And the leading edge might be a new kayak from Bonafide called the XTR130. Not all that different from what a fishing skiff offers, the XTR130 has room for two anglers to sit, stand and fish.

Our Shimano XTR M9220 front brake weighs in at 293g with the hose trimmed to length. Confirmed weight for our XTR M9220 front brake with the hose trimmed to length is 293g. To put that figure into ...

The S-Phyre XC903S, now in XTR-inspired silver. To celebrate the launch of the new XTR components, Shimano is offering its top-of-the-line S-Phyre XC903 XC, gravel, and CX race shoes in a special ...

Just like that first XTR mechanical 12-speed group, though, the new XTR Di2 group is worth the wait. More importantly, it finally makes a solid argument in favor of the wireless MTB group with more ...

The burlier XTR M9220 features a wider Q-factor of 176mm and will be available in lengths of 160, 165, 170, and 175mm. The M9220 cranksets will also be available with 28, 30, ...

On both test bikes, we ran a combination of the XTR BL-M9220 brake lever and the BR-M9220 caliper. In simple terms, these are Shimano’s new XTR four-piston brakes. Both front and rear brakes were ...

Shimano has a new version of its premium XTR groupset, it features – for the first time ever – completely wireless shifting, as well as a new range of wheels and brakes. Called XTR Di2 M9200, it’s ...

Shimano XTR M9200: A new (old) way to wireless. The core of XTR M9200 is, of course, that it ditches the cables that operated M9100. It is still a 1×12 drivetrain, it is just now electronic.

The XTR rear derailleur is, at 389 grams, also significantly heavier than the svelt 215 g of Dura-Ace’s latest Di2 rear mech. Weight is super-important for the roadie crowd and, while that ...

A bipartisan group of more than 130 former state and federal judges filed a brief on May 30 supporting a motion to dismiss the criminal charges against Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan, saying ...

Kayak was among the first travel companies to embrace generative AI in 2023, launching a plugin for ChatGPT. That plugin has since been discontinued, but the company has released a handful of ...