We’re partial to strapping a video camera to the bike or helmet and recording our rides from time to time, but the latest trend in the action camera market is 360-degree recording. Garmin has announced the new VIRB 360, its entrant into this slowly expanding new market of cameras that record in 360-degrees, and with a massive 5.7K/30fps … Read more
To celebrate the launch of off-road.cc, we’ve teamed up with the lovely people over at Trek to offer a rather amazing prize package. All you have to do is give us your email address and if getting off-road.cc news delivered to your inbox wasn’t prize enough, you’ll be in with the chance of winning £2200 … Read more
The Diverge is part of what Specialized call their Adventure range, a bike that’s designed for the road less travelled and long, all-day rides over rough roads with an endurance-focused geometry and clearance for up to 35mm tyres should you wish. And that’s something it does incredibly well, fast and with a silly grin on … Read more
US brand Pivot has had a UK trail bike shaped gap in its range for a while now, but the release of their all new Mach 5.5 fills that with a carbon fibre framed machine sporting 140mm of travel out back matched to 160mm up front. That makes it look like an ideal UK trail … Read more
The off-road scene is ever changing. Thank goodness, or we’d have nothing to talk about. Anyway, there’s a lot of great new bikes and products hitting the shelves in 2017: here are six of the best.DMR Sled (frame and shock £1,600)Brit company DMR is best known for its steel hardtails and flat pedals, but it … Read more
When you consider Nukeproof has World Champion downhiller, enduro racer and renowned flat pedal user Sam Hill on the payroll, it’s little surprise the Horizon pedals work superbly. Buyer’s Guide to mountain bike pedals Buyer’s Guide to MTB’s – get the best one for you They’ve got a broad and wide platform, with a slightly concave shape to help … Read more
When you consider Nukeproof has World Champion downhiller, enduro racer and renowned flat pedal user Sam Hill on the payroll, it’s little surprise the Horizon pedals work superbly. Buyer’s Guide to mountain bike pedals Buyer’s Guide to MTB’s – get the best one for you They’ve got a broad and wide platform, with a slightly concave shape to help … Read more
Trek’s new Powerfly range starts at £2,100 for the hardtail Powerfly 5 and this Powerfly 9 FS is the second-most expensive bike in the range at £4,275; only the long-travel Powerfly 9 LT (£4,350) is more. Four grand is a lot for a bike but you’re getting a lot of bike: This is a hugely … Read more
We first saw the German Bombtrack Hook EXT back in January and, as Dave Arthur said, ‘we liked what we saw’. Having spent a month trying to find a trail it couldn’t handle, I’m stumped. This is simply an awesome bike to take off-road.After our initial intro on road.cc, Dave got into more detail here. … Read more
The Mondraker e-Prime R+ has us a bit conflicted. On the one hand it’s a super-capable trail hardtail that’s a lot of fun to ride: it’s one of the best electric hardtails we’ve tried in terms of the way it rides, and it’s light for an e-MTB too which certainly helps. On the other hand … Read more
