Gear of the Year (So Far)

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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