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David Golay reviews the Ibis Oso for Blister

Ibis Oso

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Ibis launched their first e-bike, the Oso, today, and it looks nothing like Ibis models of old. Check out our First Look for all the info.
David Golay reviews the Endura MT500 Burner Clipless Shoes for Blister

Endura MT500 Burner Clipless Shoes

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Endura’s MT500 Burner Clipless shoes are meant for a variety of all-around mountain bike use, and offer a combination of fit and features that aren’t quite like anything else we’ve recently tried.
David Golay reviews the Kavenz VHP 16 for Blister

Kavenz VHP 16

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There are a lot of good Enduro bikes out there these days, but the Kavenz VHP 16 manages to package an unusual combination of traits in a way that still feels very coherent as a whole. Check out our full review to find out just what the VHP 16 does so well, and how it stacks up to a whole bunch of its competitors.
David Golay reviews the 2023 Santa Cruz Hightower for Blister

Deep Dive: Santa Cruz Hightower 3

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We compare the Santa Cruz Hightower 3 to the Hightower 2, Guerrilla Gravity Smash, Santa Cruz Bronson, Yeti SB130, We Are One Arrival, Antidote Carbonjack, Orbea and Occam LT.

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2023 Santa Cruz Hightower

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The Santa Cruz Hightower has long been a very versatile, well-rounded Trail bike, and with the new V3 bike, Santa Cruz hasn’t messed with a good thing too much. But they’ve still found things to refine and improve, and the Hightower remains a very good all-rounder.
Vaea Verbeeck at Proving Grounds 2022 (photo: Lear Miller)

Vaea Verbeeck on Just Going For It (Ep.134)

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On this week’s episode of Bikes & Big Ideas, we chatted with Vaea Verbeeck about her long and varied MTB career, and along the way, we get into it about motivation & how to keep things fresh year after year; Vaea’s wild introduction to mountain biking and early run-ins with some of the biggest names in the sport; the upcoming Proving Grounds event; and much more.
David Golay reviews the 2023 Santa Cruz 5010 for Blister

2023 Santa Cruz 5010

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The mullet-ification of Santa Cruz’s formerly-27.5’’ models continues today with the 5010, and Santa Cruz is talking a big game about the new bike, calling it “the best handling trail bike ever”.
David Golay reviews the Hope Tech 4 V4 for Blister

Hope Tech 4 V4

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Hope’s disc brakes got a major overhaul in the form of the new Tech 4 generation earlier this year, and that brought a very major increase in power to the range. But how does their burliest brake, the Tech 4 V4, compare to the competition? Check out our full review.
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