It’s time to get out the moustache wax and dust off your best riding monocle if this concept mountain penny farthing from Zebra is anything to go by. Guillaume Bout’s creation updates the classic (and lethal) Victorian design with a huge front wheel and knobble tyre, hub gearing and suspension for proper off-road riding. Five mountain … Read more
The Dakine Covert glove is tough mountain bike glove that will protect hands sufficiently whilst providing a good contact surface to grip the bars. A cheap glove, good for all year round use. Review – ION Dude Gloves Review – Madison Zena women’s gloves Dakine says the Covert’s are a minimalist glove, whilst they don’t have … Read more
The 2.6” Specialized Hillbilly provide grip by the bucket load in wet conditions, also proving to be a pretty good partner for very soft, dry loam. At the cheap price of £45 we can’t really see many reasons to moan! New mountain bike tyres for 2019 Review – Specialized Butcher 2.8″ tyre The Hillbilly is … Read more
This week we’ve got some e-bike specific cleaner from Muc Off, heavy duty tyres from Specialized, two value dropper posts from the Chain Reaction Cycles brand, Brand-X. Clothing wise we are preparing for winter with cold weather gloves care of 100% and protecting one testers noggin with a new lid from TSG. Buyers guide to winter kit … Read more
Cotic has released a big wheeled version of their Rocket full suspension enduro machine. Named the RocketMAX, it sports 150mm at the rear and 160mm up front and, in a first for the UK brand, the Reynolds 853 steel front triangle along with linkage machinings are now fully made in the UK. First Look: New 2018 … Read more
Ahh, the wheel. It’s been around for millennia and it turns out they got it pretty much spot on first time, with only minor fine-tuning needed afterwards. Still, that doesn’t stop people from trying to reinvent the bugger every so often. Soft Creeper is the latest one to give it a go and we’re not wholly … Read more
Only a short distance from Scotland’s capital Edinburgh, East Lothian provides the right ingredients for bikepacking adventures for all ages. With funding from East Lothian Council, Bikepacking Scotland has added another trail to its offer of bikepacking routes, and today released the new short film ‘Go East Lothian’ to showcase the route. How to go … Read more
