The Return of the Lightweight Trail Bike
Allied’s Fitz is one of the lightest 140mm-travel bikes we’ve ever tested. So today, Allied’s Director of Product, Sam Pickman, joins us to...
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Bikes & Big Ideas is the weekly podcast from BLISTER (blisterreview.com) that's dedicated to the most interesting conversations and ideas from the bike world — and beyond. See acast.com/priv...
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The Development of the Specialized Demo 11
Specialized showed a lot of glimpses of the Demo 11 as it was being developed, but there was much more going on behind the scenes that could...
2026 Red Bull Rampage Recap w/ Cam McCaul
We caught up with Cam McCaul to run down the 2026 Red Bull Rampage that left fans in awe at the women’s event and frustrated after the cance...
Reviewing The News w/ Cam McCaul (September 2026)
The first-ever Whistler DH World Cup did not disappoint, including crazy weather, wild racing action, some heroic performances, and tons of...
Casey Brown on Getting Women into Rampage
This year marks the 25th anniversary of Red Bull Rampage, and the third year of Rampage including a women’s category. The fight to make that...
Maxxis on the Minion DHX & New DH Casing
Maxxis has a new member of the Minion family, the Minion DHX, and a new DH casing to go with it. We’re joined by Sean Day, who led the devel...
Making Innovative Bikepacking Gear & Rebuilding After Hurricane Helene with Rockgeist’ s Greg Hardy
Greg Hardy started sewing his own bikepacking bags while getting his PhD in materials science, which led him to put his career on hold, move...
Special Race Edition, Soldier Hollow XC World Cup: 32’’ Wheels Galore & Rising Star Bjorn Riley
Was the Soldier Hollow World Cup XC race the first true test for 32” wheels? Blister Reviewer Xan Marshland had boots on the ground at the r...
Pivot Founder Chris Cocalis on Their New Insanely Powerful Shuttle AMP’d, XC Race Bike Design, 32” Wheels, & More
Pivot just launched their new Avinox M2S powered Shuttle AMP’d, so today Pivot founder Chris Cocalis talks us through the development proces...
Simons.Lab on Dampers, Tuning, & the New Zeta
Simon Reiberg’s journey into fork damper design began with him modifying a RockShox Yari to feature a shimmed rebound circuit, and after sti...
Yeti on the LT & MT, Six-Bar Suspension, & More
Yeti has a long history of unconventional suspension layouts, and they’ve just given their lineup a big shakeup with the new LT & MT, both o...
Reviewing the News w/ Cam McCaul & Simon Stewart
Today is a big day, as we welcome Freeride legend Cam McCaul as the new co-host of Reviewing the News. Cam and Simon Stewart go way back, an...
Enduro World Cup Racing is Dead. Long Live Enduro?
Shortly after the final Enduro World Cup race of the 2026 season, Warner Brothers Discovery and the UCI made the surprise announcement that...
Vali Höll on the Implosion of the YT Mob
For this selection from The Vault, we’re sharing a Bikes & Big Ideas conversation where Vali Höll opens up about everything that went on beh...
The Current State of XC Bikes
With XC bikes gaining popularity, there is a sea of similar-looking offerings from a bunch of brands — with a wider range of performance att...
Anna Newkirk on Her First Career Win
North American DH racers are collectively having their best season in a long time, and Anna Newkirk is a big part of that success, notching...
The Poacher
Today on The Vault , we’re sharing one of Simon’s favorite moments from a Bikes & Big Ideas conversation where Hayden Zablotny talks about p...
Reviewing the News w/ Mike Ferrentino & Simon Stewart (July)
Mike and Simon break down the bike racing in July, including the World Cup MTB racing in La Thuile and Andorra, the Tour de France, and the...
Reviewer Reports: Yeti LT, Specialized Epic 9, Orbea Rallon, & More
A lot of recently updated bikes have felt like relatively subtle refinements of their predecessors, but there are also a bunch of brands sti...
Building Safer Bike Infrastructure: PeopleForBikes on their 2026 City Ratings
PeopleForBikes’ City Ratings are more than just a list of which cities have the best bike paths; they are a comprehensive look at how a city...