Review Archives - Goldstream Bicycles

Blackspire Oval chainring review

October 28, 2017 By Eileen Young

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One of our customers, Donnie Kendrick, graciously provided us with a written review of his experience switching to a Blackspire Snaggletooth Oval chainring on his Transition mountain bike. Blackspire Snaggletooth NW Oval chain ring CNC’d out of 7075-T6 aluminum Cut from 0.313′′ thick aluminum plate for lightweight and strength Features…

Transition review from Evan

February 28, 2017 By Eileen Young

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Evan Martin is a longtime Goldstream customer and mountain biking enthusiast, and he was willing to share a review of his new Transition. GiddyUp! - Transition's branding is true to its word. How many times have I made bad purchases on the basis of things I hoped I would do –…

Steve D. hits Cumberland’s trails

January 1, 2015January 7, 2018 By goldstream

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Steve D. says: Yesterday, I had the pleasure of getting to know a little more of Cumberland's terrific mountain bike trail network. I've been there a few times already, but each time I make an effort to explore new areas. Without traffic, it's a 2.5 hour drive from Victoria, making…

Swagman Jackknife review

October 12, 2014March 25, 2016 By goldstream

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Tim Q. took the Swagman Jackknife for a test run over to Vancouver this weekend and shared his brief thoughts with us: Pros Easy to load and unload Can take off either bike without moving the other Seems stable, didn't notice any bike movement in the rack, but some sway…

Tristan’s Monkey Light Experience

March 1, 2014May 6, 2017 By goldstream

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Goldstream's Sales Floor Manager, Tristan, wanted to share with you his experience with a new bicycle lighting product, the "Monkey Light". Here are his first impressions of the product, for those interested. I purchased a Monkey Light 232 from the shop yesterday, and wow. I’ve been looking forward to having…

In the trenches: full-suspension vs. hardtail mountain bikes

July 14, 2013 By goldstream

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Evan Martin is a Goldstream Bicycles customer who's bought road bikes, hardtail cross-country, and full-suspension mountain bikes from us. He spend a lot of time on a Devinci Cameleon XC mountain bike, followed by a Devinci Dixon all-mountain full-suspension. We often have customers asking about the differences between hardtail and…