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2024-2025 Blister Winter Buyer’s Guide — Print & Digital Edition

We're wrapping up our 24/25 Winter Buyer's Guide, and we’re once again confident that it is the best ski buyer's guide on the market.
Order it on its own, or get the guide and a LOT more by becoming a BLISTER+ member. BLISTER+ members not only get the print and digital guides for free, but they also get tons of other benefits, including amazing outdoor injury insurance, 1-on-1 gear recommendations from our reviewers, exclusive discounts, access to all Blister content, and more.

2024-2025 Blister Winter Buyer’s Guide — Digital Only

We're wrapping up our 24/25 Winter Buyer's Guide, and we’re once again confident that it is the best ski buyer's guide on the market.
Order it on its own, or get the guide and a LOT more by becoming a BLISTER+ member. BLISTER+ members not only get the print and digital guides for free, but they also get tons of other benefits, including amazing outdoor injury insurance, 1-on-1 gear recommendations from our reviewers, exclusive discounts, access to all Blister content, and more.
David Golay reviews the 2024 Marin Alpine Trail for Blister

Flash Review — 2024 Marin Alpine Trail

The new Marin Alpine Trail looks extremely promising, with modern, adjustable geometry, good builds at impressive prices, and more bells and whistles than you might expect from such an affordable package. So, is there a catch? Check out our early impressions.

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Blister reviews the 4FRNT MSP CC.

2024-2025 4FRNT MSP CC

Here are our measured specs, rocker profile pictures, and flex pattern numbers for the women's 4FRNT MSP CC.

Win MTB Apparel From Flylow

The two winners of our Gear Giveaway this week will each get a shirt, a pair of shorts, a pair of gloves, and a pair of socks from Flylow’s men’s or women’s “Trail” line of MTB apparel!
David Golay and Zack Henderson review the RAAW Madonna V3 for Blister

RAAW Madonna V3

RAAW has made a name for themselves by building burly, simple bikes that are easy to live with for the long haul, and we’ve spent the last several months with their updated Madonna V3 to see how that promise is borne out — and how the big Enduro bike rides. Check out our Full Review for the whole story.
David Golay and Zack Henderson review the RAAW Madonna V3 for Blister

Deep Dive: RAAW Madonna V3

We compare the RAAW Madonna to the Chromag Lowdown, Kavenz VHP 16, Rocky Mountain Altitude, Orbea Rallon, Norco Sight, Nicolai Nucleon 16, Santa Cruz Nomad, Santa Cruz Megatower, Trek Slash, Ibis HD6, Yeti SB160, Pivot Firebird, Yeti SB165, and Marin Alpine Trail.

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Zack Henderson and David Golay review the Trek Top Fuel for Blister

Flash Review — 2025 Trek Top Fuel

The new Trek Top Fuel aims to compete with a crowded class of light, efficient shorter-travel Trail bikes including the Specialized Epic Evo, Rocky Mountain Element, and Santa Cruz Tallboy. Check out our early impressions of how the Top Fuel stacks up.

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David Golay reviews the 2025 Geometron G1 for Blister

Geometron Bikes on the Design & Development of the New G1 (Ep.230)

Geometron arguably did more than any other bike brand to kick off the geometry revolution of the late 2010s, but they haven’t been content to rest on those laurels. The latest version of their G1 Enduro bike features a host of interesting — and maybe surprising — updates, so we sat down with them to hear all about it.
Zack Henderson reviews the Kona Process 153 and 134

Kona Process 153 & 134

Now back under the ownership of its original founders, Kona is dropping new versions of its Process 153 and Process 134. Check out our First Look for more on these all-new frames, which feature mixed wheel compatibility and myriad other refinements.
Simon Stewart and Jonathan Ellsworth review the SCOR 2030 for Blister

SCOR 2030

SCOR has cooked up something really special with their short-travel Trail bike, the 2030. Check out our Full Review to see how they’ve done it — and whether it'd be a good fit for you.
Simon Stewart and Jonathan Ellsworth review the SCOR 2030 for Blister

Deep Dive: SCOR 2030

We compare the SCOR 2030 to the Commencal T.E.M.P.O, Yeti SB135, Revel Rascal, Yeti ASR, and Santa Cruz Hightower.

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Flash Review — Cannondale Scalpel

Riding season is in full swing, and we’ve been spending some time aboard the latest version of the Cannondale Scalpel. Check out our initial impressions.

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