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50% of the editorial team are on holiday. Only 50% of that 50% are enjoying themselves… Meanwhile in the office, there’s an abundance of fancy coffee and a carrot cake on the table. The office dog, Jess, is roughly the size of a shoe box yet she decided to square up to an Alaskan Malamute and is now quivering under the desk. James has built a fort out of bike boxes to hide from his children, one of which has made us a suggestion box complete with a motivational message:

Thanks Maude. Trying to push through, but I miss Hannah and Chipps so much.

2019 Liv Intrigue Advanced 1

Amanda would like to say she didn’t choose it to match her hair. But that would be a lie.

With 150mm front, 140mm rear travel and 2.6in tyres, the new Liv Intrigue is a very capable and high performance women’s specific trail bike. Back in August Amanda rode the US model, and promptly requested the UK model to see how it fares against and English winter. Available in XS, S and M, with two model options.

Cotic RocketMAX

  • Price: From £2999.99
  • From: Cotic
Teal isn’t a colour, it’s turquoise. Turquoise isn’t a colour! It’s blue – and so on.

29in wheels and an XL frame – this bike nearly got wedged in the doorway. Here on test for Barney, the RocketMAX is an enduro bike you can run with 29in or 27.5in plus sized wheels.

PNW Components Rainier 27.2 IR Dropper Post

  • Price: £315.00 Currently on offer for £215.00
  • From: PNW Components
They come with all the gubbins, but it was too windy to risk a full un-packaging. Thanks, Todmorden, for your persistent bad weather.

PNW Components now offer internally routed dropper posts, available at 85mm, 90mm and 110mm (pictured). Ours has come with a CX lever kit, but you can choose standard when ordering.

PNW Components Pine 27.2 IR Dropper Post

  • Price: £246.00 Currently on offer for £168.00
  • From: PNW Components
It took so long to take this photo, a cobweb appeared.

The externally routed dropper from PNW with fixed cable entry at the mid cap. For bikes with skinnier seat tubes, they have you covered, as this one is also available in 85mm, 90mm and 110mm drop.

Knog PWR Mountain Front Light

No buttons, just twist to turn on. Perfect for frozen hands in bulky gloves.
Wait, it’s a charger too?

This high powered modular headlight not only offers 2000 lumens of anti-dark, it also works as a power bank with a USB charging port. Claiming to fully charge an iPhone twice after one hours ride at 2000 lumens, it’s a powerful little thing. You can plug it into a computer to custom program it to different light modes (Strobe? Hopefully.) and there’s no fiddley buttons – twist to operate.

Oxford Ultratorch 850

Charged out the box.

This USB chargeable light from Oxford Products offers 850 lumens, four light modes including flash, and the quick release bracket can be used on 25.4mm or 31.8mm bars. It claims to have up to 20 hours run time, presumably not run on the brightest mode.

Trail Coffee Subscription

Biodegradable packaging. Good.

This small batch coffee company offer weekly and monthly coffee subscriptions, with a choice of grind and two different blends available. You can also choose what size bag you receive, so you can build your perfect coffee subscription at a very competitive price. They also have handy 28g pouches available for a coffee on the mountain.

Speciality Coffee Subscription

*Drool*

This online company specialise in rare and high end coffees from the world’s top roasters. Coffee subscriptions available weekly, bi-weekly or monthly, with a choice of select, premium or rare. Sounds good to us! Featured above are roasts from Gardelli, the current World Roasting Champions, Right Side in Barcelona and The Cupping Room in Hong Kong. They also stock Colonna and Round Hill. For the serious coffee drinkers, please note it is recommended you run them at a 1:2 ratio in 25 – 35 seconds (eg 18g in, 36g out in 30 seconds).

Bontrager Cambion Shoes

These have got Chipps written all over them.

The 2019 Cambion Mountain Shoe from Bontrager comes in all black or black/blue options. With a super stiff carbon sole, boa IP1 dials, durable ‘GnarGuard’ outer material and perforated synthetic uppers, these claim to offer increased breathability and comfort with a precise fit and durability.

Panzer Rim Protection

Not a boomerang.

Protect your rims from dings when running low pressures (or if you get a flat) with these lightweight anti-puncture inserts. Claiming to be the lightest of their kind on the market, the Panzer rim protectors are available in 27.5in and 29in and shouldn’t affect the way the tyre behaves.

Muc-Off Indoor Training Range

  • Price: Bike mat £10.99, Sweat Protect £9.99, Antibacterial Equipment Cleaner £9.99
  • From: Muc-Off
Grunge packaging, because turbo training is gnarly.

Just in time for winter training, Muc-Off introduce their indoor training range. A bike mat for your turbo trainer, sweat protection for your bike and turbo trainer, and anything else you might sweat on? And for afterwards, antibacterial cleaner. So it’s basically a sweat protection range, you sweaty lot.

And that’s all of it! Here’s a random selection of music and video to see you into the weekend.

The drummiest of drummers from Huddersfield band Relics sent me this, because bikes and red hair are a winning combo:

… and having just heard there’s a sequel on the way, I suggest everyone refreshes their memories of Kung Fury. The sequel is said to include David Hasselhoff, Michael Fassbender and Arnold Schwarzenegger. I AM EXCITED.

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Amanda Wishart

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Amanda is our resident pedaller, who loves the climbs as much as the descents. No genre of biking is turned down, though she is happiest when at the top of a mountain with a wild descent ahead of her. If you ever want a chat about concussion recovery, dealing with a Womb of Doom or how best to fuel an endurance XC race, she's the one to email.

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