2025 Salsa Spearfish Deluxe – Full Ride Review Jump Ahead Video Review Overview & What’s New on the 2025 Spearfish Deluxe The 2025 Salsa Spearfish Deluxe we tested began as the stock XO Transmission + Flight Attendant build. For our Bentonville trip and the Little Sugar race, we swapped several components to match our preferred … Read more
This is Steve with another Bikes We Ride from Maklin Bike Shop. Today I’m sharing a pretty unique build: a previous-generation Niner RKT 9 RDO converted into a full-suspension drop-bar gravel bike. This is the older geometry—shorter, steeper, and lighter feeling than the current version—which made it a great candidate for this kind of setup. … Read more
This is Steve with another Bikes We Ride from Maklin Bike Shop. I’ve been riding the Niner RIP 29er for a couple of years now, and this is actually the second RIP I’ve spent meaningful time on. My first was the 27.5 version, and while that bike was fun, I’m 100% a fan of the … Read more
This is Steve with another Bikes We Ride from Maklin Bike Shop. I’ve been riding the Cervelo ZFS-5 120 this summer, built with the XO Transmission drivetrain. It’s mostly stock with a couple of swaps, and I thought I’d walk through how it rides and how it compares to the other bikes I’ve spent time … Read more
This is Lynn’s custom gravel bike—a Niner AIR 9 RDO drop-bar mountain bike conversion built specifically to help her ride the Badlands Gravel Battle with more confidence on the downhills. We ride a lot of different setups, but this one is easily one of the most unique builds we’ve put together. Since it’s part of … Read more