Component Reviews Archives

First Ride Review: Continental Kryptotal Downhill Tires at Dan Atherton’s Dyfi Bike Park

Continental Tires seemed to be resting on their laurels in the gravity department, having relied on various iterations of the King, der Kaiser and der…

Written by Jessie-May Morgan April 07, 2022

Review: All-new Hutchinson Tundra gravel tire scales down mountain bike tread for adventure

The new Hutchinson Tundra gravel tire expands their made-in-France gravel bike lineup with aggressively lugged tread scaled down from XC mountain bike tires. We’ve been…

Written by Cory Benson March 22, 2022

First Rides: Pirelli’s first road bike tires made in Italy are the versatile P Zero Race 4S

Pirelli has overhauled their premium year-round road bike tire with the new tube-type P Zero Race 4S clincher, the first of many tires to come…

Written by Cory Benson March 18, 2022

First Rides: Öhlins RXF34 MTB fork sheds 400g, limits trail-ready travel to 120 or 130mm

Öhlins completely overhauled their approach to short-travel lightweight trail bike suspension with their all-new RXF34 m.2 fork. Instead of a light 34mm stanchion fork with…

Written by Cory Benson March 09, 2022

Review: PNW Components Loam Dropper Post and Lever

Dropper posts are pretty much ubiquitous on trail MTBs and are even showing up on XC bikes straight from the manufacturer. Because of that, there…

Written by Chris Chou March 07, 2022

New CADEX AR 35x gravel wheels are 1,270g! Plus new CADEX gravel tires

The carbon creators at CADEX officially entered the gravel/all-road wheel market with one of the lightest wheelsets we’ve seen — CADEX AR 35 DISC. That’s…

Written by Jordan Villella March 01, 2022

Long Term Review: SR Suntour Durolux EQ R2C2 Enduro Fork

After some very good first ride impressions of SR Suntour’s short-travel Axon Werx 34 XC fork, we were keen to test the capabilities of their…

Written by Jessie-May Morgan February 17, 2022

Hands on: Reserve 30 HD carbon wheels are more burly with better ride, 27.5 or 29″

Better ride? More bomb-proof? Why not both? That seems to be the thought behind Reserve’s latest carbon hoops, the 30 HD. You may recall that…

Written by Zach Overholt February 15, 2022

Review: WTB Verdict 29″ x 2.5″ Light High Grip SG2 Mountain Bike Tire

This winter, I made the WTB Verdict the companion for my Crankbrothers Synthesis front wheel putting it to the test in some slick Scottish conditions.…

Written by Jessie-May Morgan February 08, 2022

Review: Vittoria Airliner Mountain Bike Tire Insert

Vittoria’s mountain bike rim protection offering comes in the form of the bright green Airliner tire insert, retailing at $54.99 USD. We put it to…

Written by Jessie-May Morgan January 25, 2022

Review: Ergon SMC Core Men’s saddle flexes for comfort, provides cush without mush

When it comes to riding comfort, there’s nothing more important than having a seat your butt agrees with. As their name suggests, Ergon is a…

Written by Steve Fisher December 29, 2021

Review: Nex-Gen Aero V7 gravel wheels

Nex-Gen Sports takes the factory-direct-to-consumer concept to a bit of an extreme, focusing on the tech and product attributes rather than marketing, and in all…

Written by Mike Albert December 22, 2021

Bikerumor Editor’s Choice Awards 2021 – Cory’s Best Bike & Gear Picks

Another wild & unpredictable year is near its end and it’s time to again wistfully look back on a year of testing out great new…

Written by Cory Benson December 10, 2021

First Rides: DT Swiss ERC 1100 45 aero endurance wheels are even better all-rounders now

We’ve been riding DT Swiss’s new ERC wheels for the past month to get a feel for what’s changed since our last long-term review of…

Written by Cory Benson November 15, 2021

The WTB Vulpine is back as a 700c x 36mm fast gravel race tire!

Not long after we posted our findings from Sea Otter, a box of tires showed up at the office. It would seem that WTB’s newest…

Written by Zach Overholt November 09, 2021

Long Term Review: Nukeproof Horizon V2 Wheelset for Enduro Riding

Last year, Nukeproof updated their long-standing aluminium enduro wheelset, adventurously naming it the Horizon V2. The overhaul saw Nukeproof replace 29mm WTB rims with their…

Written by Jessie-May Morgan October 22, 2021

Review: Farr Arm Rests provide light, customizable Carbon Aero Bolt-On position support

This summer Farr debuted a new set of alloy Arm Rests designed to deliver comfortable aerobar-style support in a tucked position, without necessarily having aero…

Written by Cory Benson October 21, 2021

Review: Nukeproof ARD tire inserts protect rims and help prevent pinch flats

ARD stands for Advanced Rim Defence; that would be the main selling point of the Nukeproof ARD tire insert we review here. Retailing at $69.99…

Written by Jessie-May Morgan October 19, 2021

First Ride Review: Vittoria Syerra Downcountry Tire is a good upgrade for aggressive XC

Vittoria Tires have released an new mountain bike tire specifically for Downcountry riding; the Vittoria Syerra. A supple yet robust casing construction is combined with…

Written by Jessie-May Morgan October 08, 2021