Winter is well on its way and along with some of the best winter-specific content to help you make the very best of the wetter months, we’re preparing to bring you reviews on all of the latest winter gear. That rings true in this week’s Five Cool Things where we highlight Endura’s new gilet, some … Read more
The Silverado is a staple saddle for WTB, finding itself as a standard fitment on a range of bikes, and for 2023, the brand revisited its design, giving it a host of new interesting new tech with great results. Whereas the previous saddle presented a few bugbears, this fresh model solves a number of those – … Read more
Entries are now open for the Muck n’ Mac Fest gravel event, which will take place on May 3-5th at Traquair House, Scotland’s oldest inhabited home. 2024 UK gravel events – the best off-road races of the year Gravel racing – what’s next for cycling’s fastest growing discipline? Gravel race tips: Five tricks for tackling … Read more
Evoc’s Handlebar Pack Boa WP 2.5 is a small capacity waterproof double-ended handlebar bag that fits super securely to your bars without waggling when you climb. It’s made from a tough abrasion-resistant welded material that has a strong dirt and moisture-repellent coating and features an external bungee cord for additional storage. Its ideal for the … Read more
With the UCI formally recognising gravel cycling, the discipline is definitely here to stay. Starting with the rowdier drop-bar discipline can be as simple as buying a bike, and a helmet and hitting the trails but there are a number of products that’ll make your gravel riding life more comfortable and generally easier. Some of them you might not … Read more
Abus’s Moventor 2.0 MIPS helmet is a good-looking helmet that offers more coverage than a traditional cross-country helmet. It features excellent levels of construction and finish and has a lightweight discrete Mips liner, a widely adjustable visor, 19 vents, and is pretty light at 342g. It’s also upgradeable with the Quinn crash alert system from Abus. … Read more
After reaching high praise from many, Specialized has gone back and given its Kenevo SL e-MTB a refresh for 2024. a visit. The new heavy-hitting lightweight e-bike now gets Specialized’s SL 1.2 motor and heaps more adjustability. What is the spirit of gravel biking? Team ORCC ’23 | EP.02 pt 1 – Suspension setup for enduro off-road … Read more
When it was first introduced, Canyon took the Lux full-suspension cross-country bike, gave it a little bit more travel, and made the geometry a little bit more aggressive. The result was the Lux Trail, a bike that could take on more demanding trails with the efficiency of an XC bike. Now, Canyon has gone back to that formula … Read more
Over the end of last week, the cycling community got together once more at Rouleur Live to see some very cool bikes and tech. One of the showstoppers exhibited at the Truman Brewery in London was Pauline Ferrand-Prevot’s World Championship-winning Pinarello Dogma XC HT – and we took a closer look at this absolutely world-class bike. Cross-country mountain … Read more
e*thirteen’s recent Grappler Mopo tyre is wonderfully grippy in all but the thickest of mud and is available in two tough gravity-focused casings. Unfortunately, there’s no lightweight trail offering available yet. Price and weight are reasonable and even in the softest compound and the durability is impressive. Rolling speed is okay considering the soft rubber and … Read more
