What We Ride – Kelton’s Santa Cruz Bike Check

What We Ride – Kelton’s Santa Cruz Bike Check

Kelton’s 2020 Santa Cruz Chameleon Shredpacker  After touring the last few years on a rigid, drop bar bike, I knew that I wanted my next bikepacking rig to be a “do-it-all” bike. I needed a bike to take on the rough and chunky terrain here on Vancouver Island...
What We Ride – Tatiana’s Otso Bike Check

What We Ride – Tatiana’s Otso Bike Check

Tatiana's 2022 Otso Fenrir I definitely don’t take living so close to our sweet Cumberland Forest trail network for granted, but readily admit that gravel, adventure riding and bikepacking is really what excites me most on the bike and mountain biking comes second....
The Future Is Oval

The Future Is Oval

Continuing the NOVL Story We couldn’t let the fun last just one day. Watch the next installment of our popular OVAL wheels video. April 1st Marks the release of the Oval 45 The OVAL 45 is our latest development in carbon rim technology. Riders describe the Oval...
What We Ride – Trevor’s Firebird Bike Check

What We Ride – Trevor’s Firebird Bike Check

Trevor’s 2023 Pivot Firebird I aimed to build a sub 35 pound enduro bike with plenty of travel and a coil shock. I chose the Firebird as the suspension is so pedal friendly but also plenty active and comfortable for my aging body. To keep the weight down I went...
Introducing a new 20mm standard…110x20mm Boost

Introducing a new 20mm standard…110x20mm Boost

Why do we need the 110x2omm hub standard? Developed to solve lateral wheel flex in larger-diameter downhill rigs, the 110x20mm boost hub standard is the result of the DH market innovating to meet the needs of riders as cutting-edge developments in bike design were...
How To Choose The Right Classified Cassette

How To Choose The Right Classified Cassette

Gear Ratio: Choosing the right Classified Cassette for your Ride Calculating your gear ratio is a simple equation of X/Y, where X is the number of teeth on your front chainring and Y is the number of teeth on the cog of your rear cassette. Understanding the...