The Sonder Camino Al is an adventure bike from outdoor specialists Alpkit. Sonder is their bike brand and, as with the rest of their products, aims to provide great value for money. The Camino proves to be a versatile ride for a variety of conditions whilst being great value. Review: All City Cycles Space Horse Disc -a … Read more
We are self-confessed tyre geeks here at off-road.cc, Maxxis, Scwalbe, Continental, we’ll have them all! We’re that type that are forever changing tyres to suit the conditions and then fervently agonise over said choices whilst preparing to ride. Our tyre geekiness is something we are getting help with (honestly) but in a momentary relapse at Eurobike this … Read more
It’s fair to say we have been getting on very well with the aluminium 2018 Transition Smuggler we have in for test here at off-road.cc, so when news hit our email inbox of the new carbon Smuggler, the drool really started to roll…. First Look Video: 2018 Transition Smuggler News: Transition add Carbon Sentinel to … Read more
Recently Instagram brought us teaser images of a new bike from bespoke bike brand Robot Bike Co. It was a bike one of the brand’s founders, Ed, alluded to in our visit last year but aside from saying something very exciting and a little more accessible was on the horizon he was tight-lipped. We contacted him again … Read more
Merida’s mountain bike inspired gravel bike, the Silex 9000, got our tester grinning over a variety of terrain, offering excellent off-road handling whilst still able to turn a wheel easily to road riding too. Review – All City Cycles Space Horse Disc Buyer’s guide to gravel and adventure bikes – everything you need to know … Read more
News reaches us all the way from Brighton of a new cycling brand called Fearless Bikes and its debut model the Vulture, a steel-framed adventure/all-road frameset that aims to combine the best of cyclocross and adventure bikes. Review – Merida Silex 9000 – the best gravel bike to date? Feature – Five tips to make … Read more
Following the news that wheel brand American Classic would be closing its Taiwanese factory due to lack of demand from bike manufacturers, Lauf has announced that they’ll be switching their bike builds to DT Swiss wheels from now on. First Ride: Lauf’s new True Grit gravel race bike and refined fork Road.cc review the Lauf … Read more
The Fickaskap Waterproof Phone and Valuables Wallet is a slim, sealed case that keeps your smartphone, bank cards and cash in a single convenient stash without worrying about the effects of sweat or rain. If you want peace of mind when carrying your phone on a ride, and don’t mind paying for it, this is … Read more
The newly launched Halo Vortex wheelset is Halo’s tough ‘enduro’ wheel offering. Beginning in the realms of 4x and dirt jump wheels, their range is now extensive including wheels for all corners of the market, plus spokes, nipples, tape and all sorts of wheel paraphernalia. Nine exciting things we saw at The Bike Place Show … Read more
If you’re constantly feeling sad because the bike industry keeps inventing new standards, here’s one that might make you feel a bit more cheerful. SRAM’s just released a range of new cranks that’ll work with all the major frame bottom bracket standards. Their new system is called DUB – or Durable Unifying Bottom bracket. Dear … Read more
