Cane Creek has taken its well-known Air IL and Coil IL shocks and has boiled them down, resulting in a smaller and stronger package that’s as a result said to fit in a wider range of frames. Trail Essentials – Kit to take on a mountain bike ride from the bare minimum to safety essentials … Read more
Taking place in the North York Moors, Top of the Rock is back for 2023. With a choice of three distances, riders will start at 1,000ft above sea level making for a demanding but relaxed riding adventure. 9 tips to keep your suspension running sweeter for longer 7 trailside fixes every cyclist should know Buyer’s guide: … Read more
Shimano has announced its brand-new approach to the mid-tier component line-up, unifying the 9-, 10- and 11-speed drivetrains under a new product family called CUES. CUES consolidates the four mid-tier mountain bike groupsets – Altus, Acera, Alivio and Deore – into one product family of interchangeable components, including derailleurs, cassettes and chains. Your complete guide to Shimano mountain bike … Read more
Crankbrothers has today added a new pedal to its comprehensive range. It’s called the Mallet Trail and offers a mid-sized platform that sits between the larger platformed Mallet E and the smaller platformed Candy. Best trail and enduro clipess shoes you can buy Best gravel shoes you can buy – tried and tested Buyer’s guide to mountain bike … Read more
The Spanish mountain bike brand, Mondraker, has deviated from its usual programming with the release of the Dusty. It’s an e-gravel bike that utilises the brand’s boundary-pushing Forward Geometry concept with some interesting innovation. We were invited to some picturesque Spanish mountains near Alicante to take the range-topping Dusty XR out for a first spin. … Read more
Mondraker has broken its usual mould and stepped into the world of gravel biking with the new Dusty e-gravel bike. The new creation is every bit as Mondraker as its mountain bike counterparts and the brand has built it to be versatile enough to excel on technical terrain. Mondraker Dusty XR – First ride review Buyer’s guide to mountain … Read more
The Easton EC90 ALX handlebar is one of the lightest gravel handlebars you can buy, aimed at all road and gravel riders. With a size-specific ergo shape on the tops and slightly increased flare over the regular Easton road handlebar range, comfort has supposedly been designed into the package but I found the opposite was true when … Read more
Silca Gravelero is a well-made, easy-to-use mini pump with a short hose and a neat folding thumb lock for the valve chuck removing the need to unscrew anything when you have finished inflating. It’s certainly not cheap, but it works well in terms of the best mountain bike pumps. Best trail and enduro mountain bike tyres – … Read more
Lots of new exciting tech this week, with POC adding its helmet range for gravel riders and tyre brand Hutchinson introducing a wider 50mm option for added versatility. Hope showed off its new Pro 5 hub, and Giant released its new Revolt X gravel bike complete with suspension. When should you replace your bicycle helmet? … Read more
[Words by Steve Thomas]After a string of impressive Mountain Bike World Cup performances, while riding for the Trek Factory Racing team, Evie Richards stepped things up some more at the end of the 2021 race season. The British rider upstaged the best old hands of the sport to become the UCI Elite Women’s Cross Country World Champion, … Read more
