Simon Stewart reviews the Cannondale Moterra SL for Blister

Flash Review — Cannondale Moterra SL

Cannondale’s new Moterra SL looks pretty wild on paper — it’s a very light, full-power, long-travel eMTB — but how does it come together on the trail? Check out our early impressions.

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Luke Koppa reviews the Black Crows Corvus for Blister

Flash Review: 24/25 Black Crows Corvus

A couple of our reviewers started spending time on the latest (and very different) version of the original Black Crows ski — here are their initial impressions on the new Corvus.

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David Golay reviews the Magura Gustav Pro brakes for Blister

Magura Gustav Pro Brakes

The original Magura Gustav was known for being exceptionally powerful in an era when most MTB brakes were pretty wimpy by modern standards — and after a very long hiatus, it’s back. Check out what the modern Gustav has to offer.
Simon Stewart reviews the Mondraker Dune XR for Blister

Flash Review — Mondraker Dune

We recently started spending time on Mondraker's lightweight long-travel eMTB, the Dune XR — here's what we've found so far.

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Blister reviews the Dynastar M-Cross 88

Flash Review: 24/25 Dynastar M-Cross 88

Where does the M-Cross 88 fall in the class of narrower "all-mountain" skis? Here are our initial on-snow impressions.

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Blister reviews the Dynastar M-Cross 88

2024-2025 Dynastar M-Cross 88

Here are our measured specs, rocker profile pictures, flex pattern numbers, and more info on the widest model in Dynastar's all-mountain collection, the M-Cross 88.
David Golay reviews the 2024 Norco Sight for Blister

Deep Dive: 2024 Norco Sight

We compare the Norco Sight to the Trek Slash, Kavenz VHP 16, Norco Range, Norco Optic, We Are One Arrival 152, Santa Cruz Bronson, Propain Tyee, Pivot Firebird, Deviate Highlander II, Orbea Rallon, Ibis HD6, and REEB Steezl.

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David Golay reviews the 2024 Norco Sight for Blister

2024 Norco Sight

Norco has been one of the pioneers in the recent resurgence of high-pivot bikes, but their decision to move their mid-travel Sight to the layout still came as a bit of a surprise. But has it paid off? We’ve been spending a lot of time on the updated Sight and are ready to weigh in.

The Life of a Ski Engineer + 24/25 LINE & K2 Skis (Ep.302)

Sean Fearon, ski development engineer for LINE & K2, helped design over a dozen of the brand’s new 24/25 skis, and he gave us the full backstory on LINE’s overhauled Pandora and Vision series; the new K2 Reckoner and Omen lines; working with Karl Fostvedt on his unique pro model; what life as a ski engineer actually entails, and more.
David Golay reviews the EXT Storia V4 for Blister

Flash Review — EXT Storia V4

Check out our early impressions of the EXT Storia V4 and how it compares to the previous version of the shock.

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