https://www.ethirteen.com/blogs/between-laps/how-mtb-tires-are-made 2026-09-23T13:22:24-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0063/3765/8983/articles/grappler-radial-mtb-tire-muddy-tread-T3GP5-109-BK-2.jpg?v=1790008556 How MTB Tires Are Made, Tree to Tread A Grappler tire tread packed with mud on the trail https://www.ethirteen.com/blogs/between-laps/vario-dropper-post-color-kit-install 2026-09-23T13:22:24-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0063/3765/8983/articles/SPS20-107-group.jpg?v=1787500783 How to Install a Vario Color Kit Vario Infinite dropper posts in all four color kit finishes https://www.ethirteen.com/blogs/between-laps/how-to-choose-the-right-flux-rim 2026-09-23T14:40:09-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0063/3765/8983/articles/flux-rim-family-profiles-hero.jpg?v=1789421611 How to Choose the Right Flux Rim The five Flux rim profiles, 33, 43, 54, 55 and 66, shown in section beside a built Flux 54 wheel on black. https://www.ethirteen.com/blogs/between-laps/sidekick-anti-kickback-explained 2026-09-23T14:40:24-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0063/3765/8983/articles/sidekick-2-internals-deadband-ring-hero.jpg?v=1789686902 How Sidekick Eliminates Pedal Kickback Inside a Sidekick 2.0 hub, the red pawl-pusher ring, marked 9, 13 and 18 degrees, between the freehub body and the hub shell. https://www.ethirteen.com/blogs/between-laps/infinite-ride-warranty 2026-09-23T13:22:24-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0063/3765/8983/articles/infinite-ride-warranty-hero-ridge.jpg?v=1789282878 The Infinite Ride Warranty A rider standing over a mountain bike on a rocky ridge above the clouds. https://www.ethirteen.com/blogs/between-laps/sidekick-2-0-hubs 2026-09-24T08:51:45-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0063/3765/8983/articles/jasper-sidekick_78f0bfea-8f30-4c6b-98c4-b845dbbf3787.jpg?v=1790265105 Announcing Sidekick 2.0 Hubs Jasper Jauch dropping into a rock slab on a bike running Sidekick hubs. https://www.ethirteen.com/blogs/between-laps/how-to-install-gravity-casing-tires 2026-09-23T13:22:24-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0063/3765/8983/articles/how-to-install-gravity-casing-tires-hero.jpg?v=1789255168 How to Install a Gravity Casing Tire A mechanic in the e*thirteen workshop holding a Grappler Radial tire in one hand and a Flux rim in the other, ready to mount it. https://www.ethirteen.com/blogs/between-laps/gen3-grappler-tires 2026-09-23T14:40:02-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0063/3765/8983/articles/grappler-mtb-tire-trail-action-T3GP5-101-BK-2.jpg?v=1787466632 The Gen3 Grappler Tire Lineup A Grappler tire cornering on a loose trail https://www.ethirteen.com/blogs/between-laps/sidekick-flux-wheel-system 2026-09-23T14:40:32-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0063/3765/8983/articles/sidekick_flux-background.jpg?v=1789689521 The New Sidekick Flux Wheel System A Sidekick Flux front and rear wheel standing side by side on a dark floor, Flux rims with the teal rim-bed decal and Sidekick hubs. https://www.ethirteen.com/blogs/between-laps/sidekick-hub-drag-test 2026-09-23T13:22:24-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0063/3765/8983/articles/sidekick-drag-test-stand-hero.jpg?v=1789757211 We Built a Stand to Measure Hub Drag The spin-down test stand on the bench, the weighted plate and hub in the frame with the laptop and data logger alongside. https://www.ethirteen.com/blogs/between-laps/which-grappler-tire 2026-09-23T14:40:55-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0063/3765/8983/articles/grappler-radial-mtb-tire-rider-trail-T3GP5-109-BK-2.jpg?v=1787468221 Which Grappler Tire Should You Run? A Grappler Radial tire on a rider's bike on a dry trail https://www.ethirteen.com/blogs/between-laps/sidekick-hub-development-story 2026-09-23T14:41:03-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0063/3765/8983/articles/sidekick-dev-prototype-bench-hero.jpg?v=1789712024 The Sidekick Hub Development Story Dozens of 3D printed pusher prototypes laid out on a workbench covered in handwritten