Balfa Cycles is a small Canadian bike manufacturer headquartered in the heart of Montreal. The crew at Balfa is easily some of the most laid back…
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The battle for long-travel single-crown supremacy has begun. OnePointFive has promised to change the way we all think about suspension design, headsets and frame building. The…
Cannondale is really focusing on the freeride market this year with their Gemini line of bikes. The Gemini 900, 1000 and 2000 will basically cover most…
The first time I saw a Suunto wristop computer was at the on-snow demo for the 1999 Outdoor Retailer Expo, held at The Canyons Resort in…
“Intelligent skis?” you ask. Yep, intelligent skis. Scoff no longer at the marriage between gadgetry and skis because HEAD has indeed come up with something that…
HEAD introduced the behemoth Monster M103 ski in 2001. At the time, it was the battleship of powder skis. The mammoth waist of the original Head…
The best part about Interbike is the Outdoor Demo. Where else can you simply walk up to any bike dealer in the world and test ride…
Having been a huge fan of Hayes hydraulic disc brakes for a long time, I was a bit reluctant to try anything else. Hayes brakes are…
Turner Bicycles is one of the original full-suspension frame manufacturers out there. David Turner has been an innovator in mountain bike suspension design since the suspension…
Of all of the bikes I wanted to test, the Intense Uzzi SLX was on the top of the list. Primarily because it has been nearly…
This year, Ellsworth scrapped the Aeon brand for their single-pivot sister bikes: Joker and Isis. Both the Joker and the Isis are now officially Ellsworth bikes.…
Ellsworth is one of the premier US mountain bike manufacturers. Everyone drools over their aluminum works of art, and on the trail, you just about have…
The Salomon Raid Race shoe has become my do eveything shoe, despite being designed as a trail running shoe with adventure racing needs. Two years ago…
Rocky Mountain Bicycles is a mid-sized bike manufacturer out of British Columbia, Canada that has been turning out quality, near-custom rides for over 21 years. At…
I have had the Suunto Vector for a little over 2 years and it has become a total part of my skiing and mountain biking adventures.…
All right – for over 3 years I’ve wanted a ski like these. Ever since I first saw twintips in movies like Sick Sense and Degenerates,…