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Spencer reviews the new Fox 36 SL, a lightweight update to the acclaimed 36 mm stanchion fork. With numerous chassis improvements, this iteration of the celebrated Fox 36 surpasses the Fox 34 in nearly every aspect, with only a minimal weight penalty. Things are just getting better and better for the short travel crowd these days. Let’s dig in…
Evan Smiley and a host of volunteers have been steadily growing Moab Community Cycles, a social bike repair space in which locals learn to fix their own bikes and receive donated bikes for cheap. Even though Moab has one of the highest bike shop-to-resident ratios in the United States, it still needs a community bike shop. Spencer Harding stopped by on his way to the Enve Grodeo earlier this year to check out the scene…
Tay, Cari, Spencer, and John are all back in Portland at the 2025 Made Bike Show. Check out John and Spencer’s picks of selected builds from Chumba, Fine, Haute, Hot Salad, Moots, Pedretti, San Util Design, Tumbleweed, Vicious, Zabrina. Read on for a jam-packed gallery full of details of our favs from our fourth gallery!
The Crust Stupid Tourist is a Ritchey Breakaway-equipped mini velo that packs down small. Spencer is taking his out to the Made Bike Show this week, so he made a quick video showing how easy it packs down with his drivetrain hack…
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Summer has arrived in Tucson, Arizona. While everyone is reveling in the warmer weather, Spencer is hunkering down for his introspective season. Nonetheless, he will wake up at the ass crack of dawn to get some “cool” riding in. Here is a list of his picks for favorite products of summer 2025.
Ombraz just released its latest armless sunglasses, the Refugio, with a shield-style frame. While Spencer has been wearing Ombraz for years, he has found the brand’s previous offerings difficult to cycle in, until now. Check out all the details about the newest Ombraz and Spencer’s first ride review of these unique armless sunglasses…
Spencer Harding drops in on Darren Larkin of Larkin Cycles in his new home in Nutmeg Country, Connecticut. After years of sharing shop space, Darren finally has his own personal space and he seems to be settling in nicely into a rural Northeastern lifestyle. Check out Larkin Cycles HQ and a mini retrospective of his work below…
Spencer Harding got his hands on Race Face’s latest Era SL wheelset ahead of its release today. Splitting the difference between an XC wheel’s quest for weight savings and an enduro wheel’s bombproof durability, the Era SL threads the needle in the downcountry category. Spencer may have proclaimed that downcountry is dead, but maybe he was wrong. Check out his thoughts and details on this tweener category wheelset below…
Spencer got the opportunity to return to the Enve Composites factory in Ogden for their Grodeo group ride and Builder Round-Up. Don’t miss the final half of our coverage showcasing all the amazing bikes from an international cast of framebuilders, as well as some world-class gravel riding from beautiful Utah.
Spencer got the opportunity to return to the Enve Composites factory in Ogden, Utah, for their Grodeo group ride and Builder Round-Up. Don’t miss the first of a two-part showcase featuring awe-inspiring custom bikes from an international cast of framebuilders and world-class gravel riding.
Today, Spencer takes a look at two bags from Bullmoose Soft Goods, sewn in Cambridge, MA. The Basket Boss ($95) is a utility belt for the basket bike nerd that already has everything, and the City Slicker ($90) is a creative blending of a wedge framebag and top tube pad. Let’s dive into these two fun bags below…
If you have ever gone bouldering, then you know the difficulty of transporting crash pads. Sick Sequence offers inflatable crash pads to solve just this problem, and it turns out the inflatable pads are pretty easy to transport via bike. Spencer and his buds took these pads out for some proper testing in the Sonoran Desert, check it out below…
After many years of avoiding riding in backpacks, the Restrap Race Hydration Vest ($190/£145) piqued Spencer’s interest. Read on for his insights into what changed his mind about riding in the vest and why this new style of backpack is simply better for bikepacking or mountain biking…
John and Spencer are walking the dusty aisles of Laguna Seca for the 2025 Sea Otter Classic. For the Sea Otter Classic Day 02 gallery, we tracked down some of the amazing humans of the show, a few more amazing bikes we couldn’t resist, and some race coverage from Josh Becker…
Spencer got his hands on the new Race Face Era 55 handlebars ahead of release. Offering a new 55 mm rise to their lineup of carbon Era handlebars with Race Face’s signature Goldilocks tune. Read on for Spencer’s first ride review of the Era 55 handlebars…
Tariffs are currently hitting almost every aspect of the US economy, but how will they affect the bike industry? Spencer Harding chatted with Mehdi Farsi of State Bicycle and Tim Krueger of Esker Cycles to hear their reactions to the tariffs and what they expect for the future of the bike industry.
Last year, when we visited Crust Bikes Australia, we took a look at Matt’s bike stable and teased the Stupid Tourist. The Stupid Tourist is a mini velo with 20″ wheels and Ritchey Break-Away couplers for all your travelin’ needs. Spencer dreamed of such a bike many years ago and wondered why it took so long for someone actually to make one. He was lucky enough to pack a Stupid Tourist for his trip to Bike Kill and Nutmeg Country last fall. Read on for all his tinker tantrums and insights into this unique travel bike…
The Ibis Ripley is back in its fifth iteration, so you know it’s time for a bit of geometry inflation analysis. Spencer checks in on the latest from Ibis and how it stacks up against his legacy Ripley AF. With plenty of thoughtful updates and details, could the Ripley get much better? The short answer is yes, but Spencer might be the only person who isn’t happy about the straight top tube…
