dynamic riding while…
Category: Review
Finding a review of a bike from a given brand is usually pretty easy. However finding out about the buying experience from a brand can be a bit more of a challenge. Often bikes are sent to reviewers through marketing…
Contact points on a mountain bike are highly important and also highly individual. For this review, I’ll be sharing my experiences with the PNW Loam Grips and trying to offer some comparisons to other common grips so that you can…
Mountain biking takes a lot of different forms and for some of it means being way “out there” in the wilderness with a many-hour hike back to civilization if something goes wrong. For these types of adventures having some survival…
Even before the pandemic mountain biking has often taken me on solo trips far into uninhabited areas. There is an inherent amount of risk with this type of travel and the Garmin inReach SE+ has become part of my risk…
It seems like the last 5 years has seen an explosion of tire options available to us as Mountain Bikers. Teravail, is one of those brands that I hadn’t even heard of a few years ago. I got a chance…
If you are a diehard flat pedal user like me, you have may have seen Pedaling Innovations Catalyst pedals. Even if you didn’t know what they were you would have said, “Wow, those are big pedals.” Pedaling Innovations now has…
We recently did a long term test of the Michelin Force AM 2.35 tire. Here’s what we found. The AM in the tire name stand for “All Mountain. “All Mountain” is a term not used as often in the states….
“Mountain” is in the name of our sport. If there’s one thing the mountains can guarantee, it’s that the weather will be unpredictable. Riding in the ever-changing weather of Colorado, I was in need of an outer layer that could…
Diamondback has recently seen a resurgence in popularity. Their level link suspension system made them again a legitimate player in the trail bike category with their 27.5 Release bikes. Diamondback however has been noticeably missing a 29er equivalent. The Release…