Hey, hey it’s the weekend (nearly), so before you clip in and slay some trails here’s the Fresh Goods…
Decade Virsa 2
Just in is this dinky little Decade Virsa 2, a classic and versatile hardtail. Up to date design means a 44mm headtube in the Tange Prestige double butted Cro Mo front triangle capable of taking taper steerer forks with 100mm – 130mm. The bike is designed for all day or endurance type riding.
Price: £1229.97
From: Upgrade
Magura MT8 brakes
More carbon than metal, thanks to Magura’s Carbotecture, in the MT8 makes for a 280g brake set up. Â We’ll be seeing just how powerful and reliable they are in our upcoming brake test.
Price: £299
From: Zyro
Shimano XTR Race brakes
Also in for test are these top end Shimano XTR Race brakes. Does shiny equate to good performance? Let’s find out…
Price: £194.99 for the brake. (Rotors are £49.99 and IS adaptors are £9.99)
From: Madison
Hope XX1/XD 11sp Cassette
Want to upgrade your hoops to the new SRAM sensation? Now you can…
Price: £63.00
From: Hope
The Ancient Pinewoods of Scotland
Are you pining for more tree knowledge? Can’t see the wood for the trees? Or want to know where the good woods are?
Price: £24.99
From: All good bookshops.
Mt Zoom Dual sided/side pull cage
For choice in your bottle placement and removal, here’s a very light bit of carbon.
Price: £29.99
From:Â Mt Zoom
Rab Spark
Price: £130
Rab Microlight
Price: £160
Rab Shadow Hoodie
Price: £130
Rab VR Lite Vest
Price: £75
All from: Rab
RaceFace Charge Arm armour
Price: £21.95
RaceFace Charge Leg armour
Price: £31.95
RaceFace Ambush Knee Armour
Price: £69.95
RaceFace Women’s Khyber Knee armour
Price: £54.95
RaceFace Podium Glove
Price: 26.95
RaceFace Ambush short
Price: £76.95
RaceFace Ambush Jersey
Price: £46.95
RaceFace Indy short
Price: £54.95
RaceFace Canuck jersey
Price: £46.95
RaceFace Piper women’s jersey
Price: £46.95
All from: Silverfish
That’s all folks! Saddle up. clip in and let’s all have a good one out there m’kay? See you Monday for the debrief….
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How much? 🙂
I can tell you straight off the bat that those MT8 brakes are utter utter rubbish. They never worked properly, the service from Magura UK was pretty poor and you can’t really service them yourself. Even when they did ‘work’, they were more of a ‘scrub off speed’ rather than ‘stop you’ type affair.
There’s a pair in my garage you can have – they fill me with hate every time I look at them
The “versatile” headtube is also fugly
That RaceFace Charge Kneearmour looks exactly what I need! Not ridiculously expensive either!
Well, if you’re serious Flange…
Mt Doom stuff looks nice but I can´t help feeling sorry for you guys having to wear in in April. Is the UK doomed to mud 11 months of the year?
…..wear “the Rab gear” in April…..,
internet ate my words
Sunnrider, Last year was 11 months of mud, but our generally sunny outlook is that “we are owed good weather after last year being so bad, it will start in a fortnight i assure you”.
If you are interested, the jet stream in the wrong place resulting in the wind prevailing from the north east (Norway/Russia), giving us the worst weather in 60 years.
I’ve got the XTR Race brakes, pretty impressive for the weight, but they do over heat if you long descents, cooked mine nicely in the Dolomites last year…….
Ambush shorts looking nice
as above, flange – email in profile if you want shot. I love Magura brakes.
back to the fresh goods: I do find the ‘Lycra over jeans with no explanation’ photo a tad odd.
Does Singletrack have some kind of deal with Rab, seems to be a lot of there kit on the site / in the mag.
No bad thing, as it’s good stuff, just intrigued as it’s the only ‘non-bike’ brand you feature…?
how long are those Ambush shorts? I like the colour and style, but they look like come down to mid shin which is too long for me.
RaceFace Charge Arm armour? Yes please! my Troy Lee elbows don’t stay in place too well. very happy to try another type.
Race Face Charge: I have been waiting for knee guards like that ALL MY LIFE. Well, since last time I fell off, anyway…
What is the charge stuff, is it actualy armoured? Or just a neoprene sleeve?
ooh like the Rab beanie
Remember when Fresh Goods Friday used to tell you a little bit about the stuff in the pictures? That was nice, wasn’t it?
*Grumble, mumble, moan*
The RF Charge stuff has a slim layer of gel. It’s a bit like a padded glove for your elbows. The knees also have more scuff resistance to them. We’ll get some more descriptions in soon Buck, sorry for the brevity.
Yeah Chipps, the content in this useful feature provided to me at no extra cost by a team of people with a lot of better things to be getting on with really wasn’t up to scratch…
Ignore me, I was being an entitled wally. Totes apols.