Canyon has added to its gravel bike line-up, unveiling the all-new Grizl. With the new bike, the brand has aimed to cater to a wider gravel and bikepacking loving audience, kitting the bike with further modularity and customisation. Your complete guide to the 2021 Canyon gravel bike range Your complete guide to bikepacking – what kit you … Read more
The new Canyon Grizl is designed to take on whatever you fancy – it’s a versatile and comfortable ride that can suit various styles of riding. Big tyres and clearances make it comfortable yet still capable of going fast, but while it has all the mounts, it doesn’t feel like a true adventure bike. Canyon … Read more
Markus Stitz’s most recent film, Built to Last, takes place over seven different locations within the Cateran Ecomuseum. The 10-minute documentary launches along with seven new cycling itineraries designed for road, mountain, gravel, and touring bikes as part of Travel for All Our Tomorrows with the aim of developing new regenerative tourism experiences within the … Read more
Hot off the heels of the Tonic’s launch last week, Cotic has kept the momentum going and has unveiled the newly updated FlareMAX Gen 4, a jack-of-all-trades downcountry ripper. New for this iteration is a revised suspension kinematic and a range of lightweight specification options. Big Read: Big mountain pairs racing with Enduro2 Les Arcs Best mountain bikes … Read more
The Mt Zoom Ultralight 760mm Carbon Flat Bar is perfectly named – it’s all those things, without doubt. With its generous width and nine-degree sweep, it should suit most modern cross country setups, and it’s more than stiff enough for general riding or racing, too. Race Face Next R 35 handlebar review MT Zoom Ultralight … Read more
The Altura Vortex 2 is a lightweight frame pack with fantastic weatherproofing. If you don’t care about downtube bottle mounts or your bike is very tall, its performance is superb – but for many frames it’s an awkward depth for frame bosses. Wildcat Ocelot Frame bag review Bontrager Adventure Frame Bag review 10 of the … Read more
The Wildcat Ocelot Frame Bag is a light, high quality bag available in a useful range of sizes. It’s great in bad weather, the elasticated attachment works brilliantly and the whole thing has a premium, handmade feel. You won’t get it on or off that quickly, though. Alpkit Possum frame bag review Ortlieb Frame-Pack Toptube … Read more
The Cutthroat is Salsa’s Tour Divide-inspired drop bar bike and for 2021, it promises more compliance, wider drivetrain compatibility, and more accessory mounts than ever before. Our Matt has managed to swing a leg over the new gravel bike ahead of launch and here are his initial thoughts after his first ride. The 11 gravel-specific products … Read more
WTB’s flagship CZR i30 rims don’t just look super cool, they’re strong and stiff to boot. While ride quality is good and they have an excellent warranty, they’re not available built into wheels at the moment – or in anything other than a 29″ diameter. Crankbrothers Synthesis E 11 carbon 27.5 wheelset review Miche K1 … Read more
Cotic’s all-new Tonic takes from the much-loved Escapade and builds upon it, shaving weight and improving cable management. It also features a full titanium build apart from its carbon fork and there’s a shed load of tyre clearance for ultimate on and off-road comfort. The widest gravel bike handlebars you can buy: broad bars for … Read more
