The Big Bike Bash 2017

The creators of the Big Bike Bash certainly lucked out when they chose the August Bank Holiday of 2017 to run their family bike festival – blue skies, sunshine and good times ensued! News – Check out a new rad steel hardtail hailing from Scotland Buyer’s Guide – Essential MTB clothing All you need to … Read more

Pipedream’s new Moxie hardtail is seriously rad aggro steel

Pipedream’s new hardtail is probably the loudest and lariest we’ve seen for a long time, thanks to a hot pink paintjob and a steel frame with seriously long and slack geometry. Don’t know your 853 from your 7005? Read the ultimate guide to frame materials Five ways to tell your rear shock needs a service Review: … Read more

New Kit From Box Components

Box are a components company that are seen as a viable alternative for those not wanting to join either the SRAM or the Shimano band wagon, we headed over their stand at Eurobike to see what was new. Other Eurobike news – check out the Open U.P. gravel bike  News: ENVE Launches new M-Series carbon rims … Read more

The New Open U.P. gravel grinder

Open is a company made up of just two guys with a passion for all things two wheeled and a vision to design bikes they’d want to ride themselves. With former lives working for BMC and Cervleo, it’s fair to say these two know a thing or two about bikes.Open UP-4 (Image Credit: Rachael Gurney) The … Read more

ENVE launches new M-Series carbon rims with pinch puncture protection

American carbon fibre specialist ENVE has updated their M Series mountain bike rims to make them lighter, more comfortable and stronger, while the harder hitting models in the range now get a clever rim strip that’s said to almost eliminate pinch flats. First ride: 2018 Cannondale Jekyll 1 enduro bike Buyer’s guide: everything you need to know about mountain bike … Read more

First Ride: Cannondale Jekyll 1

Cannondale’s new Jekyll is a marked departure from the previous bike to sport the name and from a day spent chucking it around the woods, it feels like a big improvement too.The bike has been thoroughly revised with the help of Cannondale’s Enduro World Series racing star Jerome Clementz. It’s now got a much longer reach … Read more

Specialized Butcher 2.6″ Tyre

Specialized have been making the Butcher for some time now, my first intimate introduction was back when wheels were of the 26” variety and rims were only little-finger-width wide. Check out our first look at the Specialized Epic 2018 Buyer’s Guide: Mountain Bike Tyres Now, years into production and things have changed slightly, new sizes, … Read more

First Ride: All City Cycles Space Horse

We’ve had the All City Cycles Space Horse in our stable for a few weeks now and have hit both the gravel and the road aboard it’s shiny retro blue frame. We’ve just started to get acquainted with this little pony and wanted to let you know how we were going. First Look: Spesh Epic … Read more

Rocky Mountain’s new Instinct for 2018

Canadian company Rocky Mountain has updated the Instinct, their 29er trail bike and the 27.5″+ Pipeline. First Look :Specialized Epic 2018 Review: Bontrager Flat Line Pro Pedals Rocky Mountain Instinct 5 (Image Credit: Rocky Mountain) The latest version of the Instinct claims improved stiffness, better pedalling efficiency, and also better small bump sensitivity. This latest bike makes use of 140mm travel … Read more