Best Ways to Save Weight on Your Bike
Making your bike lighter doesn’t necessarily make it better. Knowing where to cut weight—and where not to—will save you money and get you a safer, better ride.
Joe Hanrahan
ENVE Composites Twenty6 AM Wheelset
In short, the ENVE Composites Twenty6 AM wheelset is the current pinnacle of durability, stiffness, and weight in the all-mountain world.
First Look: 2013 Surly Krampus
The 2013 Surly Krampus brings back those good old memories of rallying rigid bikes with canti brakes; but instead of steep angles, long stems, and terrible tires, you’re on a sweet modern machine.
PREVIEW: 2012 Knolly Chilcotin
After a long wait, reviewer Joe Hanrahan finally got a Knolly Chilcotin. While he continues to put it through its paces, here’s a first look at the bike and Joe’s early impressions of the ride.
Reviewers’ Rides, Part 4
When BLISTER reviewers aren’t out testing new stuff, what do their own builds look like? Here’s Joe Hanrahan’s answer.
WTB WeirWolf AM TCS 2.3
The WTB WeirWolf 2.3 AM TCS is a sleeper in the AM genre, and it’s definitely worth a look for its balance of speed, traction, and value. Plus it has ziggurats. Bet your lame tire doesn’t have ziggurats….
Osprey Raptor Backpack
The fit, adjustability, storage options, and well thought-out details of the Osprey Raptor pack add up to create a near-perfect riding pack.
2010 Santa Cruz Nomad C
The Santa Cruz Nomad C is a stiff bike with precise handling whose descending capabilities leave little to be desired—once the suspension is dialed.