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Fires, toxic air, reduced visibility, events being cancelled, trail building and maintenance restricted meaning less time on the bike. These issues could be perceived as a pertinent inconvenience to bike enthusiasts visiting Whistler during the Summer of 2017. A post Crankworx trip to the central corridor of the blaze and the visual realisation of the devastating effects … Read more
The Grinduro gravel race is back and entries go on sale, today, the 2nd January 2018 at 5pm GMT! Put the 14th July 2018 in your diary and start preparing for what we found to be a race combining a great route, superb riding and an awesome atmosphere. Grinduro 2017 in Pictures Ride Report – Riding the Grinduro … Read more
If you’re a fan of the benefits of a super short stem, Pacenti’s cunning P-Dent bars allow you to run a shorter stem than ever before, thanks to a clever notched design that allows a dinky 20mm stem to be used. Opinion: No, longer mountain bike geometry isn’t a fad Review: Mondraker Factor RR – progressive … Read more
It won’t surprise you to learn that Paceline Products Chamois Butt’r Her’ is the women’s version of the original Chamois Butt’r skin lubricant, which has been soothing and softening men’s bits and bottoms since 1993. The Her’ cream shares some of the key ingredients – aloe vera to soothe irritated skin, vitamins A and E … Read more
The stretchy camouflage Showers Pass Lightweight Crosspoint Waterproof Socks proved to be a great companion for warm dry feet this winter. Like other brands, there is some water ingress from the top but its still a mostly toasty affair. Review – Dexshell Thermlite Waterproof socks Review – Showers Pass Crosspoint Knit Waterproof Gloves Waterproof socks are becoming … Read more
For little jobs and frequent flyers, the Granite Hex Stand is ideal. It’s never going to replace a full workstand, but I found it mostly stable and robust enough for cleaning and travelling. As a pure workstand, it’s easily beaten by anything that clamps the bike – I’d see this more as a secondary stand, … Read more
Whilst we’ve been rolling around on the new Transition Smuggler (and having a lot of fun we might add), the bods at Transition have been cooking up a new carbon Sentinel. The company say the slack, 140mm big wheeler was made for 29er haters, so we guess that it’s now made for carbon haters too…. … Read more
Just a few days ago we brought you the tastiest looking deals found on Boxing Day, now we’re back with the biggest savings we’ve seen on mountain and gravel bikes. The best Boxing Day bike bargains Feature – How to make the most of your uplift day Cube Reaction GTC Eagle 29 Hardtail – £1,723.99There is 25% … Read more
While Lapierre’s Zesty and Spicy trail bikes have tended to hog the limelight, the brand has always had solid cross-country offerings in the ProRace hardtail and XR full-suspension ranges, so this 2018 Lapierre XR729 has landed with us for a spot of long-term testing. First Ride: Lapierre’s ProRace SAT race hardtail with clever vibration damping tech Buyer’s … Read more
A mountain bike uplift day is, let’s face it pretty awesome. Getting driven to the top of the hill as many times as your heart desires (or body allows) whilst is great fun, is also a pretty expensive way to ride. With that in mind, we have put together our top ways, which will help you … Read more
