Pacenti’s I35-END Carbon wheelset marries decent quality hubs to super solid asymmetrically profiled carbon rims with a broad 35mm width best suited to tyres over 2.6″ wide. They’re not particularly light, but they make up for that with the ability to cope with plenty of abuse and the price is respectable for carbon too. Who makes Micro Spline … Read more
The Dakine Shuttle 6L is designed for carrying the essentials and a good amount of fluids during short rides. It’s light, carries weight well and can hold a surprising amount, however, there are just a few niggles that hold it back from a perfect score. Polaris Bikewear Aquanought waterproof hydration pack review Thule Vital 8L … Read more
The Ritchey Outback is a steel-framed, carbon-forked gravel and adventure frameset designed for everything from road to bikepacking and off-road touring, with all kinds of gravel in between. Its premium steel tubes and carbon layups have all the mounts you could want, and it’s a supremely comfy ride – but even though updated for 2020, … Read more
The Specialized Eliminator GRID TRAIL 2Bliss Ready is designed for enduro riding, can handle downhill situations well, and behaves nicely on hardpack. It rolls excellently too, but it takes a while to learn to get the best out of it. Teravail Kennebec 27.5×2.8″ Durable tyre review Hutchinson Toro 27.5×2.25″ Tubeless Ready HardSkin Buyers guide to … Read more
For the Autumn and Winter months for 2020 Endura has updated the MT500 range, refining all products and choosing a new fabric to make the already well-established range that bit better while making construction more environmentally friendly. Five ways to survive winter riding if you hate mud The best waterproof mountain bike shorts Buyer’s guide … Read more
The Giro Privateer Lace shoe is an offroad shoe that mixes the shape and sole of the standard Privateer with the lace up adjustability of Giro’s Empire range. Aimed at off-roading in general, it’s light and a good compromise of comfort and sole stiffness. Best trail or enduro mountain bike SPD and clipless shoes you … Read more
Today Salsa Cycles has launched two new bikes, the all-mountain Blackthorn and the Enduro focussed Cassidy. They both share the shame frame taking advantage of the brand’s new Split Pivot+ suspension platform which allows the rider to increase or decrease the bikes travel, making it possible to turn the Cassidy into a Blackthorn and vice versa. … Read more
For 2021 Intense has given the popular Primer a refresh. The bike gets new colourways and the brand has sharpened the price points of all models, including the frame only options. The best mountain bikes you can buy for under £1,500 – full sus and hardtails Best MTB’s that you can get shipped straight to your door … Read more
This week’s five cool things includes some brand new 2021 tyres from WTB, ripe for a gravel thrashing. Plus there is this year’s iteration of the classic Shimano ME7 enduro shoes, some trail from Mavic too and lastly some women’s gear from Ride 100%. SRAM’s SX Eagle budget 12-speed mountain bike drivetrain: weights and tech specs Best … Read more
Bargain supermarket Aldi has launched a cycling range in response to the cycling boom caused by the lockdown. Aldi’s new range offers something for everyone should it be lights, clothing, turbo trainers, or even massagers for the post-ride cooldown. The best multi tools for mountain and gravel bikes – top multi tools reviewed and rated … Read more
