Tag: Gear Review
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Ways To Carry Stuff: All In Multitool
Click or not: Ways To Carry Stuff: All In MultitoolThe backpack is dead. Long live bumbags, bottles, and tools and tubes attached/taped/stuffed into every nook and cranny on your bike. So enduro™. While the sweaty back and sore shoulders may not be completely obliterated from mountain biking, there has been a definite movement away from carrying water and a heap of god-knows-what in usually… …
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Ridden: Revelate Bags
Click or not: Ridden: Revelate BagsWhen it comes to bikepacking bags, the first name that usually comes to mind is Revelate. The Alaskan company was one of the first to mass-produce the type of bags that are now becoming the go-to solution for bikepacking, with many bigger companies joining a band of small artisans producing frame, seat, bar and top… …
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The Great Plus +/- Minus Experiment
Click or not: The Great Plus +/- Minus ExperimentWith a new innovation seemingly rolling out every week in mountain biking, it’s easy for some of them to get left by the wayside, while others slip seamlessly into the mainstream and take over as a new standard while you weren’t looking. When 27.5 or––650b as it was first known––hit the scene, it seemed only… …
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Ways To Fix Stuff: Blackburn Tradesman Multi Tool
Click or not: Ways To Fix Stuff: Blackburn Tradesman Multi ToolBlackburn have crammed as much as they can in the smallest possible package with this stylish looking, compact and functional tool aptly dubbed the Tradesman. This nicely bundled, fit-in-your-pocket tool features: Quick link storage, T25, T30, 2mm, 2.5mm, 3mm, 4mm, 5mm, 6mm, 8mm allens, disc brake pad spreader, flathead screwdriver, spoke wrench, presta valve… …
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Ridden: Teravail Rampart
Click or not: Ridden: Teravail RampartThere are a number of unassuming pieces of kit that always outperform their appearances: Cactus’ indestructible fleece pull over, Continental GP 4000s in 25c, or that plastic spork you got for Christmas all those years ago that you still use all come to mind. The Teravail Rampart is also a subtle, unassuming tyre that shines… …
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Ways To Carry Stuff: EDC – Excellence Does Charm
Click or not: Ways To Carry Stuff: EDC – Excellence Does CharmSince the days when they only made 10 speed expander cogs, One Up Components have tugged at my heartstrings. Every new product released from their tiny Squamish headquarters seems to outdo the prior in terms of quality of manufacture, thoughtful design and functionality in the field; and this past year has seen them with a… …
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Shiny New Product For Your Thoughts?
Click or not: Shiny New Product For Your Thoughts?I’ve got a big problem with product reviews these days. To me they are about 99% chaff. Seldom do I come away from one thinking it will influence my decision to buy the product. Let’s be clear, the current media/company relationship presents a terrible trap. Companies rely on media to broadcast their products. Media relies… …
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Ridden: Vittoria Corsas
Click or not: Ridden: Vittoria CorsasThe capellini that you’re used to seeing on road bikes are quickly falling out of fashion. Even the pros, known for their loyalty to skinny and fast at all costs have been spotted chowing down on wider and wider rubber. The average punter (you and I and that other guy) can benefit from the many… …