measurements, with a Sidekick hub and axle in the foreground. https://www.ethirteen.com/blogs/between-laps/turbocharger-race-espec 2026-09-23T14:40:48-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0063/3765/8983/articles/Turbocharger-Field_1.jpg?v=1787500641 Introducing the Turbocharger Race Spider, Bashguard, & Chainring for E-MTBs A Turbocharger Race bashguard and chainring fitted to an e-bike https://www.ethirteen.com/blogs/between-laps/hugo-frixtalon-supreme-dh-bike-check 2026-09-23T13:22:25-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0063/3765/8983/articles/hugo-frixtalon-supreme-dh-complete-bike.jpg?v=1789152902 Hugo Frixtalon's Commencal Supreme DH A custom Commencal Supreme DH on Sidekick Flux carbon wheels and Helix Race Alloy GR cranks. https://www.ethirteen.com/blogs/between-laps/jasper-jauch-nomad-bike-check 2026-09-24T08:51:42-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0063/3765/8983/articles/jasper-jauche-nomad-drivetrain-side.jpg?v=1789095936 Jasper Jauch's Santa Cruz Nomad A freeride Nomad built almost entirely in bronze, on Sidekick Flux carbon wheels. https://www.ethirteen.com/blogs/between-laps/alex-rudeau-meta-power-800-bike-check 2026-09-23T13:22:25-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0063/3765/8983/articles/alex-rudeau-meta-power-800-complete-bike.jpg?v=1789694824 Alex Rudeau's Meta Power 800 with Sidekick Wheels A full-power Commencal Bosch E-MTB on Sidekick Flux carbon wheels. https://www.ethirteen.com/blogs/between-laps/racers-on-sidekick-hubs 2026-09-23T14:40:17-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0063/3765/8983/articles/racers-video-ronan-dunne-forest-corner-hero.jpg?v=1789457501 What the Racers Say About Sidekick Ronan Dunne sliding a taped corner through a sunlit forest on his Mondraker, from our Sidekick pit video. https://www.ethirteen.com/blogs/between-laps/mbr-sidekick-wheels-review 2026-09-23T13:22:25-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0063/3765/8983/articles/mbr-sidekick-wheels-review-hero-tallboy-hires.jpg?v=1789367346 MBR on Sidekick Wheels: 9 Out of 10 Mick Kirkman airborne on his Santa Cruz Tallboy on a rocky woodland trail. Photo: MBR https://www.ethirteen.com/blogs/between-laps/mtb-news-sidekick-hub-review 2026-09-23T13:22:25-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0063/3765/8983/articles/mtb-news-review-sidekick-hub-cassette-hero.jpg?v=1789408358 MTB-News on the Sidekick Hub: It Delivers What It Promises A Sidekick rear hub between the brake rotor and cassette, close up from the drive side, with a rock wall soft behind it. https://www.ethirteen.com/blogs/between-laps/sidekick-hub-pinkbike-innovation-of-the-year 2026-09-23T13:22:25-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0063/3765/8983/articles/pinkbike-awards-sidekick-hub-on-bike.jpg?v=1789693344 Pinkbike Names Sidekick Innovation of the Year The first-generation Sidekick rear hub laced into a wheel on a bike, cassette alongside and grass behind. https://www.ethirteen.com/blogs/between-laps/sidekick-hub-design-innovation-award 2026-09-23T14:40:39-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0063/3765/8983/articles/sidekick-hub-design-innovation-award-winner.jpg?v=1789692732 Sidekick Hub Wins a Design & Innovation Award The first-generation Sidekick rear hub, black shell and silver freehub body, lying on wet ground in warm light. https://www.ethirteen.com/blogs/between-laps/sidekick-wheels-rider-test 2026-09-23T13:22:25-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0063/3765/8983/articles/sidekick-rider-test-redwood-park-hero.jpg?v=1789760106 We Gave Riders Sidekick Wheels. Here's What Happened. A rider on the trail at Redwood Park during the Sidekick demo day. https://www.ethirteen.com/blogs/between-laps/bikeradar-sidekick-hub-verdict 2026-09-23T13:22:25-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0063/3765/8983/articles/bikeradar-sidekick-review-robin-weaver-riding.jpg?v=1789186030 BikeRadar's Sidekick Hub Verdict: 4.5 Out of 5 Robin Weaver riding his Specialized Stumpjumper on Sidekick wheels during BikeRadar's six-month test. Photo: Scott Windsor / Our Media