The Fidlock Twist x Keego bottle 600 is a rather unique option when it comes to the best water bottles for cycling in that it’s made of elastic titanium. This makes the bottle great at not absorbing any smells but, at the same time, the bottle is extremely hard to squeeze making it unpractical to use when riding.Fidlock Twist … Read more
The Granite Design Stash RT is a steerer-hidden multitool that provides excellent ergonomics in an easy-to-install and operate package. It’s simple to access and a pleasure to use but its somewhat higher price tag takes a little more justification when considering some of the cheaper options in the best mountain bike multitools category.Granite Design Stash RT – … Read more
The best mountain bike tyres are the critical connection between your bike and the trail and making sure you’ve got the best ones for the given conditions is vital for the best grip, speed and confidence. They need to be able to withstand an almost unimaginable amount of abuse from external influences like rocks and roots and also rider weight along with our inputs like … Read more
The Lizard Skins Machine is a quality handlebar grip that provides excellent traction in the wet or dry, feels great and is wider than most options in the best MTB grips segment. But it is a touch pricey for what is quite a simple and common design. Buyer’s guide to mountain bike handguards Ergon GA3 grip review Renthal Push-On … Read more
Bar one Rapha Women’s 100 ride a couple of years back, I had never done an organised cycling event that is only open for women, non-binary and trans people. Last weekend, however, I found myself in beautiful Devon, sitting on a hay bale surrounded by nearly 80 others representing those often underrepresented groups. All of them … Read more
[By Steve Thomas]The Challenge Getaway handmade gravel tyre is billed as a very grippy, fast-rolling and highly puncture-resistant option designed for top-end hardpack performance. It’s certainly not a cheap tyre but has a tactile ride quality that’s hard to rival. As an Italian company, the brand is well known for its handmade off-road rubbery excellence, and the tyres are often considered something of a … Read more
As part of Muc-Off’s Project Green, the brand has packaged four of its best-known chain lubricants in larger recyclable bottles. These new bottles are bigger, cheaper and more environmentally friendly. Here’s everything you need to know. 13 of the best ways to attach gear to your mountain or gravel bike Ten top tips for Alpine riding … Read more
A year on since the launch of the Pirelli Scorpion range, the brand has listened to its critics and has brought changes to what was already a solid tyre. The Scorpion E-MTB S SmartGRIP Gravity features a new, softer compound and a tougher e-bike-specific carcass, noticeably improving on previous models and creating a tyre that’ll please … Read more
Canyon has announced a partnership with the Finnish Formula One driver Valtteri Bottas, who is a known cycling enthusiast and has even set up a new international gravel race for 2023. Best gravel bike shoes 2022 Best gravel bikes under £1,500 in 2022 – drop-bar machines that won’t break the bank Gravel bike geometry: everything … Read more
Gustav Gullholm (Dangerholm) has wowed the off-road cycling scene with some astonishing custom bike builds over the past couple of years – we recently featured the Scandinavian bike builder’s Hypersonic Scott Spark RC. The bike pictured here is just as exquisitely detailed and transcends the traditional perception that custom builds, are a domain for men. … Read more
