
What We Ride – Rachel’s Yeti ARC Bike Check
Typically, I ride a bike from my husband’s collection, but found that shredding the roads and gentle walking trails within a 15km radius of my house doesn’t work when perched on an oversized frame set up for cross-country racing

What We Ride – Macky’s Custom Niner RKT Bike Check
Macky takes us through his custom Niner RKT build that he will be riding at BC Bike Race and the Downieville Classic.

What We Ride – Van Can’s Knolly Chilcotin Bike Check
Van Can (Nic Zilinski) chose the Chilcotin 167, because it’s a big, slack bike born to ride the North Shore!

What We Ride – Trevor’s Allied Bike Check
Trevor explains his wild mods and top-end components in this Allied BC40 bike check. Complete with in-depth technical specs, and a weight overview of every component used, this bike check has plenty of goodies.

What We Ride – Roxy Lapierre Bike Check
Roxy chose the Lapierre XR with TR35 rims as she wanted a light, playful, powerful bike for her daily job riding and coaching all levels of riders.

What We Ride – Kelton’s Santa Cruz Bike Check
After touring the last few years on a rigid, drop bar bike, Kelton knew that he wanted his next bikepacking rig to be a “do-it-all” bike.

What We Ride – Tatiana’s Otso Bike Check
Tatiana chose the Otso Fenrir for its “no frills’ frame design capable of adventure riding through varied terrain, fun descents and the odd bushwhack or river crossing.

What We Ride – Trevor’s Firebird Bike Check
Trevor built his Firebird (or bbq chicken) to be a sub 35 lb enduro machine.

What We Ride – Russell’s Cervelo Bike Check
Russell’s Cervelo is built for aggressive aero riding with NOBL CR45 rims and Chris King hubs.

What We Ride – Chris’ Evil V3
Chris wanted an extremely fast and capable bike that would be nimble on the trail. The Evil Following V3 was the answer!

What We Ride – Ryan’s Yeti SB 130
Ryan wanted an adventure bike, something light and efficient enough that he could ride all day, and be comfortable and stable on the way down.

What We Ride – Victoria’s Transition Scout Bike Check
As a mountain bike instructor Victoria needed a versatile bike that is easy to maintain and enjoyable when things get rough.

What We Ride – Chris’ Forbidden Dreadnought Bike Check
This year Chris traded in his Druid for the Forbidden Dreadnought in order to get steep and sendy.

What We Ride – Russell’s Orbea Oiz Bike Check
When Russell moved from Manitoba to West Coast BC, he knew he needed an XC build for more aggressive terrain.
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Check-out our Rider Features, showcasing the bike checks of Skills With Phil, BCPOV, and Van Girl Yuka.