If you associated Forme with more affordable hardtails rather than enduro race-ready rigs, you’d be forgiven, but the brand looks set to change that, showing a rather interesting looking prototype full-suspension bike at our recent Bike Live demo at Cannock. The best mountain bikes you can buy for under £1,500 – full sus and hardtails Buying your … Read more
The Castelli Cycling Mitica is a women’s jersey like jacket that is built for harder riders with high intensity in mind. It keeps sweat at bay whilst using Gore Windstopper X-Mid fabric to keep out the chill. Cool styling and subtle features put this jersey’s performance rating up there with the best and if you … Read more
For its tenth year TweedLove Bike Festival has undergone major changes with a new name, a new location, new partnerships and a major new line-up of events. Here are all the details for the new Transcend Bike Festival with links to tickets for the 2019 event. Your complete guide to the Fox Shox fork range Your complete … Read more
New dropper posts released by OneUp Components range from 100mm to 210mm and have short overall lengths meaning you are more likely to be able to fit one of these in your bike and get a long drop too. How to choose the best dropper post for your mountain bike Can you change the travel of … Read more
In celebration of the 25th year of Ritchey’s Swiss Cross cyclocross bike, the brand announces the launch of a limited edition bike based on the original but with disc brakes and room for larger volume tyres. There’s only 100 available in red though so you’ll need to be quick! Ritchey Ultra hardtail frameset review The … Read more
If you are looking for a different drivetrain option that doesn’t start with Shimano or SRAM for a gravel or cross-country bike, then e*thirteen may have just the thing for you. Their new lightweight XCX cassette, chainring and crank range gives you plenty of options and the price isn’t steep either. How to go bikepacking: a … Read more
The Tifosi Brixen unisex glasses have interchangeable lenses, medium coverage and are pretty lightweight too. For a middle of the range pair of cycling glasses, these perform pretty well. They might not look as ‘cool’ as other glasses but they are unobtrusive and suitable for a range of cycling disciplines. Your complete guide to the … Read more
Fabric’s Accubar is a quality bit of kit that’s perfect for getting your mountain bike tyre pressures set up accurately, with an easy to read analogue gauge and long valve that makes hooking it up easy, whether using it with a pump or on its own. 11 tools every home bike mechanic should own Buyers … Read more
Granite has launched the latest in it’s Stash line of integrated tools, with a tubeless repair kit that neatly fits into the end of your handlebar joining their recently launcheds chain tool. Weighing a claimed 35g, Granite says you’ll forget you have it until you need it. 7 trailside fixes every cyclist should know Is … Read more
