Long Term Review: Burton Nug and Cartel Bindings

This board is ridiculous.  Ridiculously fun.  I've had two seasons on this setup and I've found that it's not a gnar-shredder, pow-slayer, groomer-cruiser kind of board.  This board's mission is to jib off of everything and squeeze every single drop of awesome out of the mountain.  Did I mention this board is fun? It looks …

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First Impressions: Norco Bigfoot 6.2 Fat Bike

Many of us Colorado Front Range mountain bikers are experiencing a very productive snow year thus far in the 2015/2016 Winter season. Usually we can depend on a frontal passage that dumps a little white stuff and then its back to 50-60 degree days very shortly and the snow melts away. This year that hasn't …

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Review: Crank Brothers Cobalt 2 Wheelset.

Life is about learning from your mistakes.  Crank Brothers is a company that knows this all too well.  Fearless in design and sometimes lacking in execution, the company has made its name for itself by pushing innovation.  For example, the Eggbeater clipless pedal design is elegant and gorgeous.  Second only to Shimano's SPD system, the …

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Editorial: My Three Best Mountain Biking Videos of 2015

Admittedly, this is a very subjective list.  Between technological innovations, the EWS maturing as a race series, Rampage and movies like UnReal and Ashes to Agassiz, 2015 has been an eventful and sometimes sobering year for mountain biking and mountain biking culture. From music to cinematography, to me these clips are perfect and represent the perfect …

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