The Purist is our favourite water bottle. Carry hot soup one day and water the next, no weird tastes or staining. Specialized claims it was inspired by the low surface tension of the lotus plant, and made by using a silicon-oxygen layer (not silicone, silicon) on the inside… all we know is that it works,...
For the most part we’re snobs for handbuilt custom wheels: triple butted spokes, standard eyeletted rims, and the most expensive hubs we can afford. However, Easton has been really impressing us with their carbon wheelsets lately. The EC90 Aero carbon clinchers are sensibly light, super aero, and have a great ride feel. Unlike some competitor’s...
Gore bike stuff is a relatively new addition for us, and everyone in the shop is super excited about it. Everything they do is quality, well designed, and very well fitting. It’s really gross out there today, so we thought we’d feature their flagship winter road jacket this week: the Oxygen GT AS. This jacket...
The road & cross bikes of the Oak Bay Bicycles staff are all pretty different—everything from a beat old Surly Crosscheck to a 15 lb Ridley Helium—, but they almost all share one similarity: Lizard Skins DSP 2.5mm bar tape. It’s not cheap, but it feels amazing, is fairly light, and survives multiple wraps very...
Written, directed and edit by The Coastal Crew and produced by Anthill Films, From the Inside Out was filmed entirely in British Columbia, the birthplace of freeride, and features some of the world’s best freeriders, including: Brandon Semenuk, Steve Smith, Thomas Vanderham, Matt Hunter, Graham Agassiz, Mike Hopkins, Kenny Smith & The Coastal Crew. It...
Inspired by the type on old Oak Bay Bicycles jerseys, we’ve done a limited run of “Throwback” t-shirts. They’re super soft and they look great at the jumps or around town. Details: Printed on American Apparel’s cotton summer shirts (Navy) and poly/cotton shirts (Heather Cranberry). Slim fit (slimmer than the 2001 style from American Apparel)...
It’s dark and miserable out there these days. This week’s Product Pick is the Serfas True 1500 light. It’s crazy bright (the 1500 stands for number of lumens), has a great beam pattern, proper burn times, and burly construction. Whether it’s early morning commuting, road riding, or off-road mountain bike adventures after work, the True...
Most trunk-mount bike racks are awful. The hooks scratch your car, the bikes’ pedals smash into your trunk and into each other, et cetera. We’d always suggest a tray-style rack if you have a trailer hitch and some disposable income, but for those of us who don’t, the Yakima Quickback series is one of the...
This week’s Product Pick comes from Nanaimo. The Chromag Fubar OSX bar is a staple on DH bikes everywhere, including Shrew’s Demo 8 in the picture above; however, as more and more riders drink the “wide-and-low-bar” kool-aid, they’re finding a home on lots of all-mountain and freeride bikes as well. The wider your bars, the...
