As its name suggests, the Canyon Spectral 125 is the shorter travel counterpart to the much loved Spectral. Although its meager travel figures suggest otherwise, the Spectral 125 is every bit as aggressive as its longer travel sibling but it benefits from a much more supportive rear end and a dynamic ride that’ll unleash the inner … Read more
[Words by Steve Thomas]Since the advent of GPS and mobile navigation apps, most riders have all but lost that ‘special’ love for paper maps, and many have never even planned a route on one.There is little doubt that there is still a core of old-school devotees to the once mighty and essential pink-covered OS Landranger maps. Those … Read more
Pinching the name from the brand’s budget-friendly full susser, the Specialized Camber is the entry-level lid in the brand’s recently completed helmet range. It offers value for money, a high-quality build, decent comfort and MIPS, though it is missing an adjustable visor. The best mountain bike helmets you can buy for under £100 – tried and tested Fox … Read more
Another Friday, another 5 cool things and this week we’ve seen a rather eclectic range of kit come through the office. Here, we’ve got an interesting looking gravel bike from Surly, an e-bike rated bike carrier from Italian brand, Peruzzo, Goodyear’s brand new Newton tyres, some socks and some shorts. The best mountain bike handlebar … Read more
Birzman’s Packman series is designed for travel and offers a range of bags to attach to various parts of your bike. These can be mixed and matched to cater to your individual needs. The Satellite is one of a two-part frame carrying system. The smaller Satellite bag is a handy size, perfect for essentials, easy to fit, but isn’t … Read more
The Grappler is Surly’s singletrack eating, bikepacking, phantom fighting gravel bike that’s been engineered primarily around a stable and comfortable drop-bar hand position. It gets fat tyres, all of the mounts for packs, and is primed to accompany you and your kit through a range of riding. Bikepacking kit on a budget: everything you need to … Read more
Opening to the public in September this year, the park aims to offer the cycling world a one-of-a-kind testing facility and proving ground. The park will surround the tyre manufacturers’ headquarters near Milan, Italy, to foster innovation in the development of bicycle tyres. New UK Vittoria mountain bike cross-country marathon race series announced Buyers guide to … Read more
After the success of their first Explore Your Boundaries film, round the world cyclists Mark Beaumont and Markus Stitz have teamed up with Jenny Graham to explore the boundary of Scotland’s Adventure Coast, Argyll and the Isles this summer. Watch now: Explore Your Boundaries How to go bikepacking: A beginner’s guide to getting started The … Read more
The East Devon Trail is a 185 kilometre (115 mile) bikepacking route through East Devon, a rural and coastal landscape between the county’s capital of Exeter and neighbouring Dorset and Somerset. Bikepacking along the West Kernow Way Your complete guide to bikepacking – what kit you need, how to plan and prepare plus inspiration for … Read more
Here comes another round-up of some off-road events happening in the next two weeks! There’s plenty of enduro going on, and some fun weekly series are kicking off. But also, some gravel epics… and demo days! How to prepare for your first gravel race – kit, bike setup and training 7 events to check out … Read more
