What We Ride – Macky’s Custom Niner RKT Bike Check

What We Ride – Macky’s Custom Niner RKT Bike Check

Macky’s NINER RKT Bike Check My goal with this bike was to create the perfect bike for BC Bike Race and Downieville. I wanted something that was light and climbed well but could also handle rough, high-speed descents.  With these things in mind, I opted for a...
What We Ride – Van Can’s Knolly Chilcotin Bike Check

What We Ride – Van Can’s Knolly Chilcotin Bike Check

Van Can’s Knolly CHilcotin I’m on the Chilcotin 167, which is a big, slack bike born to ride the North Shore! It loves to romp and so do I. I’ll ride most things, but I love a good shuttle or park day. Crankset + Pedals Crankset: 5DEV Enduro,...
What We Ride – Trevor’s Allied Bike Check

What We Ride – Trevor’s Allied Bike Check

Trevor’s Allied BC40 Bike Check In seeking the ultimate BC marathon race build, I constantly tweaked the parts specs until arriving at what you see before you. For me, this was the best blend of weight and performance in a sleek package. I started the build with...
What We Ride – Roxy Lapierre Bike Check

What We Ride – Roxy Lapierre Bike Check

Roxy’s Lapierre XR 7.9 I chose the Lapierre XR because it is exactly the light, full-suspension XCO bike that I have been dreaming of since I started riding! I am a full-time coach and for both my own daily riding and coaching riders at all levels, I enjoy...
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....