More of what’s come through the doors at ST Towers this week.
YEW Everywhere Extreme S/S Top
From: YEW Clothing
YEW pride themselves on making high performance sports clothes from environmentally friendly materials and their range includes baselayers, fleece jackets, t-shirts and technical tops. The Everywhere Extreme model is their ‘all purpose performance’ lightweight top, made from 100% recycled polyester and fast-drying wicking material. RRP £25
Mucky Nutz Northern Star and Muck Chucker Brake Rotors
From: Mucky Nutz
These two rotors from Mucky Nutz are very lightweight, weighing in at 80g and 82g respectively, however the people at Mucky Nutz claim that the performance has not been hampered by the light weight. They use a 6-bolt ISO hub fixing so they should fit most hubs and are available in 140mm, 160mm, 180mm and 200mm sizes. RRP £20 each
Hope Pro II Conversion Kit
From: Hope
A conversion kit to change a Hope Pro II rear hub to a QR suited hub. RRP £19.99
Gamut USA Race Ring
From: Madison
This is a 35T ring from Gamut who have recently introduced a series of odd numbered rings. All odd numbers from 33T to 39T are available. These rings use a deeper tooth profile and wider teeth to reduce the distance a chain can slip, increasing chain retention and ring longevity. RRP £34.99
Gamut USA Dual Ring
From: Madison
The Gamut Dual Ring is designed to accommodate 2 ring set ups with the protection of the P30 bashguard and the boomerangs are machined from aluminium for a clean, light weight profile and it does not require any adapters.
Ben’s Kinesis Decade Virsa
Ben has set his Kinesis up to begin its new life as a XC singlespeed. Look out for more information in the magazine.
Charge Duster 8
From: Charge
Introduced last year as a UK specific mud plugger, the new Duster 8 once again features a Shimano Alfine hub gear continuing the theme of simplicity and low maintenance. This bike is one of a number of bikes in the range to feature a galvanised frame finish. This finish, due to the nature of the coating, means that each individual frame has a unique look when examined closely and should be one of the most durable on the market. RRP £1249.99
Ragley Logo Seat Clamp
From: HoTLines
This seat clamp has a nice long lever and a spare plastic bush for when the time comes to replace the original. RRP £9.99
Ragley Skinny Grips
From: HoTLines
Coming in a variety of colours, if thats the sort of thing you look for, these grips have loads of sticky nodules. The bar end cap is CNC’d as opposed to plastic. RRP £14.99
Ragley mmmBop Frame
From: HoTLines
The MmmBop is the aluminium-flavoured offering from Ragley (we reviewed their Titanium one is issue 51 and their “Blue Pig” steel version is currently in the running for Best New Bike in the Singletrack reader Awards). The head tube is 1.5in RRP 275.99
Speed Stuff Bullit Helmet
From: HoTLines
The Bullit helmet is made from a strong and lightweight one piece monocoque helmet body. It looked good until we found the additional, rear spoiler attachment that left us bemused. If you like Batman then this will suit you. But if it helps young kids wear helmets then it’s a good addition. It’s certainly one of the “larger vented” offerings of its type. RRP £64.99
IXS Krypton Helmet
From: HoTLines
More helmets for our forthcoming group test. RRP £82.99
IXS Orion Helmet
From: HoTLines
RRP £72.99
Gore FUSION SO 3/4 Pants
From: Gore
The FUSION Pants are made from 100% polyester and has a soft shell, Windstopper membrane which is supposed to keep you incredibly warm whilst also allowing for breathability to ensure you done ‘over-heat’. RRP £99.99
Pedro’s Tire Levers
From: 2Pure
We were a bit short of tyre levers in the workshop so we asked Ran at 2Pure to help us out. They sent us a box full. As reviewed in the current issue of Singletrack (where they received our ultra-rare Gold seal-of-approval no less. RRP £2.50 per pair
Pedro’s Downhill Tire Lever
From: 2Pure
This huge screwdriver type lever is made to take the most stubborn of tyres off, with the extra long handle giving massive leverage potential. RRP £12.49
NiteRider Pro 600 LED
From: 2Pure
The Pro 600 comes with D.I.Y Software, which means you can effectively design your own light by changing the output setting, lowering the lumens etc through your PC. The handy little container bag comes with the headlamp, handlebar mount, helmet mount, universal charger and an usb cable. The handlebar mount has an adjustable positioning system, so you can connect the clamp to the handlebar and position the lamp over the stem for a direct illumination. The light claims to have between a 4 and 48 hour runtime. RRP £499.99
Fox Attack 3/4 Pant
From: Fox UK
A nice looking pair of 3/4 bottoms from Fox made from a polyester and spandex knit combination. It has two hand pockets and two cargo pockets and a sown-in mesh liner.
Nicolai Helius AC Frame
From: Nicolai
Mark will be getting one of these frames custom built for his new long-termer. The Helius is designed for up to 150mm travel up front and 140mm rear. Expect to see this bike featured in the magazine next year.
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Those fox 3/4s look good – shame bike clothing is so pricey though.
Always had a soft spot for nicolai too – looking forward to reading the report.
ooh I do like the look of those Gore FUSION SO 3/4 Pants.
I am happy to conduct a long-term/permanent review on any of this kit if you don’t have the time!
I’ve got one of those massive pedros tyre levers.
But if you just use it to change tyres, you’re missing a trick (and the main reason I bought it).
It’s the perfect tool to pop the seals out of forks easily, without scratching things etc.
If I’m not mistaken, that Charge has authentic Salisbury Plain mud on it. CErtainly looks like the Plain!
Captain, I’m afraid you’re mistaken. Thems is genuine South Downs clay. Right genre of mud though. Good going!
It looks like the shock has been “pushed” to stop any unwanted bobbing. Also like the new Chris King environmental headset, B/B and rear hub. Can you review those too??
the fusion camos pants are ace indeed. they hide the mud! warm too. had a few rides in mine now and loving them.
Another Nicolai, they’re getting way too common ooop norf
Chipps, how are the Raijins (on the Duster)? Was thinking of getting some of those myself…
The Chris King ‘Woodsy’ headset and BB (and rear hub too if you look closely) will be reviewed soon, along with the ‘Metal’ rear shock 🙂
The Raijins have been good tyres so far. I’ll be giving them more of a rant in the next couple of weeks.
Did a blind man put the cables on that bike, gees why dont cycle companys make a tidy job if the bike is going for test,
If you need some help testing those Pedros tyre levers – I’ll volunteer. If they were green even better
what size mmmbop frame did you guys get? I’m stressing over which to order. (I’m 5’9, like em small haha) 16inch?