Nic Morales

With a preference for mechanical actuation, Nic has spent a lot of time with all kinds of mechanical brakes. From his time using Avid BB7s to better days on Growtac Equals, physical cable pull is how he’s come to a stop for over six years. There are some great boutique options on the market these days, but he took a deep dive into one of the more overlooked calipers on the market. Find his full TRP Spyre Review below…

The COROS Nomad is an activity watch looking to serve anglers, cyclists, runners, and anyone with an active lifestyle. Boasting 22 days of functional battery life, turn-by-turn mapping, a multitude of activity tracking modes, and more, the COROS Nomad promises a ton of useful features…

The Norco Revolver is a new cross country mountain bike with two travel options and a number of accessible price points. Featuring new linkage construction, lightweight paint, and host of new features, dig into the new Norco Revolver below…

In this video and gear list, you can find a detailed look at Meaghan Hackinen’s Silk Road Mountain Race rig and kit straight from the accomplished ultra-racer. For more on this potentially race-winning kit, dive in below…

The Wilde Spelljammer is a new randonneuring-inspired bike from the Minnesota-based brand that brings the hallmarks of yesteryear into today. With clearance for 45mm tires, 132.5mm spacing, and rim brakes, this is a classically designed bike made with all the function today’s production framebuilders can provide…

Wolf Tooth Components just added raw silver gravel chainrings to their ever-expanding lineup of colorful components and small parts. With 38 and 42-tooth offerings, both SRAM and Shimano users have solid options to choose from with this new silver release. Check out the Wolf Tooth raw silver chainrings here…

After reading “The Rough-Stuff Fellowship Archive” from Isola Press, Nic had a long, hard think about what the kinds of adventures depicted mean to him. Featuring images from the earliest days of off-road riding, the book provided fertile ground for Nic to analyze how modern cycling is presented, its impact on the development and progression of the industry, and more. He asks one simple question: Has marketing ruined bikes? Dive in below to find out…

The Bombtrack Hook EXT C APEX AXS is a new carbon gravel build from the German bike maker that clears 2.2″ tires and has rack and cargo mounts on the fork. For more on this versatile rig from Bombtrack, dive into the details below…

“Bikepacking Colombia’s Coffee Highlands” is the first in a series of videos that take two friends and filmmakers through the “Zona Cafetera,” Colombia’s famed coffee producing region. Featuring a full breakdown of the kit that will serve them across 400 miles and 60,000 feet of elevation gain, dive into all the details below…

Having passed the 1,000th listing mark, there’s plenty of fantastic used gear in the Bike Camp Co-op to dig into! In this edition of Co-op Finds, we take a look at a Surly ECR, Why Cycles Wayward, a large Buffalo Bag, a few pieces of bikepacking kit from MSR, and so much more…

In this video, Andrew Strempke shares an in-depth breakdown of his Grand Loop singlespeed. He takes viewers through the bags and gear used to win the one-geared category and provides a detailed list of the parts used to set the course record. Dive in below…

JJJJustin’s Tour Divide Recap video is the final release in Justin McKinley’s long journey trying to finish the 2,700-mile race, giving viewers a peek at what it was like on a day-to-day basis. Watch the 80-minute video here…