Our summer biking season is flying by and we’ve been spending a ton of time on a lot of very interesting bikes and gear — with a lot more to come. So we decided to check in with several of our reviewers to hear about the gear they’ve been most impressed by so far this year; the new products they’re most excited to check out; and along the way we talk about mullet bikes, bike shop pranks, and unveil several genius new ideas that we definitely shouldn’t be giving away for free.

TOPICS & TIMES:

  • Pivot Trail 429 (1:01)
  • Commencal Meta TR, bike weight, & shop pranks (3:02)
  • Privateer 161 & tradeoffs in seat tube angles (13:22)
  • Pedals: flat vs. clipless vs. magnetic (21:15)
  • Shimano Deore 12 speed (30:54)
  • Vorsprung Secus & “NOS for your bike” (31:57)
  • Pivot Firebird (34:35)
  • Mullet bikes (36:53)
  • High-pivot bikes — Forbidden Dreadnought, GT Force, & Trek Session (38:37)
  • RockShox ZEB (40:50)
  • Specialized Status & shady cryptocurrency purchases (41:12)
  • Nicolai G1 (45:23)
  • Öhlins RXF38 (46:21)
  • We Are One Arrival (46:55)

RELATED LINKS:

  • Pivot Trail 429
  • Commencal Meta TR
  • Privateer 161
  • Vorsprung Secus
  • Pivot Firebird
  • Forbidden Dreadnought
  • GT Force
  • Trek Session
  • RockShox ZEB
  • We Are One Arrival
  • Become a Blister Member
  • Camping in Gunnison & Crested Butte

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