Like the Ruckus women’s jersey we reviewed recently the matching Troy Lee Designs Ruckus shorts are bold, colourful and cool to ride in. The slightly odd sizing does let them down though, get the wrong size and these aren’t going to rate highly in the comfort stakes. Review – Troy Lee Designs Ruckus Women’s Jersey … Read more
It seems the march of the enduro 29er is showing no signs of slowing with the news that Pivot Cycles has released a big wheeled version of their hard-hitting Firebird, sporting 162mm of travel at the back paired to 170mm up front, all wrapped up in a carbon frame that’s said to weight just 3.2kg. Mondraker’s new … Read more
North Korea has been in the news quite a lot recently, what with threats of nuclear annihilation being bandied about before Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump decided to make nice. However, intrepid photographer Dan Milner has just launched a crowdfunding campaign to head to the secretive nation with some bike-based diplomacy of his own. … Read more
Mack Workshop’s Top Tube Bag does exactly what it says on the label. It mounts easily to your frame, holds the stuff you want to access most frequently securely and doesn’t cost the earth. It’s also made in the UK for a very reasonable price. Review: Mack Workshop Bar bag Bikepacking basic – everything you … Read more
The ION Button Tee Traze is a fitted women’s cycling jersey that’s suitable for pretty much every discipline of riding. It’s a premium quality piece that helps keep you cool and is super comfy to wear. Review – ION Scrub Amp Women’s bike shorts Review – ION LS Scrub Amp Women’s jersey Like most ION … Read more
Bianchi is a legendary brand within the road bike world, but the Italian brand has always offered a mountain bike range alongside their skinny tyred offerings. This Nitron 9.4 is very much a classic cross-country race and marathon machine, but it’s also the most affordable bike in the range to get the benefit of all their … Read more
The Malverns Classic mountain bike festival returned this year after a 20 year hiatus, with some apparent high standards to live up to and a promised list of events sure to provoke some reminiscing, we were keen to see what the revival would bring. We spent the weekend camping out in the Malverns, riding bikes, drinking … Read more
The Malverns Classic mountain bike festival returned this year after a 20 year hiatus and attendees thought the event prestigious enough to warrant the launch of a new bike. Meet the X, Kinesis’ new hardtail cross-country bike, a bike that will happily wear flat bars or drops, race or adventure – it’s a many trick pony … Read more
Calibre Bikes release another addition to their bike lineup, it’s called the Triple B and it’s a re-work of the hugely popular Beastnut. The Triple B gets a longer fork, a slacker head angle, better brakes a bolt through rear end and is available now. First Look – Calibre Ladies Bossnut V2 First Look – … Read more
Bombtrack’s Beyond+ is a machine made for fully laden exploring, with a steel frame and fork that are covered in mounts and fat 2.8″ tyres that take the sting out of the trail. It’s certainly competent at that but it’s also good fun when you leave the bags at home and just go ride. How … Read more
