Reviews

Salsa learned a lot from the XC-oriented Spearfish and some of the same design principles were applied to the longer travel creating an affordable bike that will open up a whole new world of riding opportunities.

While most of us lust for the top-of-the-line wunderbikes, Marin successfully demonstrates that great riding experiences can be found for less than $3,000.  

These new Arctic-worthy cycling boots were designed to be great boots first and cycling-specific second, a focus that sets them apart from the competition.  

This fork holds its own on performance alone, if not edging out the competition in terms of small bump response, with a price tag that’s simply icing on the cake. 

The Ciclón is a capable trail bike, but there are other factors to guide one’s purchase: craftsmanship you can see, paint that will blow your mind, customizability when you need it, and a friendly voice picking up the phone.  

As the darkness of winter descends, it’s great having a high-powered light that can keep you riding year-round. We gathered four of the latest at the higher end of the market for a group test.

Compared to the older mini-V brakes I had been using, the Mini-Motos are head and shoulders above in terms of quality, adjustability, and modulation.  

The EVOs take a standard Stumpjumper FSR, slacken the head tube angle from 68 to 67 degrees, add a few more millimeters of travel, widen the rims, bolt on a chainguide, slide in a dropper post, and let ’er rip. 

The name might mean Race Day Optimized, but even if you are a rider who has no desire to put a number plate on your bikes, you will find a very capable bike in the Jet 9 RDO.