The Vulture frameset from Fearless Bikes is their first frame and fork and it lands bang in the all-road/adventure market. It’s designed to be a bike that can be used for almost everything— road biased, but able to handle some mountain, cross or touring, though it’s most happy being ridden on mixed surfaces with a strong ‘gravel’ leaning. … Read more
Scott’s all-new Genius range packs 150mm of travel into a chassis with progressive geometry and your choice of 650b or 29er wheels, both shod with extra fat rubber. This Genius 920 sits near the top of the range, using a carbon front triangle paired with an alloy rear and 29″ wheels. Overall, it’s a hugely impressive … Read more
There is one undisputed ruler of the sub £1000 full suspension mountain bike category and that’s the Calibre Bossnut V2. The Go Outdoors brand has just announced the second bike in the lineup, the Bossnut Evo and it’s still under a grand and looks to be great value. Buyer’s guide to mountain bikes – get the … Read more
Made from 100% premium 160gsm merino wool, the Alpkit Kepler is an excellent multi-sport base layer that claimed to deliver warmth, breathability, quick drying and odour resistance (within reason) and it delivers that pretty well as it turns out. Buyer’s guide to waterproof MTB jackets: get the best outer layer for rainy days Review: Helly Hansen … Read more
The Rove range from Kona sports two gravel bikes built from either steel or alloy, different wheel sizes and a few price range options. There’s something there to suit both the hardcore gravel grinder or the versatile commuter. We have already reviewed the Rove NRB and now it’s time to take a look at the Rove DL. … Read more
Making winter better for me since Autumn, the softshell Shelter Pants from ION are a light, flexible, fitted yet roomy mountain bike trouser. They are uber durable, made for taking on the winter slop and keeping you that bit warmer and drier. Review – Madison DTE women’s trousers The best women’s jersey’s – tried and … Read more
Gritfest is a brand new, two-day gravel stage race that’s going to be held on June 23/24th in some of the most uninhabited British terrain this side of the Scottish Highlands. As media partner, we headed into the hills around Cilycwm in the ‘Green Desert’ of Mid Wales to ride part of the course and get a feel … Read more
The Ex Enduro, a three day mountain bike enduro in the north east corner of Exmoor returns on 14th-16th September 2018 for more brutal, fun, exciting and scary stage racing as our Jon found out last year. You’ll need to pre-register though to be in with a chance of getting one of the 80 entries available! The … Read more
Apologies again for the ‘wheelie good’ header, we just couldn’t help ourselves! We’ve got an expensive enduro bike and some very reasonably priced wheels alongside a couple of other cool products including the gravel bike upgrade you’ve been waiting for, dig in! First Look – Mondraker’s flagship Foxy Starling Cycles goes to Taiwan Mondraker Foxy … Read more
Race Face’s Aeffect R is a bargain-priced beefy handlebar that’s so popular it comes as original equipment on tons of complete trail and enduro bikes. Being 780mm across, it isn’t quite full-on DH width (800mm), and you’ll need to look elsewhere if you need the extra 20mm to swerve through the tree trunks. Review: Cromag … Read more
