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....
What We Ride – Ryan’s Yeti SB140 Bike Check

What We Ride – Ryan’s Yeti SB140 Bike Check

Ryan’s Yeti SB140 I rode an SB130 29er for the past 2 seasons and really got along with it well. It’s stable yet lively, capable and lightweight. I wanted to keep those attributes for my next build, but in a burlier package as I’m doing bigger days...
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...
What We Ride – Russell’s Cervelo Bike Check

What We Ride – Russell’s Cervelo Bike Check

Russell’s 2023 Cervélo Soloist I was looking for a road bike with aggressive race oriented geometry, some aero features, and hidden cables (it looks so clean). Despite being road focused the build also needed to be capable of some light gravel riding on...
What We Ride – Chris’ Evil V3

What We Ride – Chris’ Evil V3

Chris’ Evil Following V3 I chose the Evil Following V3 to complement my Evil Offering V2 as a lighter more pedal friendly rig for longer days in the saddle. After building the Following it has quickly become my go to ride for everything, but the bike park. It...