March was an interesting month for bike news. There was a dispute at Crankworx Rotorua which resulted in the men not competing in the finals, Scott is having crazy management drama, there are a bunch of interesting new lightweight eMTBs, and Simon had a recent trip to ride in Tuscany. In our third installment of Reviewing The News, Ryan and Simon get into all of this and more. RELATED LINKS: BLISTER+ Membership BLISTER+ Real World Testimonials Blister Labs This Week’s Gear Giveaway Blister Mountain Bike Buyer’s Guide TOPICS & TIMES: Simon’s recent trip to Italy (1:50) Riding eGravel bikes in Tuscany (4:03) Are gravel bikes just reincarnated 30-year-old mountain bikes? (4:48) John Tomac’s drop-bar riding prowess (7:39) How did we ride without dropper posts? (7:54) Slow eBikes in Europe (10:38) The Slopestyle strike (20:40) First-ever women’s slopestyle event at Crankworx (27:32) Scott drama (32:50) The year of the lightweight E-bikes (38:04) Norco Fluid VLT (39:58) Mondraker Dune (50:11) Short-travel high-pivot bikes (53:24) Old brakes vs. new brakes (1:01:51) OUR OTHER PODCASTS Blister Cinematic CRAFTED GEAR:30 Blister Podcast Off The Couch Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.