Orange Switch 6er. Stif Squatcher. Schwalbe Magic Mary Purple Addix front. Maxxis DHR II 3C MaxxTerra rear. Coil fan. Ebikes are not evil. I have been a writer for nigh on 20 years, a photographer for 25 years and a mountain biker for 30 years. I have written countless magazine and website features and route guides for the UK mountain bike press, most notably for the esteemed and highly regarded Singletrackworld. Although I am a Lancastrian, I freely admit that West Yorkshire is my favourite place to ride. Rarely a week goes by without me riding and exploring the South Pennines.

NBD: Starling, Boardman, Magura, We Are One, Silca, WPS, Scrub

New Bike (and bike stuff) Day! Last week\'s tech news roundup went down well so... let\'s have another one.

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First Look: Orbea Occam M10 LT

Occam LT is the wilder Occam. More aggressive geometry, Fox 36 forks. 10mm more travel at each end. Looks like a very handy burly trail bike.

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Tech Things Tuesday: GPS, Gadgets and Digital… stuff

Cheap Things Tuesday makes way for a tech special edition. Well, it\'s Black Friday Week (groan) after all, so now\'s as good a time as any.

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Buyers Guide to the Best Mountain Bike Chain Lubes

This guide is going to be very much based in The Real World. We\'re going to be offering advice for people who don\'t really like to wrench.

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Fresh Goods Friday 627: In It To Win It Init Edition

This is the Zinntro... the intro inspired by the author of Zinn & The Art Of Mountain Bike Maintenance (the N-tastic Lennard Zinn).

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NBD: Yeti SB140, Orbea Wild, Transition TR11, Saracen 2023, Cotic x Never Strays Far

New Bike Day! There\'s been a flurry of new bikes announced: Yeti trail bike, Orbeaebike, Transition DH, Saracen \'23 and Cotic colab.

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Yeti SB120

Yeti SB120: First Ride Review

Yeti might not say the D word in its description of the new Yeti SB120 but this is clearly a Down Country bike.

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Cheap Things Tuesday: Everything Under £33

This week\'s dirty baker\'s dozen brings you: goggles, mudguards, strap-ons, 6-bolt CentreLock converters, bikepacking bottle cages, digital gauges, grips (always grips!), big rotors, multi tools, waterproof gloves, tubeless valves, chain…

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Quick look: Marin Rift Zone alloy range 2023

Refined from the ground up with updates to geometry, cable routing and specs to hopefully make a fun bike even better.

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Fresh Goods Friday 626: Silver Serfing Edition

This is the bintro... the intro that actually got written on bin day (which is Thursday round here).

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Quick deets on the new Yeti SB160

Let\'s have a look at the new Yeti SB160. It\'s been over four years since the SB150 launched so it\'s about time for new enduro-a-go-go bike.

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Cheap Things Tuesday: it’s already Black Friday at CRC

Black Friday is supposed to be the last Friday of November but that never stops Chain Reaction Cycles going deal-crazy.

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Fresh Goods Friday 625: Oh, that’s actually quite reasonable edition

Everyone sitting bored at home and wondering what to do with themselves this weekend? Kids getting antsy cooped up? Adults getting antsy looking at their bank statements? Let me present...

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New Orbea Oiz: XC racers need only apply

The new Orbea Oiz retains its cross country race appeal but bumps up the travel to 120mm front and rear. And is lighter and stiffer.

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Scott Genius goes down the hidden shock route

Following on from their stunning Spark with the hidden rear shock, here\'s details of the new Scott Genius with the same sort of tech wizardry.

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Cheap Things Tuesday: cranks, brakes, bars and more

And what does the fifth edition of CTT bring us? Bargain cranks (ditch the chainrings), 4-pot brakes and other sumptuous delights.

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Gabriel Wibmer grinding around Hamburg

Wibmer\'s new bike has got shocks... pegs... lucky! And he certainly does take it off some sweet jumps in this new edit called \'The Grind\'.

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Pole Vikkelä 190mm travel not-an-e-bike

The new Pole Vikkelä is the Finnish brand\'s 190mm travel big rig and continues its rather pole-arising approach to making mountain bikes.

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best mountain bike mudguards

Buyers Guide to the Best Mountain Bike Mudguards

The best mountain bike mudguards keep filth out of your face and do it without shifting around or clogging up. That\'s it.

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Fresh Goods Friday 624: Gold Leaf Edition

Eee... I don\'t know about you but there seems to be an inordinate amount of leaves on my lines all of a sudden.

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Quick Deets: Wolf Tooth Waveform Pedal

The new Wolf Tooth Waveform flats will come in two \'proportionally scaled\' sizes. Available in four colours: black, orange, blue, and ultraviolet purple.

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Canyon K.I.S. self-centring steering doohicky

K.I.S. (Keep It Stable) uses springs, ultra-strong polymer fibre bands and a shaped cam inside the frame to centre your bars whilst riding.

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Cheap Things Tuesday: Marys, Bettys, chests and more

What is cheap? What does cheap mean? Our Google overlords define it as \"low in price, especially in relation to similar items or services.\"

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Buyers Guide to the Best Mountain Bike Flat Pedals

We\'re not going to try and explain why you should ride flat pedals. You\'re clearly already sold on the concept. That\'s why you\'re reading.

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Fresh Goods Friday 623: Rechargeable Battering Edition

This is the \"Wintro\". The intro of winners. What have we won exactly? We\'ve won the satisfaction of making it through another week. We\'ve won ourselves a weekend.

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Cheap Things Tuesday: Briskers, bibshorts, lights and stuff

Hello, good morning/afternoon/evening* and welcome to the third majestic edition of CTT. Very much to companion piece to Fresh Goods Friday.

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Fresh Goods Friday 622: Get Yr Vote On Edition

Hip hop hooray it is Friday! Round these parts it\'s all been about the Singletrack World Reader Awards.

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Wolftooth Resolve dropper claims it will never squish

New Resolve dropper design does away with the usual IFP arrangement, that can end up leaking air into the oil chamber, and promises to never get squishy.

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Atherton AM.130 trail bike comes in 22 sizes

New 130mm trail bike called the Atherton AM.130 finally confirmed. There will also be the AM.130.X with a slightly longer fork up front.

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Cheap Things Tuesday: helmets, hammers, grips and stuff

Come on in to the second edition of Cheap Things Tuesday! Once again we\'ve been sifting through the sea of chaff to bring you the wheat.. er, AKA the best…

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