To paraphrase that immortal poet, Mr 50p: Hey, it’s the weekend. Were gonna party like it’s the weekend. We’re gonna drink Bacardi like it’s the weekend. And we don’t give a..
oh, wait – it IS the weekend! Hooray! It must be time for Fresh Goods Friday!
Mondraker Vantage RR
Mondraker’s fabled Forward Geometry in a hard tail package that oozes pop. This one’s in for a magazine grouptest. Drivetrain by FSA and SRAM, brakes by Avid, front bounce courtesy of Fox.
SRAM make with the go; Avid make with the stop.
Price: £1699
From: Silverfish
Jones Plus 29er
The Jones came in once before, and then went away again, BUT NOW IT’S BACK! In for the same bike test as the Vantage, it’s oozing with 29+ fully rigid loveliness, typical Jones geometry and room for enormo-tyres. As photographed it’s apparently good for less-than-six-footers (this is the longer of the two sizes on offer) but switching the stem and seatpost out should mean it’s good for the loftier of altitude too.
Price: £1350 frame and fork.
From: Biff
Alpinestars Evolution Jacket
Jamie tries to make himself desirable in the Alpinestars Evolution body armour-and-hydration jacket. The Elvis lips are fooling no-one, Jamie.
Price: £129.99
From: Alpinestars
Gore Alp – X Pro 2 in 1 shorts
A bib-baggy, if you will. Flappy modern style and panache, mated to a cunning and convenient bib-system. No braces required!
Here’s the view from the back. The folk you’ve just overtaken will be able to see from whence your astonishing style came…
Price: £170
Gore Alp-X Pro WS SO Z-off Jersey
A very light, comfy and flexible windstoppery number with zip-off sleeves Napoleon pocket and lots of other nice little touches.
…and here it is in green and yellow if you want to look like that chap from Kick Ass.
Price: £169.99
Gore Alp-X Pro WS SO Shorts
More green, more Windstopper. Designed for bike marathons and training, it says here.
Price: £109.99
All from: Gore
Roadhawk Bullet R+ camera
It’s a camera! Full HD 1080p resolution at 30FPS (it can do 720p at 60FPS if you want slomo), wrist mounted remote control, waterproof to 10 metres, and it can shoot in loop mode. Nice bullet-y form factor, too.
Price: £149.95
From: Roadhawk
Swarf Stubborn tyre levers
Ridiculously pimp tyre levers to end all tyre levers from the good folk at Swarf. Apparently born out of frustration at silly-tight tyre and rim combos, the intention for these is to deal with the tightest of tyres on delicate carbon rims without damaging anything. Plus they look bling as – we’re loving the little Swarf logo on there. They’re available on a limited run basis for the time being: production should increase after April.
Price: £17.50 with a lifetime warranty
From: Swarf Cycles
Bontrager Foray Gloves
Synthetic palmed, silicone fingered, nose wiped mountain-bikery hand-sheaths from Bontrager.
Price: £24.99
From: Trek
And that’s it for this week! There’s the whiff of spring in the air, so the door will be tentatively cracked open wearing fewer waterproof layers than we have been recently. Our knees will still not get an airing, though. Not yet. Have a great weekend; see you on the flipside!
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I have one of those Vantages on order already. Quite excited doesn’t even explain how I feel about it.
“a hard tail package that oozes pop”
Irn Bru or Rolla Cola?
Loving the Jones.
(there, I said it)
GHill – Panda 🙂
At current exchange rates 50c (USD) is more like 33p (GBP).
Jamie, no. Just no
Jamie…
My eyes.
Why does that awful looking mondraker say 27.5+? Doesn’t look like enough clearance for a 2.8 or 3+ tyre?
That’s what happens when you’re told to ‘just shut up with the moaning and give us your best Britney Spears’. 😉
That chap from Kick Ass,Dave Lizewski….
If I put that green gore alp x kit on I would look like a fat Kermit; as for Jamie, you have to wonder where the door handle is….. and what is he doing with it?… ahem….
I like the idea of those Gore shorts but £170 is too heavy or me 🙁
That Jones is fugly as fugly can be.
Agreed Bushwacked, its like they set out to make it as bad as they could.
Two very different approaches to making an ugly bike on show here. I quite like both.
🙂