A Canadian magazine committed to providing the best articles on getting more out of your ride. Whether you are a mountain or road rider, you’ll find the bike and gear reviews, training secrets, route suggestions, maintenance tips and nutrition info you need to be a better rider. Find inspiring news on the pro racing scene, photos and features.
Great Thoughts Are Generated on Big Rides and then Disappear • If only insights at endurance pace weren’t so fleeting
VOL. 16, ISSUE 4
GALLERY
NEWS
Kona Stinky Dee-Lux
Two Riders Tackle a Classic Gravel Race on Folding Bikes
The Ottawa Native Puts One Race Above Most Others
5 Tips that Will Get Your Kid Riding
Horizon 100 Cycling Club • Big breezy rides on the prairie
Three of Penticton’s Riding Hot Spots • Bring both your MTB and your gravel bike to this B.C. Interior cycling playground
Track Energy Density to Better Fuel Your Rides • How to pack in the calories when you need them, and how to minimize them when you don’t
Capture Great Cycling Images with Your Phone • Tips for super pics on the go
The Midsummer Care You Should Give to Your Bike • At the height of the riding season, take the time to keep everything running fine
The Pro Racing Power Couple and Their Evolving Sport • Haley Smith and Andrew L’Esperance met as young cross country riders, fell in love and have continued to race together throughout their careers. Here’s how they’ve faced the challenges as they—and cycling—have changed throughout the past decade and a half
“If You Do One Thing this Cycling Season” • 28 TIPS, TRICKS, FIXES AND JUST PLAIN FUN STUFF TO DO ON YOUR BIKE
A Big Shift • The wide ranging significance of Shimano’s latest XTR group on the trails and beyond
Gravel Riding by Medellín • It’s easy to find adventure on rough roads outside the city of eternal spring
How an Ebike Can Change a Life • Inspiring stories that show the true power of this machine is far beyond what’s stored in its battery
A Red Bull-Sponsored Freerider and an Adaptive MTBer Go for a Ride… • Guess who was slowing the other one down
The Biggest Misconception that Persists with Pedal-Assist Bikes
The Rules Governing Ebikes Are Out of Touch
Ned Overend’s eMTB Tips • The septuagenarian shredder has advice that will help you get the most out of a power-assist bike
You Can Get Stronger and Faster with Help from an Ebike • A pedal-assist machine can improve the fitness and skills of all riders
What to Look for When Buying an Ebike • Navigating watt-hours, motors and more
Giant Defy Advanced E+ Elite 1 • A high-end pedal-assist all-road bike that will elevate your rides
Rocky Mountain Instinct Powerplay SL • A light eMTB with a classic trail bike feel
Rob Britton • The former roadie looks on the biggest win of his second cycling career in gravel and anticipates the adventures ahead