Specialized first introduced its Diverge in 2014, one of the first in a growing, and now very popular, category of adventure disc-equipped road bikes. For the 2018 model year it has given the Diverge a complete overhaul making it an even more capable bike on off-road terrain, with added suspension, increased tyre clearance and revised … Read more
As part of our masterplan to make off-road.cc better, we’re going to be introducing some cool new functionality as we go. This week we’ve plugged in an RSS widget to allow you to get a feed of all the latest headlines from the site without having to lift a finger.RSS – or Really Simple Syndication – … Read more
You can’t beat the mountain bike for getting you out in the midst of nature, surrounded by the flora and fauna.However, this group of Irish mountain bikers saw a whole lot more than that when out riding. Instead of spotting the usual kind of birds and bees, they came across a couple coupling rather vigorously at the side … Read more
We brought you news of Fox’s new, gravel-specific Adventure Cross suspension fork a while ago, but we’ve finally had one land in the office. The new Specialized Diverge adventure bike gets suspension, a dropper and fat rubber Want to know more? Here’s our buyer’s guide to gravel and adventure bikes Based on a 650b version of … Read more
As you might have guessed from glancing at the price the Specialized S-Works 6 XC is the company’s all singing all dancing off-road disco shoe, the next model down their MTB chorus line is the price of a good pair of shoes cheaper, a full 100 fewer pounds, so these are perched perilously high up … Read more
The Oxford Tucano Helmet offers a quite moto-inspired helmet at an entry level price. With some nice details on paper, it performed adequately once out on the trail but there are a few issues that need addressing for it to be a really good trail helmet.Oxford-Tucano-Helmet-6 (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson) Oxford-Tucano-Helmet-6.jpg, by Jim Clarkson Looks … Read more
Merida might be better known for its bikes, but this Freeride helmet is comfy and well specced for the price featuring a fixed peak, insect mesh, a large multi adjust wheel and chin pad. Helmets are one of those things that either fit your head or they don’t. When it comes to the shape of the … Read more
Last week, we offered five lucky readers the chance to keep the British summer our of their eyes with a natty RideGuard mudguard. All you had to do was leave a comment below the story and we’d select winners from that at random. We’ve now engaged the fickle finger of fate and picked those, lucky, lucky … Read more
BikePark Wales is now charging £7 more for a day pass entry for e-bikes. Standard mountain bike prices have also been raised from £7 to £8, and e-bikes are now paying £15 for a day pass.BikePark Wales claims that E-bikes can do up to 12 runs in a day, whereas standard bikes will only manage … Read more
To complement their extensive range of adventure bikes Specialized have come up with the Burra Burra line of strap-on baggage which includes a seatpack, handlebar harness, top-tube pouch and pizza bag. The Burra Burra Framepack is their bag designed to fit inside the frame triangle and comes in three sizes, the 3, 5 and 8, … Read more
