REVIEWS.
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT WE THINK...
The industry is awash with endless stuff. The question is, does it suck? We review stuff we buy and use, and occasionally something that’s given to us to review… honestly. We’ll tell it like it is.
Reading Time: 6 minutesWay back when, somewhere in the dark recesses of the early 2000’s, there was a chap by the name of Tim Hopey who had a small company called… Hopey. While there had been numerous efforts before, Tim nailed the concept of steering dampers for mountain bikes, with a very low profile device that slotted into the steerer tube via the stem. Having come from a moto design background, I’d always thought the idea was valid so whacked one into my…
Reading Time: 11 minutesYet, being a Nicolai, I knew that it just may not be my kettle of fish, so I was prepared to move it on if the fit was not right. As such, the below is a totally impartial opinion…
Reading Time: 9 minutesWas it possible to make Box Component’s already excellent Prime 9 system even better? Yes, it was.
Reading Time: 5 minutesA great interview from way back with Karl Nicolai conducted by our mate Nick Heywood when he was back in the UK.
Reading Time: 6 minutesCan a (relatively) budget electronic dropper post hold its own against the revered SRAM AXS dropper, and how does it compare to a manual dropper?
Reading Time: 7 minutesAt some point in time I just decided I hated the idea of anything on my back when I ride.
Reading Time: 4 minutesSomething like 15-years between drinks on a Nicolai, then two come along at once… sort of.
Reading Time: 6 minutesPaired with the right chainring (duh!), you just don’t need 11 or 12 gears…
Reading Time: 5 minutesAnd hanging there, next to the Zen, it goaded me EVERY. SINGLE. TIME, I pulled the Zen off the rack until, finally, for some shits and giggles, I gave it another go; you know, just for the hell of it.
Reading Time: 6 minutesI am more than amused about my thinking at the time. Why?
