We caught sight of a prototype Ribble Gravel titanium bike at Grinduro, with some interesting new touches over the standard bike. It represents a taste of things to come as the British brand looks to establish itself as one of the leading protagonists in the best gravel bike category. Five things that weren’t cool – … Read more
To protect frames from any potential scratches, scuffs and stone chips, Muc-Off has developed a new mountain bike-specific frame protection series it claims is easy to apply and remove – even on the most obscure bike geometries. Slicy Sublimistick custom frame protection review 11 things you should do as soon as you get a new bike … Read more
Our friends at Road.cc reviewed the original Muc-Off Tubeless Valves back in 2019 and had nothing bad to say about them. An updated version has now been released which has some subtle-but-handy improvements making these one of the best tubeless tyre valve options on the market. Buyer’s guide to mountain bike hand gaurds The best helmets with … Read more
The Stanton Switchpath is the British brand’s take on the best gravel bike recipe and is available in frameset guise only. Stanton is known more for its hardcore mountain bikes and this titanium frame utilises a design philosophy that has evolved from mountain bikes. With generous tyre clearance, internal routing for a dropper seatpost and some beautiful … Read more
The Assos Trail Women’s Liner Shorts are lightweight, but not the lightest, undershorts, designed to be worn with a baggier outer layer. They deliver comfort but the thick chamois can be ill-fitting for some. The best baggy mountain bike shorts for women – tried and tested The best mountain bike jerseys for women Buyer’s guide to … Read more
Pirelli has unveiled a bright-yellow tubeless sealant that comes in two formulas and is named – either P-Zero, Cinturato or Scorpion – to make choosing the right one easy. Is it worth converting your mountain bike to tubeless? Buyer’s guide to mountain bike tyres 13 of the best 650B gravel and adventure tyres you can buy … Read more
Yes, okay, we took a quick break from five cool things last week but we had a pretty good excuse: we were busy at Eurobike. There were tonnes of cool things on display and you can view all the important bits in our Eurobike 2022 Mega Gallery. Along with that, there were also loads of cool pro bikes and … Read more
Bristol-based steel frame specialist, Starling Cycles recognises that, as mountain bikers, we spend an awful lot of time enjoying our environment and that it’s important to keep any negative impacts through bike manufacture to an absolute minimum. With that in mind, Starling has created an Environmental Footprint Assessment and Policy to help understand and reduce the affect … Read more
In 2019, general mountain biking legend Brandon Semenuk joined forces with Ryan ‘R-DOG’ Howard to release the first edition of Parallel. Now, Brandon has teamed with UCI World Cup rider Kade Edwards to create a sequel to further push the boundaries of riding in sequence. Video: Boys on E – Specialized riders shred the brand’s … Read more
It’s not been long since the release of the 2023 RockShox fork range and already the brand is in hot water from its main rival. Fox is claiming copyright infringement over one particular detail found on the new forks. Here’s everything you need to know. Your complete guide to the Fox Shox fork range Your complete guide to the … Read more
